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The Signpost: 5 June 2023

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Speedy deletion nomination of Hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon

A tag has been placed on Hexahectaenneacontakaiheptagon requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section R3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a recently created redirect from an implausible typo or misnomer, or other unlikely search term.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Dylan | ✉ | ✓  22:18, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

Tech News: 2023-23

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

Recent changes

  • The RealMe extension allows you to mark URLs on your user page as verified for Mastodon and similar software.
  • Citation and footnote editing can now be started from the reference list when using the visual editor. This feature request was voted #2 in the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey. [1]
  • Previously, clicking on someone else's link to Recent Changes with filters applied within the URL could unintentionally change your preference for "Group results by page". This has now been fixed. [2]

Problems

  • For a few days last week, some tools and bots returned outdated information due to database replication problems, and may have been down entirely while it was being fixed. These issues have now been fixed. [3]

Changes later this week

  • The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 6 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 7 June. It will be on all wikis from 8 June (calendar).
  • Bots will no longer be prevented from making edits because of URLs that match the spam blacklist. [4]

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MediaWiki message delivery 22:50, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

Concern regarding Draft:Almeta Crawford High School

Information icon Hello, Knightoftheswords281. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Almeta Crawford High School, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 08:08, 9 June 2023 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Bo’oh’o’wa’er

A tag has been placed on Bo’oh’o’wa’er requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section R3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a recently created redirect from an implausible typo or misnomer, or other unlikely search term.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Dr vulpes (💬 • 📝) 03:03, 11 June 2023 (UTC)

An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Freaking, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Fucking.

(Opt-out instructions.) --DPL bot (talk) 06:03, 11 June 2023 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Stoned Ape Theory

Hello, Knightoftheswords281. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Stoned Ape Theory".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. ✗plicit 00:18, 12 June 2023 (UTC)

ITN Candidates

Good morning! I simply wanted to thank you for trying to understand precisely what my intention was in my recent nomination at ITN candidates and, in a way, to reassure me. They have had a reaction that I did not expect and I suspect, in some cases, it probably somewhat personal. But don't feel forced to drag out the discussion if you feel it's not necessary. I'll see you around. Kind regards. _-_Alsor (talk) 06:32, 12 June 2023 (UTC)

No problem. I was just a little irritated because as I stated in my longer response, this whole narrative had come up once before last month when I was nominating the 2023 African Great Lakes floods. I'll try not to drag it out that much. - Knightoftheswords281 (Talk · Contribs) 07:07, 12 June 2023 (UTC)

Tech News: 2023-24

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

  • The content attribution tools Who Wrote That?, XTools Authorship, and XTools Blame now support the Dutch, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Japanese, Polish and Portuguese Wikipedias. This was the #7 wish in the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey. [5]
  • The Search Preview panel has been deployed on four Wikipedias (Catalan, Dutch, Hungarian and Norwegian). The panel will show an image related to the article (if existing), the top sections of the article, related images (coming from MediaSearch on Commons), and eventually the sister projects associated with the article. [6]
  • The RealMe extension now allows administrators to verify URLs for any page, for Mastodon and similar software. [7]
  • The default project license has been officially upgraded to CC BY-SA 4.0. The software interface messages have been updated. Communities should feel free to start updating any mentions of the old CC BY-SA 3.0 licensing within policies and related documentation pages. [8]

Problems

  • For three days last month, some Wikipedia pages edited with VisualEditor or DiscussionTools had an unintended __TOC__ (or its localized form) added during an edit. There is a listing of affected pages sorted by wiki, that may still need to be fixed. [9]
  • Currently, the "Sort this page by default as" feature in VisualEditor is broken. Existing {{DEFAULTSORT:...}} keywords incorrectly appear as missing templates in VisualEditor. Developers are exploring how to fix this. In the meantime, those wishing to edit the default sortkey of a page are advised to switch to source editing. [10]
  • Last week, an update to the delete form may have broken some gadgets or user scripts. If you need to manipulate (empty) the reason field, replace #wpReason with #wpReason > input. See an example fix. [11]

Changes later this week

  • The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 13 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 14 June. It will be on all wikis from 15 June (calendar).
  • VisualEditor will be switched to a new backend on English Wikipedia on Monday, and all other large wikis on Thursday. The change should have no noticeable effect on users, but if you experience any slow loading or other strangeness when using VisualEditor, please report it on the phabricator ticket linked here. [12]

Future changes

  • From 5 June to 17 July, the Foundation's Security team is holding a consultation with contributors regarding a draft policy to govern the use of third-party resources in volunteer-developed gadgets and scripts. Feedback and suggestions are warmly welcome at Third-party resources policy on meta-wiki.

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MediaWiki message delivery 14:48, 12 June 2023 (UTC)

DYK for 2023 Anheuser-Busch boycott

On 14 June 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 2023 Anheuser-Busch boycott, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that after trans woman Dylan Mulvaney was sponsored by Bud Light, American conservatives boycotted the brand and its parent company Anheuser-Busch? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2023 Anheuser-Busch boycott. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 2023 Anheuser-Busch boycott), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

BorgQueen (talk) 00:03, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

DYK nomination of 2023 Texas dairy farm explosion

Hello! Your submission of 2023 Texas dairy farm explosion 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) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! BlueMoonset (talk) 03:49, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Kwara boat disaster

On 15 June 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Kwara boat disaster, 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. SpencerT•C 05:48, 15 June 2023 (UTC)

ITN "Needs attention"

