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Science fiction lists

I'm going to make the suggestion that the lists of sub-genres and related genres in Science fiction be moved to the end of the article.WildWookiee (talk) 16:31, 28 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The end of the article would be better, but what do you think about enhancing that classification section to point at sub-articles for the lists of genres and sub-genres instead?Wakelamp (talk) 21:36, 28 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
There is also the Outline of science fiction, which is really good.WildWookiee (talk) 01:04, 29 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
The outline is great. Do you see any benefit in repeating the same information on the science fiction page? I have read through some of literature, genres of literature, fiction, genre fiction and they all seem to have similar problems in terms of duplication, too much information in sections, arbitrary division and takeover by fans. I am a bit stuck on what to do Wakelamp (talk) 09:40, 30 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]


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Category intersection

Hi, I could only answer your questions at Wikipedia_talk:Categories_for_discussion with "I don't know", so I am leaving them to others. Wikipedia:Category_intersection seems to have been written around 2006, so many CfD regulars will like myself not have been around. However looking at the page statistics at https://xtools.wmflabs.org/articleinfo/en.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia:Category_intersection, the two major authors still seem to be editing, so you could ask them. I would recommend a neutral question like what happened to Category intersection, rather than asking why it failed. If they are willing to answer you could try some follow up questions. TSventon (talk) 00:59, 9 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank-you for the advice. I have been looking at the amount of outstanding work and few people they have, compared to WPP. I will adjust my message Wakelamp d[@-@]b (talk) 12:29, 9 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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New Page Patrol newsletter August 2022

New Page Review queue August 2022

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After the last newsletter (No.28, June 2022), the backlog declined another 1,000 to 13,000 in the last week of June. Then the July backlog drive began, during which 9,900 articles were reviewed and the backlog fell by 4,500 to just under 8,500 (these numbers illustrate how many new articles regularly flow into the queue). Thanks go to the coordinators Buidhe and Zippybonzo, as well as all the nearly 100 participants. Congratulations to Dr vulpes who led with 880 points. See this page for further details.

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{{q}} Wakelamp d[@-@]b (talk) 11:24, 15 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Iterative design
Thank you for your contributions to the idea lab, especially about applying rapid and lean philosophy to proposals (in fact, that's how Wikipedia works). CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 16:10, 18 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

IP editing research

For some of the older research see Who Writes Wikipedia?; for the most recent I'm aware of see meta:Research:Value of IP Editing. For research on article creation specifically see meta:Research:Wikipedia article creation; to better understand why WP:ACTRIAL was implemented see WP:MANPP.

It's also important to remember that early Wikipedia was significantly influenced by the larger wiki culture of the 90s which was very hostile to requiring registration, that is when registering was even possible (see e.g. Ward's Wiki or it's later spinoff Meatball). While the old guard have long since been subsumed and few current editors have direct experience from those times, echoes from that formative period persist to this day. 74.73.224.126 (talk) 03:52, 19 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  1. Unregistered History This article mentioned a Portuguese trial (2020). I asked DannyH (WMF) on this thread and DannyH posted Portuguese trial and the subsequent trial on Farsi Wikipedia.
  2. 90's wiki culture. I first used ARPANET and UNIX in the '80s, so I understand (and often even agree) with the open source/free mindset.
  3. Old Guard "While the old guard have long since been subsumed and few current editors have direct experience from those times, echoes from that formative period persist to this day." That's what I was interested in, and what you have kindly provided. I now think WMF is solely motiviated by not wanting a reduction in editors, and maybe thier (OMG) branding as "the encyclopedia anyone can edit". My concern was that it is very much in their interest for new editors not become part of the old community.
  4. Anonymous experienced editors If there was a way for an editor to choose to post or edit incognito using their exisitng account would you use it? Wakelamp d[@-@]b (talk)
Wakelamp d[@-@]b (talk) 13:04, 24 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Just letting you know I've seen this. I'm mostly inactive these years, but I feel like I owe you a response here, so I'll try to address this at some point in the next few days. 74.73.224.126 (talk) 02:00, 20 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  1. I don't think the information from those trials will be all that useful. The English Wikipedia has a much more robust system of edit filters, and a very large group of users dedicated primarily to RCP.
  2. Not sure what to add here, but a free and open internet that anyone can use without registering for anything is still a fine ideal. I do wonder if we ever crossed paths on usenet.
  3. In fact I think you have this backwards. The WMF would for a variety of reasons like to see the currently dominant generation of editors (who largely registered in the 2005-2010 period) be swept away as they perceive them, rightly or wrongly, as essentially reactionary and a fundamental barrier to what they see as needed progress. Occasionally you'll even see the WMF obliquely (or not so obliquely) imply that the problems with editor retention are fundamentally tied to this group enforcing its cultural expectations on new users. I could go on about this but there are plenty of active editors who are much better positioned to fill in the details.
    The old guard I refer to arrived much earlier mostly as a result of some slashdottings starting in mid-2001, and while they were important in creating many of Wikipedia's formative values, were completely subsumed by the massive growth in editors that took place from 04-05.
  4. No. It's important to remember that IP editing is no more incognito than registered editing is, in fact it is often much less so (admitting that VPNs are becoming ever more common especially in work-place settings, and given that the vast majority of paid-for-VPN IPs are not blocked, many edit through them without even being aware of doing so). Further registered users can sort of already do this with SOCKLEGIT privacy alts, so it's no big change from current practice. Staying unregistered forever has multiple purposes, not only is it a political statement, it also shows solidarity with other unregistered users, and ensures that I experience Wikipedia in the same way that the vast majority of editors do.
Given the way the internet has evolved over the years I'm pretty much resigned to an eventual ban on IP editing. Truthfully, a lot of things haven't exactly gone the way hoped, and this eventuality is among the least of them. When that happens I'll cease to edit, not that anyone will notice; so it goes. Be well, 74.73.224.126 (talk) 02:20, 23 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The slides to our latest Wikimania presentation

