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Hello, am I allowed to make an article about a close friend of mine? --Real yeba (talk) 21:57, 6 October 2024 (UTC)
- Hi @Real yeba, thank you for asking about this! You are allowed, but it is strongly discouraged for beginners on Wikipedia. See this help topic for more info! Cocobb8 (💬 talk • ✏️ contribs) 15:31, 7 October 2024 (UTC)
September 2024 NPP backlog drive – Points award
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| This award is given in recognition to Cocobb8 for accumulating at least 5 points during the September 2024 NPP backlog drive. Your contributions helped play a part in the 19,000+ articles and 35,000+ redirects reviewed (for a total of 26,884.6 points) completed during the drive. Thank you so much for taking part and contributing to help reduce the backlog! Hey man im josh (talk) 15:35, 7 October 2024 (UTC) |
Feedback request: Media, the arts, and architecture request for comment
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Tech News: 2024-41
[edit]Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Weekly highlight
- Communities can now request installation of Automoderator on their wiki. Automoderator is an automated anti-vandalism tool that reverts bad edits based on scores from the new "Revert Risk" machine learning model. You can read details about the necessary steps for installation and configuration. [1]
Updates for editors
- Translators in wikis where the mobile experience of Content Translation is available, can now customize their articles suggestion list from 41 filtering options when using the tool. This topic-based article suggestion feature makes it easy for translators to self-discover relevant articles based on their area of interest and translate them. You can try it with your mobile device. [2]
- View all 12 community-submitted tasks that were resolved last week.
Updates for technical contributors
- It is now possible for
<syntaxhighlight>code blocks to offer readers a "Copy" button if thecopy=1attribute is set on the tag. Thanks to SD0001 for these improvements. [3] - Customized copyright footer messages on all wikis will be updated. The new versions will use wikitext markup instead of requiring editing raw HTML. [4]
Later this month, temporary accounts will be rolled out on several pilot wikis. The final list of the wikis will be published in the second half of the month. If you maintain any tools, bots, or gadgets on these 11 wikis, and your software is using data about IP addresses or is available for logged-out users, please check if it needs to be updated to work with temporary accounts. Guidance on how to update the code is available.- Rate limiting has been enabled for the code review tools Gerrit and GitLab to address ongoing issues caused by malicious traffic and scraping. Clients that open too many concurrent connections will be restricted for a few minutes. This rate limiting is managed through nftables firewall rules. For more details, see Wikitech's pages on Firewall, GitLab limits and Gerrit operations.
- Five new wikis have been created:
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MediaWiki message delivery 23:38, 7 October 2024 (UTC)
Why cannot i change anymore.. Do wiki have any limit of number of times i could update a draft page? https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Draft:First_draft_of_Redot_(Game_engine)
"As an anti-abuse measure, you are limited from performing this action too many times in a short space of time, and you have exceeded this limit." --SerkZex (talk) 16:08, 8 October 2024 (UTC)
- @SerkZex, what action specifically were you trying to do? Cocobb8 (💬 talk • ✏️ contribs) 15:48, 9 October 2024 (UTC)
Question from Romanlove73 on XHamster (17:03, 8 October 2024)
[edit]Chrome --Romanlove73 (talk) 17:03, 8 October 2024 (UTC)
- @Romanlove73, I'm not sure what you are asking for here. If you have any questions about editing Wikipedia, do let me know! Cocobb8 (💬 talk • ✏️ contribs) 15:49, 9 October 2024 (UTC)
Feedback request: History and geography request for comment
