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AfC[edit]

Afteer the Hasteurbot places the warning about deletion of a draft, there's supposed to be about one month for people to make improvements; You have however been immediately putting on a G13 tag, which makes this impossible for anyone other than an admin. For several of them, since I am an admin, I've been restoring them, and either editing & postponing them, or even accepting them.

The bot has been placing the notices too late, after 6 months instead of the intended 5, but I will deal with that separately. DGG ( talk ) 19:42, 27 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@DGG: So you're saying the drafts in the G13 eligible category (where I've been trawling through) are not eligible for G13 deletion after a cursory check for new notability? And in fact a bot has been categorising them incorrectly? Seems a bit of a mess to me, but I'll stop doing that then. Thanks for letting me know -- samtar whisper 10:29, 28 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
The bot is supposed to give a notice at 5 months, and then place a deletion tag at 6. that way, there's no problems. Recently, the guy running the bot has only been doing it at 6. Until I get this straightened out, it's necessary to leave a while for improvements. Experience shows that the original editors sometimes do make improvements at the last minute, after they receive a sufficiently impressive warning. In addition, everyone who reviewed the draft has the option of getting a notice--I and some others always do this. At that point, I may postpone again (tat's what the postpone option in the "Review" panel is for, or improve it but leave it still unfinished for me or the original ed or anyone else to finish later, or fix it altogether & move it to mainspace, or speedy it under some additional criterion, usually G11, to prevent re-creation by request.
I usually do more than a cursory check when I delete, unless I completely trust the reviewer--and even then I check. Besides checking to see if it got fixed, its also necessary to see if the original review or reviews were right in the first place -- at least 25% are not, even now.
The final check is supposed to be the admin who deletes. A few admins who do a lot of deletion do not actually check, but make the incorrect assumption that if anyone really cares, they'll ask for it back. (the problems are that only an unusually persistent person will, that a good part of those persistent enough are in fact persistent spammers, and that other editors will know it's there to fix it or use it as a base for a new article). Those few admins who delete without checking are not going to change, & they do a lot of deletions, so everyone else must try to compensate for them. Most of the difficulties here are actually inherent in the AfC process, but getting it fixed or replaced will be a long haul, as those who in effect own it do not want to change it. I've been trying for years now. DGG ( talk ) 15:59, 28 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Wikidata weekly summary #190[edit]

Wikidata weekly summary #186

Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.
Read the full report · Unsubscribe · Lydia Pintscher (WMDE) 14:07, 28 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Things you should know[edit]

Elockid is now deploying unauthorised edit filters (whatever stories he may be telling you). The last administrator who tried this got desysopped. He is also blocking editors before they save their edits (a gross abuse of the tools). As the filter stopped the edit with the following summary being saved, you will be unaware of the situation, so here is the summary:

Rv Lectonar (a German like Future Perfect at Sunset). Almost desysopped by crats. Pal of Drmies, self - declared sex worker. Sunset's puppet was blocked, reason 'main account says "I'm not sexy. For a good time, block the alt, just like it says on the stall wall"'. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.149.13.203 (talk) 15:36, 28 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Friend of yours @Elockid:? Are you the one who constantly spams the noticeboards? Or the one with the catchy yet half finished poem? I forget.. -- samtar whisper 15:40, 28 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
(talk page stalker)Samtar the user was blocked, so probably disruption. Dat GuyTalkContribs 16:06, 28 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
@Dat GuyWiki: Yeah I knew :3 Vote X tends to be meaner to me though, perhaps he's filled with the spirit of Christmas still? -- samtar whisper 16:08, 28 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Please comment on Talk:Ayurveda[edit]

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I have unreviewed a page you curated[edit]

Hi, I'm OluwaCurtis. I wanted to let you know that I saw the page you reviewed, Josh Crumb, and have un-reviewed it again. If you have any questions, please ask them on my talk page. Thank you. —OluwaCurtis »» (talk to me) 16:33, 29 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

See your talk. I don't take kindly to un-reviewing pages with no rationale just to re-review them yourself -- samtar whisper 16:43, 29 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 30 December 2015[edit]

Thanks[edit]

I appreciate it. BMK (talk) 00:34, 30 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

No worries BMK -- samtar whisper 18:59, 30 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

January 2016[edit]

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Wikipedia:Help desk. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.

Please be particularly aware that Wikipedia's policy on edit warring states:

  1. Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made.
  2. Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.

If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes; work towards a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If you engage in an edit war, you may be blocked from editing.
The comments by the IP appear to be trolling, but were not obvious trolling, so that continuing to revert them was edit-warring. Please avoid edit-warring or request semi-protection. I will be requesting semi-protection. Robert McClenon (talk) 15:33, 1 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Robert McClenon: thanks for the concern, the IP displays all the behavioral characteristics of Vote X (see above for her lovely messages to me) - the IP was blocked for the ban evasion. WP:HD often gets temp. protection applied after she has a little go - as for edit warring, I believe reverting a ban evading user's contributions is exempt, but I may be wrong -- samtar whisper 15:37, 1 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
The troll has been blocked, and I have requested semi-protection. Robert McClenon (talk) 15:38, 1 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Yup, thanks - I used to put it in the edit summary, but WP:DENY is much better. As for edit warring, WP:NOT3RR section 3 Reverting actions performed by banned users, and sockpuppets of banned or blocked users. -- samtar whisper 15:41, 1 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

2016[edit]

Happy New Year 2016!
Did you know ... that back in 1885, Wikipedia editors wrote Good Articles with axes, hammers and chisels?