Hi there. I saw your marking "Needs attention" for Pat Robertson Typically, "Needs attention" is reserved for an item ready for a close or not any/enough !votes. That case seems to have well-identified quality issues, which are still outstanding. The tag is generally not to solicit others to fix article problems. Let me know if you have any questions or comments. Regards. —Bagumba (talk) 10:13, 15 June 2023 (UTC)

ITN recognition for 2023 Messenia migrant boat disaster

On 15 June 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article 2023 Messenia migrant boat disaster, 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. Ad Orientem (talk) 17:42, 15 June 2023 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Carberry highway collision

On 18 June 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Carberry highway collision, 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. Anarchyte (talk) 04:53, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

ITN recognition for 2023 Lhubiriha school attack

On 19 June 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article 2023 Lhubiriha school attack, 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. —Bagumba (talk) 06:04, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

The Signpost: 19 June 2023

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Tech News: 2023-25

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

  • Flame graphs are now available in WikimediaDebug. [13][14]

Changes later this week

  • There is no new MediaWiki version this week.
  • There is now a toolbar search popup in the visual editor. You can trigger it by typing \ or pressing ctrl + shift + p. It can help you quickly access most tools in the editor. [15][16]

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MediaWiki message delivery 20:07, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

ITN recognition for 2023 Titan submersible incident

On 20 June 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article 2023 Titan submersible incident, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 14:41, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Gaetano Troja

On 22 June 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Gaetano Troja, which you recently nominated and substantially updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 15:41, 22 June 2023 (UTC)

File:Stockton Rush.jpg listed for discussion

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Stockton Rush.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for discussion. Please see the discussion to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. Ixfd64 (talk) 21:25, 22 June 2023 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Támara prison riot

On 23 June 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Támara prison riot, which you created and nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Stephen 02:11, 23 June 2023 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Stockton Rush.jpg

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Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 17:35, 25 June 2023 (UTC)

Concern regarding Draft:Europa Universalis (franchise)

Information icon Hello, Knightoftheswords281. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Europa Universalis (franchise), a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 06:02, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

Tech News: 2023-26

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 Action API modules and Special:LinkSearch will now add a trailing / to all prop=extlinks responses for bare domains. This is part of the work to remove duplication in the externallinks database table. [17]

Problems

  • Last week, search was broken on Commons and Wikidata for 23 hours. [18][19]

Changes later this week

  • The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 27 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 28 June. It will be on all wikis from 29 June (calendar).
  • The Minerva skin now applies more predefined styles to the .mbox-text CSS class. This enables support for mbox templates that use divs instead of tables. Please make sure that the new styles won't affect other templates in your wiki. [20][21]
  • Gadgets will now load on both desktop and mobile by default. Previously, gadgets loaded only on desktop by default. Changing this default using the |targets= parameter is also deprecated and should not be used. You should make gadgets work on mobile or disable them based on the skin (with the |skins= parameter in MediaWiki:Gadgets-definition) rather than whether the user uses the mobile or the desktop website. Popular gadgets that create errors on mobile will be disabled by developers on the Minerva skin as a temporary solution. [22]
  • All namespace tabs now have the same browser access key by default. Previously, custom and extension-defined namespaces would have to have their access keys set manually on-wiki, but that is no longer necessary. [23]
  • The review form of the Flagged Revisions extension now uses the standardized user interface components. [24]

Future changes

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MediaWiki message delivery 16:17, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Sheldon Harnick

On 26 June 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Sheldon Harnick, 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. PFHLai (talk) 22:20, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Dahrran Diedrick

On 26 June 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Dahrran Diedrick, 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. PFHLai (talk) 23:05, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Margaret McDonagh, Baroness McDonagh

On 27 June 2023, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Margaret McDonagh, Baroness McDonagh, 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 02:20, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

DYK for 2023 Canadian federal worker strike

On 28 June 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 2023 Canadian federal worker strike, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that up to 129,000 Canadian federal workers went on strike? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2023 Canadian federal worker strike. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, 2023 Canadian federal worker strike), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

Aoidh (talk) 00:02, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

Moot

FYI, no offence but there's a difference between mute (silent) and moot (no longer significant). Please see mootness. Andrew🐉(talk) 08:06, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

Noted. - Knightoftheswords (Talk · Contribs) 19:49, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

Closing ITN sections

I don't see a point in marking every posted ITN submission with atop + abot. Administrators usually add it to the section title in addition to a comment, anything more is just unneeded bloat on the page and history. DatGuyTalkContribs 22:30, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

It was a test for ITN (see this discussion). - Knightoftheswords (Talk · Contribs) 15:17, 30 June 2023 (UTC)

Hipolito Mora

I saw you nommed it for RD. Thanks! I didn't know if it was worth nominating but you've found more coverage of him. I'll see if I find time to add your sources to the article. Anyways, hope you enjoy the weekend. — Ixtal ( T / C ) ⁂ Non nobis solum. 11:26, 30 June 2023 (UTC)

No problem! For RDs on ITN, all nominations on ITN (per this 2016 reform) are eligible as long as they're a living organism. The only exception to this is if their article was created as a result of their death, but I believe that is superseded if they had enough notability to have an article before (which having looked at his coverage before the death and the Spanish equivalent article, seems to be fit for Mora). - Knightoftheswords (Talk · Contribs) 15:21, 30 June 2023 (UTC)

"WP:ITNCUSA" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect WP:ITNCUSA has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 June 30 § WP:ITNCUSA until a consensus is reached. Nfitz (talk) 19:00, 30 June 2023 (UTC)

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