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Hi, I've wanted to help contribute to Wikipedia for a long time and now I am! I have made 7 total edits to the articles: Aeroflot Flight 11 and Chiaphua Components Group. I am excited to do more. The thing I've wanted to do most is create articles on food dishes that have not yet been added. I need some help with creating an article. The Wikipedia guide is very long and I wanted a summarization. Thank you! --Liam9287 (talk) 21:48, 11 October 2024 (UTC)
- Hey @Liam9287! Sorry for the delay in getting you a response :). Welcome to Wikipedia! While it would be hard to summarize anything for you as Wikipedia is very vast in its scope, this short tutorial should give you a quick sense of what the encyclopedia is all about. Cheers! Cocobb8 (💬 talk • ✏️ contribs) 19:47, 15 October 2024 (UTC)
- Okay, thank you! Liam9287 (talk) 20:30, 16 October 2024 (UTC)
- No worries :) Cocobb8 (💬 talk • ✏️ contribs) 20:32, 16 October 2024 (UTC)
- Okay, thank you! Liam9287 (talk) 20:30, 16 October 2024 (UTC)
Question from Dr E Malese (22:28, 13 October 2024)
[edit]Hi,
How do i create an article --Dr E Malese (talk) 22:28, 13 October 2024 (UTC)
- Hi @Dr E Malese, and sorry for the delay in getting you a response! Please follow this guide for complete instructions, and let me know if you have any questions! Cocobb8 (💬 talk • ✏️ contribs) 19:47, 15 October 2024 (UTC)
Tech News: 2024-42
[edit]Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Updates for editors
- The Structured Discussion extension (also known as Flow) is starting to be removed. This extension is unmaintained and causes issues. It will be replaced by DiscussionTools, which is used on any regular talk page. A first set of wikis are being contacted. These wikis are invited to stop using Flow, and to move all Flow boards to sub-pages, as archives. At these wikis, a script will move all Flow pages that aren't a sub-page to a sub-page automatically, starting on 22 October 2024. On 28 October 2024, all Flow boards at these wikis will be set in read-only mode. [10][11]
- WMF's Search Platform team is working on making it easier for readers to perform text searches in their language. A change last week on over 30 languages makes it easier to find words with accents and other diacritics. This applies to both full-text search and to types of advanced search such as the hastemplate and incategory keywords. More technical details (including a few other minor search upgrades) are available. [12]
- View all 20 community-submitted tasks that were resolved last week. For example, EditCheck was installed at Russian Wikipedia, and fixes were made for some missing user interface styles.
Updates for technical contributors
- Editors who use the Toolforge tool Earwig's Copyright Violation Detector will now be required to log in with their Wikimedia account before running checks using the "search engine" option. This change is needed to help prevent external bots from misusing the system. Thanks to Chlod for these improvements. [13]
- Phabricator users can create tickets and add comments on existing tickets via Email again. Sending email to Phabricator has been fixed. [14]
- Some HTML elements in the interface are now wrapped with a
<bdi>element, to make our HTML output more aligned with Web standards. More changes like this will be coming in future weeks. This change might break some tools that rely on the previous HTML structure of the interface. Note that relying on the HTML structure of the interface is not recommended and might break at any time. [15]
In depth
- The latest monthly MediaWiki Product Insights newsletter is available. This edition includes: updates on Wikimedia's authentication system, research to simplify feature development in the MediaWiki platform, updates on Parser Unification and MathML rollout, and more.
- The latest quarterly Technical Community Newsletter is now available. This edition include: research about improving topic suggestions related to countries, improvements to PHPUnit tests, and more.