Thank you for your contributions to this encyclopedia using 21st century technology. I hope you don't get any unneccessary blisters.
Cullen328 Let's discuss it 22:45, 30 December 2015 (UTC)    –[reply]

Well I never knew that Cullen328 - it is true you learn something every day! Hope you're on the mend, and that 2016 is full of good news for you and yours (and also a RfA!) -- samtar whisper 13:59, 31 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Gnu Ear Greetings[edit]

Hopp(y) Gnu Ear

Hoppy Gnu Ear to you! Hoppy Gnu Ear to you!
Be Safe!

Buster Seven Talk 07:02, 31 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you Buster7 - I always forget a Gnu is actually an animal and not an operating system.. Have a wonderful 2016! -- samtar whisper 14:01, 31 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year, Samtar![edit]

Happy New Year!

Samtar,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. Rubbish computer (Merry Christmas!: ...And a Happy New Year!) 23:03, 31 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]


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Happy New Year, Samtar![edit]

Happy New Year!

Samtar,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. –Davey2010 Merry Xmas / Happy New Year 10:53, 1 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]


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!header[edit]

Hello and thank you for the fast review and offer of assistance. I will definitely take you up on that in the future. The only question I have now is how to edit the CACNSP page to point my name there to my page I have created.

All best wishes,

David Mitchell

Aka lagunastarman@gmail.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by lagunastarman (talk • contribs)

@Lagunastarman: No worries - I'm assuming you're referring to the Citizens' Advisory Council on National Space Policy (CACNSP)? On that page under "Computer Scientists" you can see a red listing for "David Mitchell (computer scientist)" - this means someone is yet to create an article about you, but has linked it as they assume one will be created soon. Unfortunately per our conflict of interest guidelines it's likely someone else will have to create the article about you, and not you. May I ask, what are you best know for? If you have a quick look through our general notability guidelines and drop me a message here with a couple of notable facts about yourself, along with some third-party references (see What is a reliable reference?) to "back it up" I'll see if I can whip together a draft article for us to work on? How's that sound? -- samtar whisper 13:53, 31 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Page watchers: 2016 crept up fast![edit]

I'm afraid I don't have a funny poem for New Years, nor do I have time to whip 'round giving everyone my best so I'll say it here for all you watchers or those who stumble onto my talk page for the next 24 hours - Happy New Years! May 2016 be wonderful, and thank you all for the time and effort you've put into this project. I'm especially thankful to those who have helped me this past year. Be safe, drink moderately (etc etc) and see you next year! -- samtar whisper 22:45, 31 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

HA![edit]

Couldn't have said it better myself! That made me laugh. Nice one :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 12:17, 1 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Protection[edit]

I see your user page has suffered several bouts of vandalism recently. Would you like me to semi it? BethNaught (talk) 16:59, 1 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Already done BethNaught, thanks though -- samtar whisper 17:02, 1 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I meant User:Samtar. BethNaught (talk) 17:03, 1 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Actually that'd be grand BethNaught - thank you :) -- samtar whisper 17:05, 1 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

AGF[edit]

Isn't AGF terribly amusing, how we both know that I am up to no good but both pretend that neither of us know that both of us know it? It's like divorce in a way. 86.131.23.154 (talk) 16:25, 1 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Additional further question[edit]

Do you have much experience with node.js? I have an interesting proposal 86.131.23.154 (talk) 16:33, 1 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It is isn't it - I can only assume that one day we'll all decide that Wikipedia is taking itself too seriously sometimes, until then, yes I have Node experience. Assuming Wonderful Faith here, have you found my website/CV per chance? My talk has been protected because of another wonderful human being but I'm sure you'll be in contact -- samtar whisper 16:56, 1 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year, Samtar![edit]

Samtar, I wish you and those dear to you
golden days of love and joy in a

Happy New Year 2016!

Best regards,
Sam Sailor Talk! 04:06, 2 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Pass on!
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Well thank you @Sam Sailor: - the same to you! -- samtar whisper 11:38, 2 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The IP's message on my talk page[edit]

I'm sorry man... I told him everything. He know. HE KNOWS!!!! :-P ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 11:17, 2 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I fear we won't be hearing from him again...they have him. -- samtar whisper 11:37, 2 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oh well, we he was vandalizing Wikipedia anyways. :-P ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 13:27, 2 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker)@Oshwah: Incoming high level conspiracy planning. In Oshwah's talk page the IP commented on him deleting a comment about Donald Trump's son. He also mentioned Alvin and the Chipmunks. Wait, Alvin like the mean user Admiral Alvin that we recently blocked for legal threats? Checking his user page, his first 'user he reported and 'blocked' (hehe)' is Donald Duck On. Wait, Donald like Donald Trump? Back to Oshwah, on his talk page when he replied he mentioned 3 people. The Illuminati triangle has 3 sides. Do you know what that means? OSHWAH IS ILLUMINATI CONFIRMED! Dat GuyTalkContribs 14:12, 2 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Dat GuyWiki - OKAY. IT'S TRUE! I ADMIT IT! Their people were dieing, and they begged me to help them survive extinction. What would you have done if you were in my position?!! So...... I secretly told Donald Duck to tell his people to go into hiding and that he needed assume the life of a human in disguise and run for President as the name "Donald Trump". If you listen to Donald Duck, then listen to the republican debates, you'll see the connection clearly. You guys just had to KEEP DIGGING. And I would have gotten away with it if it weren't for you meddling kids and that detective dog, Scooby Doo!!!! ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 18:03, 2 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

thank You For editing And information[edit]

thank You For editing And information #agarwalsamm(personal_blogger) 10:29, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Gilles-Éric Séralini[edit]

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Talkback[edit]

Hello, TheresNoTime. You have new messages at NatGertler's talk page.
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The Signpost: 06 January 2016[edit]

Sometimes, though[edit]

Sometimes a passing admin will consider that the project is better served by revdel of seriously offensive material. I think one can safely make an exception for stuff that degrades Wikipedia by it's being allowed to remain. Though I did consider asking for it to remain.

Thank you for your initial kindness. Fiddle Faddle 23:13, 5 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Timtrent: No worries, it was a knee-jerk response to remove it even though I'd read your message about leaving personal attacks a number of times - reading things like that about editors I respect just doesn't gel well with me sometimes -- samtar whisper 12:37, 6 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
It looked like a random imbecile drive by bizarre thing. I was more interested in the legal threat it contained than the rather farcical accusation per se. The IP is just a generic ISP. I could, were I bothered by it, submit details to their abuse team. But it's water of a duck's back to me, this type of childishness.
My banner is there so that any editor can see what other editors do without the trouble of looking for diffs.
Knee Jerk responses are never a bad thing with abuse. Keep "jerking that knee" (can one say that in public?) Fiddle Faddle 13:00, 6 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
It makes sense yes one can say it in public, if one should is an entirely different matter.. -- samtar whisper 13:04, 6 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Query by InVerba[edit]

How is it not constructive? Would it be better to create a new page? Thanks in advance. — Preceding unsigned comment added by InVerba (talk • contribs)

@InVerba: Hi there, welcome to Wikipedia. The article you chose to add your content to was about a place - you'll need to create a new article. You may wish to read this guide and then use the article wizard. Please also bear in mind our policy on conflicts of interest (do you work for Zens?) and learn about how to reference your claims -- samtar whisper 12:35, 6 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the information. I've read the guidelines. Indeed I do work for the company, I've I provide the neutral text and I send it to you for review, would that be the way to go?InVerba (talk) 15:20, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year, Samtar[edit]

Peppy Paneer (talk) — is wishing you a Happy New Year! Welcome the 2016. Wishing you a happy and fruitful 2016 with good health and your wishes come true! This greeting (and season) promotes WikiLove and hopefully this note has made your day a little better. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Happy New Year, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Happy New Year! May the 2016 go well for you.

Spread the New Year cheer by adding {{subst:User:Pratyya Ghosh/Happy New Year}} to their talk page with a Happy New Year message.

Well thank you Peppy Paneer - hope you have a good 2016 too! -- samtar whisper 13:29, 6 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Zone Diet[edit]

I am trying to update details to the Zone Diet that was created by Dr. Sears, as he stated that several of the facts are incorrect. The Zone Diet is NOT a product or service, so there shouldn't be any conflicts of interest. Nobody knows the diet better than him since he created it. I plan to make updates and site all the sources. I am relatively new to wikipedia, so please let me know if I'm doing this incorrectly. Bkrudy18 (talk) 15:08, 7 January 2016 (UTC)Bkrudy18[reply]

@Bkrudy18: I've replied initially on Zone diet's talk page - feel free to respond to other editors there or contact me again should you need any further help or clarification. Have you read this guide? It's pretty comprehensive! You may also be interested in the following resources:
-- samtar whisper 15:21, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I have read your comments. I have made quite strong updates supported with strong citations. I am unsure what is being done that would not allow these changes to be accepted. Bkrudy18 (talk) 15:32, 7 January 2016 (UTC)Bkrudy18[reply]
Unfortunately I'm a little busy this end to look into the edits in detail - but it seems like you're adding promotional toned content which makes it sound like the diet is "really great" when in fact it's been identified as a fad diet. I've asked on the article talk page for some clarifications, but you may wish to use the live help and get an editor to walk you through the issues? -- samtar whisper 15:39, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

AfC notification: Draft:Intel Anti-Theft has a new comment[edit]

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Intel Anti-Theft. Thanks! SwisterTwister talk 20:53, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Story Time[edit]

Morning/afternoon/evening/night/beforenoon/etc. story time.

I just checked my old user talk, and I found out that the administrator that made me quit Wikipedia had his administrator privileges removed and he was negatively criticised by Jimbo! Apparently it was a WP:BITE after all. Also, you're so close to 10,000 edits. Dat GuyTalkContribs 13:52, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

What goes around comes around - can't say much more not knowing who the administrator was or the events that took place... and I know! It's slowly creeping up after seven years here -- samtar whisper 13:56, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
psst, don't tell anyone but the user was (Redacted). Dat GuyTalkContribs 13:59, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Doesn't look like that account has ever been registered? -- samtar whisper 14:03, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Just worked it out -- samtar whisper 14:06, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Emailed -- samtar whisper 14:14, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
@Dat GuyWiki: Ooops! My mistake, thought that was you - didn't look any further than the edit count -- samtar whisper 14:27, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Tunisha Sharma editing[edit]

I would like to say that you should yourself create the page of Tunisha Sharma.You can find lot of information about her on Google.So can you please create her page Talkiemukesh (talk) 13:33, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Please reply as early as possible. Talkiemukesh (talk) 13:35, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Talkiemukesh: Thanks for getting in touch - I'm not going to be able to create that article for you as the namespace (where it exists on Wikipedia) is in "use" by that redirect. However, if you use the article wizard you can draft a replacement which someone will review and move -- samtar whisper 13:45, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Halloween cheer![edit]

Happy Halloween!