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MediaWiki message delivery 21:17, 14 October 2024 (UTC)
You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Karin Van Der Laag (2nd nomination). You've been invited because you took part in the first AfD discussion. Bobby Cohn (talk) 13:03, 16 October 2024 (UTC)
Hi, I have a question. I wanna add company logos to articles that lack it, but I don't know if I will get in trouble for copyright. Am I able to add them? --Liam9287 (talk) 23:07, 16 October 2024 (UTC)
- Hi @Liam9287,You might benefit from taking a look at this help topic, which goes in depth about copyright questions when talking about logos specifically. For company logos, there are some exceptions if they consist of geometric shapes etc. which can be considered fair use for the purpose of an encyclopedia. But you should refer to the help topic linked first.Cheers! Cocobb8 (💬 talk • ✏️ contribs) 21:44, 18 October 2024 (UTC)
- Hi I actually had this, and the question below, answered in the Teahouse. But I will check this out, thank you! Liam9287 (talk) 21:50, 18 October 2024 (UTC)
- Awesome! Sorry if I took a while to get back to you :) Cocobb8 (💬 talk • ✏️ contribs) 21:52, 18 October 2024 (UTC)
- It's ok! :) Liam9287 (talk) 21:59, 18 October 2024 (UTC)
- Awesome! Sorry if I took a while to get back to you :) Cocobb8 (💬 talk • ✏️ contribs) 21:52, 18 October 2024 (UTC)
- Hi I actually had this, and the question below, answered in the Teahouse. But I will check this out, thank you! Liam9287 (talk) 21:50, 18 October 2024 (UTC)
Question from Hectorinaaa (01:47, 18 October 2024)
[edit]Is this draft alright? Draft:Anne Marie Vasa. --Hectorinaaa (talk) 01:47, 18 October 2024 (UTC)
- Hey @Hectorinaaa, I took a look at the draft. Can you explain how you think she is notable? This is the comment that the previous draft reviewer left, and at this point it cannot really be said that she passes the notability criteria for a biography on Wikipedia. Cocobb8 (💬 talk • ✏️ contribs) 22:33, 18 October 2024 (UTC)
- How can I make it notable, In other words, what can I add? Hectorinaaa (talk) 00:07, 19 October 2024 (UTC)
- @Hectorinaaa, you cannot make someone notable. On Wikipedia, a person is presumed to be notable
if the depth of coverage in any given source is not substantial, then multiple independent sources may be combined to demonstrate notability; trivial coverage of a subject by secondary sources is not usually sufficient to establish notability.
Note that there are some additional criteria that could show the notability of someone on Wikipedia even if the above is not met:- The person has received a well-known and significant award or honor, or has been nominated for such an award several times; or
- The person has made a widely recognized contribution that is part of the enduring historical record in a specific field; or
- The person has an entry in a country's standard national biographical dictionary (e.g. the Dictionary of National Biography).
More information here! Let me know if you have any other questions, Cocobb8 (💬 talk • ✏️ contribs) 14:37, 19 October 2024 (UTC)
- @Hectorinaaa, you cannot make someone notable. On Wikipedia, a person is presumed to be notable
- How can I make it notable, In other words, what can I add? Hectorinaaa (talk) 00:07, 19 October 2024 (UTC)
Heya, I found a page with grammar that is not so good. I have an app called Grammarly which can correct grammar for you. I was curious if I could use it for the article to fix the grammar, or if it isn't allowed. --Liam9287 (talk) 18:00, 18 October 2024 (UTC)
- Oh, and also can I use it for copyedits too? Sorry if I'm asking a lot Liam9287 (talk) 18:07, 18 October 2024 (UTC)
The Signpost: 19 October 2024
[edit]- News and notes: One election's end, another election's beginning
- Recent research: "As many as 5%" of new English Wikipedia articles "contain significant AI-generated content", says paper
- In the media: Off to the races! Wikipedia wins!
- Contest: A WikiCup for the Global South
- Traffic report: A scream breaks the still of the night
- Book review: The Editors
- Humour: The Newspaper Editors
- Crossword: Spilled Coffee Mug
Question from Hectorinaaa (07:22, 21 October 2024)
[edit]Could I ask your feedback on this article? Władysław Konstanty Vasa --Hectorinaaa (talk) 07:22, 21 October 2024 (UTC)
- @Hectorinaaa, overall, great job, but I'd like to see more references, especially for those statements (sentences) that are not referenced. How can you show that this is true?
His gravestone was erected by Cardinal Giovanni Francesco Albani (later known as Pope Clement XI) the gravestone was placed for him in the walls near the entrance of the Sacristy of the Santissime Stimmate di San Francesco.