Hello Samtar:
Thanks for all of your contributions to improve Wikipedia, and have a happy and enjoyable Halloween!
    – –Davey2010 Merry Xmas / Happy New Year 15:23, 6 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]



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A barnstar for you![edit]

Moved here

No worries Titusfox - let me know if I can improve it in any way! -- samtar whisper 13:46, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Tanisha Sharma[edit]

Why can't I write an authentic article about Tunisha Sharma. I know everything about her.She is even an actress.I think she deserves a place on wikipedia.Can anyone make the page of her or can anyone let me make the page without objecting. Talkiemukesh (talk) 13:53, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) See my reply above Talkiemukesh - if you use the article wizard you can create a draft for us to look at, meaning it probably won't be deleted -- samtar whisper 13:58, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
(talk page stalker)@Talkiemukesh: Please read WP:NACTOR to see if she satisfies the guidelines. Dat GuyTalkContribs 13:57, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The node.js question[edit]

No, the reason I asked is because I was asking if you could help with our vandalism bot due to what is on your user page, you would have the technical skills as that is what it is written in.

I see now that it might have looked like cyber stalking or something, but I didn't mean to come over creepy or anything! And sure, you're outwardly an unusual person to ask, but many wikipedians are privately vandals. You could always save it for special occasions. 81.153.48.169 (talk) 22:18, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome back to my talk IP/Vote X - glad to hear it wasn't as creepy as I'd expected! I'm afraid I'll have to politely decline helping out, though a node.js vandalism bot sounds interesting in concept! Was it you with the poem before new years? Jimbo loving troll or something? If so I commented on a Reddit thread on WikiInAction about your poem -- samtar whisper 22:26, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Gosh, I wasn't previously aware of having an audience (or WikiInAction in fact - I do remember the long defunct WR though)! Thanks, one does appreciate a fellow traveller. For the last couple of minutes, been launching some good work from another range I have access to now as I have a sneaking suspicion that this filter is at least partly IP based. I shall be sure to keep one eye on WikiInAction.
Shame you can't help but goodness knows that you may be getting a Reddit message within the next week (sorry but I am very busy atm), in which case 04a375fd5d047c8498c22943f387925f709c281d is a bunch of letters and numbers. 81.153.48.169 (talk) 00:00, 8 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry, but the barnstar is in another castle[edit]

Actual barnstar moved -- samtar whisper 14:39, 9 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Also, halp. Dat GuyTalkContribs 17:02, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

10,000 edits! Dear me, what have I been doing with the time - what do you need halp with? -- samtar whisper 18:26, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Check the link! Dat GuyTalkContribs 18:45, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
What's broked? Or did you want me to sign up? :D -- samtar whisper 18:47, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Nothings broked . I want you to join because me and Titusfox are KO'd. Dat GuyTalkContribs 19:32, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Wikidata weekly summary #191[edit]

Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.
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Guess what I got[edit]

Guess what I got . Dat GuyTalkContribs 13:16, 9 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Oooh very nice, well done You can start on the backlog right away! :P -- samtar whisper 14:36, 9 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Good luck! Dat GuyTalkContribs 22:10, 9 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for reminding me to withdraw that - my SPI involvement recently has done more harm than good -- samtar whisper 11:06, 10 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
:P Dat GuyTalkContribs 11:17, 10 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oh btw DatGuy, you may want to update your signature as it's still pointing to your old username - the talk page redirects but the contribs don't work anymore! Hope you're having a good day -- samtar whisper 11:26, 10 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, I will fixed my broked signature . I hope you have a good day too! Dat GuyTalkContribs 11:27, 10 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2016-02[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.

Recent changes

Problems

  • Some pages do not turn in up in categories where they should be. This is because link tables are sometimes not populated. [3]

Changes this week

  • The Nuke extension will work with Flow. This will make it easier to handle spam in Flow. [4]
  • New file uploads will now be patrollable. [5]
  • Internet Explorer 8 will no longer have JavaScript support. You will still be able to browse and edit Wikipedia if you use Internet Explorer 8, but will not be able to use some features. This can be solved by upgrading to a newer version or switching to a different browser. [6][7]

Meetings

  • You can join the next meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on 12 January at 20:00 (UTC). See how to join.

Future changes

  • URLs in the recent changes IRC feed will no longer be rewritten to unencrypted HTTP. This could be a breaking change for bots dependent on the IRC feed. [8]
  • The edit tabs for the wikitext editor and the visual editor will be combined to one single edit tab. You will be able to choose which one you prefer. If you are not logged in, your choice will be saved as a cookie in your browser. You can test the single edit tab. [9][10]
  • There is a beta feature that adds links to the subject on other Wikimedia projects. This works much like the links to for example Wikipedia articles in other languages. It will go out of beta testing and be enabled for everyone in January. Wikis that don't want this can decide to have it disabled. [11][12]
  • The difference between "alerts" and "messages" notifications is unclear to some. The developers want feedback at the Phabricator task or on MediaWiki.org so they can make this better. You can give feedback in your language if you can't write in English.

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Draft:Halzephron Inn concern[edit]

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G13 Eligibility Notice[edit]

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Please comment on Talk:Monkey Kingdom[edit]

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The Signpost: 13 January 2016[edit]

Thanks![edit]

Thanks for the welcome to Wikipedia! I don't really care if you don't read this, but I just want to let you know that I'm always happy when a real user welcomes me when I make an account. Ponypown (talk) 01:32, 13 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Ponypown - not a problem! if you ever need any help, you're always welcome to ask here on my talk page -- samtar whisper 17:54, 13 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Code for the bot[edit]

You might like to use this code for the bot, as that bot does the same but just to AIV and UAA. Dat GuyTalkContribs 06:39, 13 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@DatGuy: *steals* -- samtar whisper 17:55, 13 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Talk in IRC if you can. Dat GuyTalkContribs 18:29, 13 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Any update? :) Dat GuyTalkContribs 14:47, 14 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Nothing yet! I'm going to put in an hour tonight and I'll see you on IRC -- samtar whisper 17:10, 14 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

On IRC right now, discuss if you want! Dat GuyTalkContribs 18:42, 14 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Adoption[edit]

Hey Samtar. I am sorry that I suddenly left Wikipedia. I am having problems and have to retire. I hope it is ok with you if I cancel the adoption. Thanks, Thehøtwheelsguy99 | Talk?Sign!! 03:02, 14 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Thehotwheelsguy99: Of course! More importantly though, what's been happening and is there anything I can do to help you stick around? -- samtar whisper 06:54, 14 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much[edit]

Thanks for your helpful information!--Ndogswim (talk) 18:40, 14 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

No worries Ndogswim! -- samtar whisper 20:42, 14 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks[edit]

I have plenty of questions, good to know I have a resource in you.--RedmondKane (talk) 20:16, 14 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

No worries :) Feel free to ask any time RedmondKane -- samtar whisper 20:43, 14 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Draft:EMDEX[edit]

Hi Samtar,
I've got the draft of my first article ready for review and here is the link EMDEX
It will be great to have your review and approval.
Thanks
LINDOZ 1 (talk) 04:42, 17 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Wikidata weekly summary #192[edit]

Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.
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Thank you[edit]

Cheers, 2601:188:0:ABE6:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 16:26, 18 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

No worries :) - now blocked -- samtar whisper 16:27, 18 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
(edit conflict)You beat me to my edit °o°mm Dat GuyTalkContribs 16:28, 18 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2016-03[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.

Recent changes

  • You will be able to find or mark bugs and suggestions in Phabricator that are specific for your language or wiki. [13]
  • Notifications have been upgraded with more detailed and easier-to-access information. See the documentation. Cross-wiki notifications will be available soon on the two test wikis. [14]

Changes this week

  • The visual editor uses the TemplateData extension to make editing templates easier. You will now get a warning when you edit a TemplateData form and leave it without saving. [15]
  • MediaWiki will get a new authentication and authorization system called AuthManager. This is planned to happen in a month or two. Some bots will need to change how they log in. Two new and more stable authentication methods will be available now: Owner-only OAuth credentials and bot passwords. You can read more about the change. [16]
  • The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 19 January. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 20 January. It will be on all Wikipedias from 21 January (calendar).

Meetings

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  • You can join the next meeting with the Architecture committee. The topic this week is governance model. The meeting will be on 20 January at 22:00 (UTC). See how to join.

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17:56, 18 January 2016 (UTC)

MfD nomination of User:Jack DeMattos/sandbox/Billy the Kid[edit]

User:Jack DeMattos/sandbox/Billy the Kid, a page which you created or substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; you may participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Jack DeMattos/sandbox/Billy the Kid and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of User:Jack DeMattos/sandbox/Billy the Kid during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 02:22, 20 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Please comment on Talk:Veganism[edit]

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The Signpost: 20 January 2016[edit]

Subtle Vandalism issue[edit]

Thanks for helpful advice & links at the top of your page here. To test calmness, also good to try talking to a kitten. If you're freaking out, they'll run away!

So very much appreciate your kindly letting me contact you here. We chatted on Kiwi about this SVT brouhaha that's running my life. AfD discussion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Manitonquat_%282nd_nomination%29#Manitonquat BLP Noticeboard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons/Noticeboard

Unless I'm mistaken you're on GMT like me, yes? I'm signing off now but hope to be back online in a day or so. Thanks a million Horse Dancing (talk) 15:19, 15 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

QUESTION: So here is the page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Manitonquat where the big honking banner has been placed at the top, naming me as COI. (Placed there, as I see it, in retaliation by disgruntled editor whose behavior on this topic has been widely criticized; if not amounting to edit war/SVT of the article in question "Manitonquat". Said disgruntled editor is also an administrator.)

After very kindly reviewing the allegation of COI and my response here, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Manitonquat (2nd nomination) you agreed with me that the COI charge against me in this topic is not valid (at our Kiwi chat on Jan 14, 8PM-ish.)