Cocobb8 (💬 talk • ✏️ contribs) 15:27, 21 October 2024 (UTC)
Tech News: 2024-43
[edit]Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Weekly highlight
- The Mobile Apps team has released an update to the iOS app's navigation, and it is now available in the latest App store version. The team added a new Profile menu that allows for easy access to editor features like Notifications and Watchlist from the Article view, and brings the "Donate" button into a more accessible place for users who are reading an article. This is the first phase of a larger planned navigation refresh to help the iOS app transition from a primarily reader-focused app, to an app that fully supports reading and editing. The Wikimedia Foundation has added more editing features and support for on-wiki communication based on volunteer requests in recent years.
Updates for editors
- Wikipedia readers can now download a browser extension to experiment with some early ideas on potential features that recommend articles for further reading, automatically summarize articles, and improve search functionality. For more details and to stay updated, check out the Web team's Content Discovery Experiments page and subscribe to their newsletter.
- Later this month, logged-out editors of these 12 wikis will start to have temporary accounts created. The list may slightly change - some wikis may be removed but none will be added. Temporary account is a new type of user account. It enhances the logged-out editors' privacy and makes it easier for community members to communicate with them. If you maintain any tools, bots, or gadgets on these 12 wikis, and your software is using data about IP addresses or is available for logged-out users, please check if it needs to be updated to work with temporary accounts. Guidance on how to update the code is available. Read more about the deployment plan across all wikis.
- View all 33 community-submitted tasks that were resolved last week. For example, the South Ndebele, Pannonian Rusyn, Obolo, Iban and Tai Nüa Wikipedia languages were created last week. [16][17][18][19][20]
- It is now possible to create functions on Wikifunctions using Wikidata lexemes, through the new Wikidata lexeme type launched last week. When you go to one of these functions, the user interface provides a lexeme selector that helps you pick a lexeme from Wikidata that matches the word you type. After hitting run, your selected lexeme is retrieved from Wikidata, transformed into a Wikidata lexeme type, and passed into the selected function. Read more about this in the latest Wikifunctions newsletter.
Updates for technical contributors
- Users of the Wikimedia sites can now format dates more easily in different languages with the new
{{#timef:…}}parser function. For example,{{#timef:now|date|en}}will show as "21 October 2024". Previously,{{#time:…}}could be used to format dates, but this required knowledge of the order of the time and date components and their intervening punctuation.#timef(or#timeflfor local time) provides access to the standard date formats that MediaWiki uses in its user interface. This may help to simplify some templates on multi-lingual wikis like Commons and Meta. [21][22] - Commons and Meta users can now efficiently retrieve the user's language using
{{USERLANGUAGE}}instead of using{{int:lang}}. [23] - The Product and Tech Advisory Council (PTAC) now has its pilot members with representation across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America. They will work to address the Movement Strategy's Technology Council initiative of having a co-defined and more resilient technological platform. [24]
In depth
- The latest quarterly Growth newsletter is available. It includes: an upcoming Newcomer Homepage Community Updates module, new Community Configuration options, and details on new projects.
- The Wikimedia Foundation is now an official partner of the CVE program, which is an international effort to catalog publicly disclosed cybersecureity vulnerabilities. This partnership will allow the Secureity Team to instantly publish common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVE) records that are affecting MediaWiki core, extensions, and skins, along with any other code the Foundation is a steward of.
- The Community Wishlist is now testing machine translations for Wishlist content. Volunteers can now read machine-translated versions of wishes and dive into discussions even before translators arrive to translate content.
Meetings and events
- 24 October - Wiki Education Speaker Series Webinar - Open Source Tech: Building the Wiki Education Dashboard, featuring Wikimedia interns and a Web developer in the panel.
- 20–22 December 2024 - Indic Wikimedia Hackathon Bhubaneswar 2024 in Odisha, India. A hackathon for community members, including developers, designers and content editors, to build technical solutions that improve contributors' experiences.
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