So does anyone have the authority to place such a scarlet letter on my forehead, because they decide I have a COI? If not, what is the process? I've answered the charge, arguably acquitted myself; yet this scarlet letter remains.

So I'm asking you, what if anything can I do to have the banner removed? Note, by no coincidence at all, the SVT charge against this disgruntled editor/administrator has been entirely lost in the shuffle and no one has responded. I'm asking for help to follow my charge of SVT to the article in question. How/where/to whom do I address that? Thanks a mill if you can help with these questions when you get a chance. I should be checking in tomorrow morning. Horse Dancing (talk) 14:56, 19 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Horse Dancing: apologies for the lack of replies! Firstly, thanks for getting in contact - 99%[citation needed] of Wikipedia issues can be resolved with a bit of calm, collected discussion - and you've made the first step here.
I don't personally believe you have a conflict of interest but I can see why editor(s) could come to that conclusion. I'm going to have a deeper check into the circumstances surrounding the tag, and should they not really pass muster I'll remove the tag and leave an explanation on the article talk page.
As for the issue of SVT, I don't really know what I'm looking for so I'll need "diff links" - how to provide these can be found here.
I hope I can be of some help, and I'll ping you with any further comments -- samtar whisper 07:42, 20 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

IRC[edit]

Hi Samtar, I see you've tried to catch me a couple times on IRC. Sorry I haven't been around. I'm usually around after 05:00 UTC to 08:00 and 16:00 to 17:00 UTC. Hope all is well. Chrisw80 (talk) 22:53, 20 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2016-04[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.

Recent changes

  • You can now follow when pages are added or removed from a category on German Wikipedia. The plan is to add it to Wikimedia Commons and other Wikipedias this week. [17][18]
  • Administrators can hide individual entries of a page with RevisionDelete. There is now a button to choose "all", "none" or "inverse" in Special:Log. The article history will get the same buttons soon. Wikis that have done this locally with JavaScript will be able to remove that code. [19]

Changes this week

  • You will be able to see the references when you preview a section you are editing. This will happen even if there is no <references /> tag in that section. [20]
  • The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 26 January. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 27 January. It will be on all wikis from 28 January (calendar).

Meetings

  • You can join the next meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on 26 January at 20:00 (UTC). See how to join.

Future changes

  • There is now an extension called ArticlePlaceholder. It can automatically generate content on Wikipedia with data from Wikidata if there is no Wikipedia article. It will have a tag to remind the reader it is not an article and ask the reader to create one. The developer is now looking for smaller Wikipedias that want to try the extension. [21]
  • The OTRS system will be upgraded. The plan is to do this on 3 February at 08:00 (UTC). It will probably take 6 to 8 hours. OTRS will be down during the upgrade. [22]
  • Users will soon be automatically congratulated when they reach some edit count milestones. [23]

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16:39, 25 January 2016 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly summary #193[edit]

Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.
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Don't[edit]

Don't tell me what to do, ever. Thanks. I think that's about all I wanted to say. Have a nice day. Begoon talk 16:29, 26 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Are...are you being serious? I think you're being serious... goodness me you need to grow up. -- samtar whisper 16:48, 26 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

*Inset Sadface here*[edit]

8-( :(. Dat GuyTalkContribs 16:51, 25 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Actually[edit]

It was supposed to be funny. Bullying, see? No? I don't blame you - it was a crap joke, badly worded, and, well, I just wish I hadn't really. My apologies. Cheers. Begoon talk 11:07, 27 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Facepalm Facepalm -- samtar whisper 11:10, 27 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
(talk page stalker) Double Facepalm . Dat GuyTalkContribs 14:50, 27 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 27 January 2016[edit]

Please comment on Talk:Marco Rubio[edit]

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Welcome back![edit]

Welcome back! Also, if you have time, could you just link diffs of users that reverted from here and here which are on this list? Thanks, Dat GuyTalkContribs 15:26, 28 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Wikidata weekly summary #194[edit]

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Thank you for supporting my RfA[edit]

Hawkeye7 RfA Appreciation award
Thank you for participating in and supporting my RfA. It was very much appreciated. Hawkeye7 (talk) 21:00, 1 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2016-05[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.

Problems

  • Sites with a wikimedia.org address were by mistake redirected to the Wikimedia Foundation wiki on 26 January. This included Meta and Wikimedia Commons. The mistake was fixed after an hour. [26]
  • Some users had problems logging in and out around 22 January. Bots also had problems and edit previews did not work properly. This was because of problems related to the new component SessionManager. It was undone on 23 January. [27][28]
  • Because of new problems with SessionManager the latest version of MediaWiki was removed from the Wikimedia wikis again on 31 January. The new version this week will be without SessionManager. [29]

Changes this week

  • The page history will get a help link. This will go to Help:Page history on Meta. Wikis can exchange it for a link to their local pages. [30]
  • Notifications will only show part of a page name if it is very long. You will also have another way to mark notifications as read. [31][32]
  • The Universal Language Selector input methods are now available with the visual editor. This means many who write in non-Latin scripts can now use the visual editor. [33]
  • The visual editor will now give you more tools to edit tables. You can move rows and columns in a table and copy parts of tables to make new ones. You can also copy and paste more than one cell at the same time. [34][35][36]
  • The visual editor has a new warning message when you leave a page you are editing without saving. Non-English wikis might need to translate it. [37][38]
  • The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 2 February. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 3 February. It will be on all wikis from 4 February (calendar).

Meetings

Future changes

  • The rest.wikimedia.org domain will be shut down. This is planned to happen in March. You should use /api/rest_v1/ at each individual project domain instead. [39]


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21:02, 1 February 2016 (UTC)

EMDEX draft article[edit]

Hi Samtar,
It's been about 2 weeks I resubmitted Draft:EMDEX.
Could you please review and transfer to the article space?
Your help will be appreciated
Thanks,
174.116.152.82 (talk) 01:36, 3 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Please comment on Talk:Mitsubishi Magna[edit]

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Tech News: 2016-06[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.

Recent changes

  • Syntax highlighting support is now available for 53 more computer languages. [40]
  • When you get a notification that an edit has been reverted, the notification now quotes part of the edit summary. [41]
  • RESTBase is now using scrub_wikitext instead of scrubWikitext. [42]

Changes this week

  • Wikidata will have a new data type called "math". It will be used for formulas. [43][44]
  • The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 9 February. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 10 February. It will be on all wikis from 11 February (calendar).

Meetings

Future changes

  • Other sites will be able to tell when visitors come from links on Wikipedia and other Wikimedia sites. They used to be able to do this until we started using forced HTTPS in June 2015. This is planned to happen on 15 February. [45][46]
  • Wikidata will have a new data type called "external-id". It will be used for references to external resources. It will be enabled on February 16. Some properties will be changed to the new data type. [47][48][49]

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18:58, 8 February 2016 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly summary #195[edit]

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The Signpost: 03 February 2016[edit]

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Guess what came in the mail today?[edit]

Hello, TheresNoTime/old. Please check your email; you've got mail!
It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template.

I hope. Dat GuyTalkContribs 06:46, 12 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Please comment on Talk:Planet Nine[edit]

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The Signpost: 10 February 2016[edit]

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Tech News: 2016-07[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.

Recent changes

  • You can now edit pages on the mobile site version without JavaScript. [50]
  • You can now use the Math extension to write chemistry formulas. [51]

Problems

  • A few editors might have been logged in as someone else because of a bug. For security reasons everyone was logged out on 9 February. If you have seen this bug, you can report it. [52][53]

Changes this week

  • There is a beta feature that adds links to the subject on other Wikimedia projects. The plan was to have it leave beta testing and be enabled for everyone in January. It will happen on 16 February instead. Wikis that don't want this can decide to have it disabled. [54][55]
  • Cross-wiki notifications will be available as a beta feature on Wikidata, MediaWiki, Commons, and all Hebrew and French wikis on 19 February. [56]
  • The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 16 February. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 17 February. It will be on all wikis from 18 February (calendar).

Meetings

  • You can join the next meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on 16 February at 20:00 (UTC). See how to join.

Future changes

  • The search function on Wikimedia wikis will get a completion suggester that tries to find the right pages as the user is typing. It will also recognize some typos. This will probably happen in March. It is currently in beta. [57]

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16:16, 15 February 2016 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly summary #196[edit]

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Wikidata weekly summary #196[edit]

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A barnstar for you![edit]

The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
Keep defending our wiki! Promotional Attack (talk) 20:03, 17 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 17 February 2016[edit]

Tech News: 2016-08[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.

Recent changes

Problems

  • There was no new MediaWiki version last week. Changes that were planned to happen last week will happen this week instead. This is because of a bug that made saving pages take longer time. [60][61]

Changes this week

  • After February 23, you can use Wikidata for inter-language links on Wikiversity. [62]

Meetings

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18:22, 22 February 2016 (UTC)

Wikidata weekly summary #197[edit]

Wikidata weekly summary #186

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Please comment on Wikipedia talk:Prices[edit]

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My reply[edit]

Why are you telling me to behave? I'm not a kid, I'm 30 years old. I've been using Wikipedia since 2004 when I was 19, and it was hip, but nowadays it's no longer hip with absurd changes and strict polices like writing about living people. I felt like they're making me the bad guy of the story, I'm not a bad guy, I'm a good person and a True American. A True American fights what he believes in, not siding with the enemies. I've been criticized because of my displeasure of protection policy and my edits. Is this supposed to be THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA? To me it isn't, despite being non-profit, it's like false advertising. No wonder why Wikipedia went downhill with the changes and their reputation.

Thank for your time and understanding. Have a great day! Spencer H. Karter (talk) 19:35, 23 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Shkarter1985: you are behaving very immaturely for a 30 year old, so firstly a grow up is in order. Why can't you spend a couple of minutes reading things we've been linking to you (which we've been doing in an attempt to help you) instead of going on about being a bloody "True American" and how Wikipedia is going "downhill"? If you think it's so bad, why are you still here? -- samtar whisper 19:38, 23 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Additionally, what's with the mention of "enemies"? If you don't buck your ideas up, you're just going to end up being blocked for either disruptive editing or plainly for not being here to create an encyclopedia -- samtar whisper 19:42, 23 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Need help getting started![edit]

Hello, i was refereed here by Data guy from free node. I'm a programming undergrad(cs engineering), i want to contribute to Media Wiki and aim at being a part of your team in Google Summer of Code.I have made a few mini projects in C and i know basic C++ and Python. Could you please guide me on how to get started?

Adding to what the user-IP said, he has some knowledge in C++, and Java. I linked him to the edit quest JavaScript page to see what he would understand, and he realised it was JavaScript, but that's it. Dat GuyTalkContribs 17:28, 12 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
@DatGuy: Thanks for pointing them this way IP - it would be useful for you to get an account so we can talk a little easier. What exactly are you interested in contributing to? -- samtar whisper 17:36, 12 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Sadly, they left IRC. Copying what they said from IRC:

what all do i need to know if i wish to contribute? where do i find your bug find page or other resources. GSOC is short for Google summer of code no! get started on contributing to open source side of wikipedia.

Tom29739 Referred them to phabricator and MediaWiki, while I pointed out being a tech ambassador and techlabs. I always knew your good faith was the best on Wikipedia :-D. Also, did you get an email from Kingpin? Dat GuyTalkContribs 17:39, 12 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
GSoC will probably be a good starting point for them - I think Tom29739 is the same Tom being a org admin for GSoC 2016. Yes I did - I don't know if the code will be much help but I'll have a look! -- samtar whisper 17:43, 12 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

FTC Edits[edit]

What if the disputing party does not respond?

//OverLordGoldDragon — Preceding unsigned comment added by OverLordGoldDragon (talk • contribs)

Hi @OverLordGoldDragon: Please remember to sign your posts by typing ~~~~. I'm sure someone will reply at some point - I would give it a couple of days and then BOLDly re-add the content. Cheers! -- samtar whisper 19:10, 17 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Some Talk[edit]

Hello! Good to see you back again! Titusfox returned, so could you revert the script to the older version? Thanks. Also, did you salvage anything from the code Kingpin sent you? Cheers, Dat GuyTalkContribs 11:06, 18 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi DatGuy - script has been reverted I'm not going to be able to continue with the bot I'm afraid, but I'll make the bot code public so someone else/I can hop back into it in the future. I see you've been involved in a SPI, I had to bite my tongue not to make some rash comments regarding the reporter, but I am thoroughly disappointed in them. You are a constructive member of the community, and if there were ever any doubts about a use of multiple accounts I think anyone else would (and imho should) offer you the decency of informally asking you about it first. If you're a sock then hell, I'm the bleedin' sockmaster of OM -- samtar whisper 12:29, 18 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
@Samtar: Feel free to make a bot request at WP:BOTR! Also, I'm not worried about the SPI as I am unrelated. Just makes me Facepalm Facepalm. Almighty lord Bbb23 proved me innocent, but the other user was apparently confirmed even though I suspected not. [63]. I hope you'll continue to be active, as your supporting words really, well, support me . Also, the creator of the investigation hadn't even notified it of me.... Legacypac did. Dat GuyTalkContribs 15:56, 18 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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VisualEditor News #1—2016[edit]

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Did you know?
Among experienced editors, the visual editor's table editing is one of the most popular features.
Screenshot showing a pop-up menu for column operations in a table
If you select the top of a column or the end of a row, you can quickly insert and remove columns and rows.

Now, you can also rearrange columns and rows. Click "Move before" or "Move after" to swap the column or row with its neighbor.

You can read and help translate the user guide, which has more information about how to use the visual editor.

Since the last newsletter, the VisualEditor Team has fixed many bugs. Their workboard is available in Phabricator. Their current priorities are improving support for Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Indic, and Han scripts, and improving the single edit tab interface.

Recent changes[edit]

You can switch from the wikitext editor to the visual editor after you start editing. This function is available to nearly all editors at most wikis except the Wiktionaries and Wikisources.

Many local feedback pages for the visual editor have been redirected to mw:VisualEditor/Feedback.

You can now re-arrange columns and rows in tables, as well as copying a row, column or any other selection of cells and pasting it in a new location.

The formula editor has two options: you can choose "Quick edit" to see and change only the LaTeX code, or "Edit" to use the full tool. The full tool offers immediate preview and an extensive list of symbols.

Future changes[edit]

The single edit tab project will combine the "Edit" and "Edit source" tabs into a single "Edit" tab. This is similar to the system already used on the mobile website. (T102398) Initially, the "Edit" tab will open whichever editing environment you used last time. Your last editing choice will be stored as an account preference for logged-in editors, and as a cookie for logged-out users. Logged-in editors will have these options in the Editing tab of Special:Preferences:

  • Remember my last editor,
  • Always give me the visual editor if possible,
  • Always give me the source editor, and
  • Show me both editor tabs.  (This is the state for people using the visual editor now.)

The visual editor uses the same search engine as Special:Search to find links and files. This search will get better at detecting typos and spelling mistakes soon. These improvements to search will appear in the visual editor as well.

The visual editor will be offered to all editors at most "Phase 6" Wikipedias during the next few months. The developers would like to know how well the visual editor works in your language. They particularly want to know whether typing in your language feels natural in the visual editor. Please post your comments and the language(s) that you tested at the feedback thread on mediawiki.org. This will affect the following languages: Japanese, Korean, Urdu, Persian, Arabic, Tamil, Marathi, Malayalam, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Thai, Aramaic and others.

Let's work together[edit]

If you aren't reading this in your favorite language, then please help us with translations! Subscribe to the Translators mailing list or contact us directly, so that we can notify you when the next issue is ready. Thanks!

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