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The Web team at the Wikimedia Foundation has been working on Vector 2022 for the past three years, collaborating with the English Wikipedia community as well as other wikis to ensure that the skin performs better qualitatively and quantitatively for readers and communities than the previous Vector skin. The goal of the new skin is to create a more welcoming and easier to use experience for readers and editors across the wiki. For more details, see our new FAQ.

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Main Source of Data Donate Link Revenue Program % Fund Raising % Admin % Working Capital Ratio
ACLU Donate 200 84.5 10.2 5.2
Apache Donate 1 0.05 50K 30K 1
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Wakelamp d[@-@]b (talk) 10:28, 27 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Do you think there is any appetite for change?

Personally I would like a new Wikipedia:Volunteer_Fire_Department, but I am not sure whether there is much appetite for change .... yet @jayden446 @cactistaccingcrane. I did a rough user journey for WP, and I have been posting ideas one by one, but I don't think there is much interest... yet. The one that shocked me that people thought that merciless was better than dispassionate :-(

My major hope for change would be new editors, but our systems, guidelines, and community nomas stop them from being involved and actively gets rid of 100 k i think per year.:-( workWakelamp d[@-@]b (talk) 08:01, 29 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Changes are met with so much friction nowadays. Just look at Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)#RfC:_Should_we_use_the_longstanding_external_links_icon_or_the_new_one?, it's insane how much opposition there is to an obviously good change. CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 14:37, 4 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Agree :-(. Add in that 500 fish a month with one ref are good , but a female bio with only 2 refs will bring disaster.."-) I am hoping that data may convince people, but I think a news letter going out to all active editors would help to encourage people to stay, (becuase as a community we have a lot to offer, and VA needs a few many good people), and making people aware would allow us to balance WMF, and to have change reflect the editor community.. Wakelamp d[@-@]b (talk) 15:20, 4 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Who is the most pro NPP? Wakelamp d[@-@]b (talk) 05:04, 5 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
See meta:Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Candidates/Kunal_Mehta#Support_from_User:Kudpung. Enterprisey (talk!) 02:27, 6 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

.....

Just adding that the statement you added at the top (Usage under [...] Section B. House Rules...) doesn't check out - the rules you link state that You will not [...] copy..., i.e. they don't grant any Wikipedia-compatible licensing rights. As such, the entire content of the page was a copyright violation and therefore had to be deleted. firefly ( t · c ) 10:13, 5 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@FireflyThank-you : I read the not competitors clause not the one above. (it's an annoying site as you have to enter a current salary and review (which you can;t change for a different purpose
I have created a new page for a different purpose (and https://firefly.fandom.com/wiki/Browncoat rule) Wakelamp d[@-@]b (talk) 10:27, 5 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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(t · c) buidhe 21:17, 23 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Late answer

In re this question, there are more volunteer devs than WMF devs. The WMF devs do more of the work on MediaWiki and core extensions, but that's because a volunteer dev might have a few hours a week (or less), and WMF devs have all day to work on it. If you're interested in seeing details, then https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki/graphs/contributors lists the top 100 (by number of separate commits). There are similar lists for each code repository.

(I never learned Fortran, and I might not confess to Cobol if I ever had learned it, but I used to use leftover 80-column punch cards for phone messages and grocery lists.) Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 20:52, 26 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank-you for your replauMy preferred used of punchards was making card towers using sticky tape..... OK I just found that IBM made a building inspired by them. I sm s bit hesitant about programming for WP as it is so complicated, and I don't want to break anything. I have just started learning python as i am playing with GPT-3, and want to try web scraping.
PS Snap (It means we match in Australian) - I learnt Cobol as well ...or should I say I learnt the Cobol Editor  :-) Wakelamp d[@-@]b (talk) 08:07, 2 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The famous "fold, spindle or mutilate" line: I wonder how many of the young folks have ever used a spindle? I learned from the office stories to treat the spindles the respect, so I never spindled my hand along with the paper. Whatamidoing (WMF) (talk) 18:16, 5 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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New Page Patrol newsletter October 2022

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Your question about Kartographer

Hello Wakelamp, I only noticed this week that you had added a question to this now archived thread about showing geopoints from Wikidata on Kartographer maps. I spoke to our team about it and got the confirmation that Kartographer works for Earth only. -- Wishing you a good weekend, Johanna Strodt (WMDE) (talk) 11:50, 11 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank-you. Wakelamp d[@-@]b (talk) 15:09, 12 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Village Pump (Idea Lab: Archive 43 - WP should be redesigned into a much more user friendly and dynamic site…)

With respect to your request, I have created a “In a nutshell…” section for Pythagorean Theorem (Maths). Please review and tell… Sugeeth Jayaraj (talk) 05:30, 13 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Sugeeth Jayaraj have commented on the talk page. Wakelamp d[@-@]b (talk) 10:56, 14 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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A mainspace page need to be written so it indicates WP:GNG or WP:SNG are passed, along with basic WP:V, WP:NOR being satisfied and not falling under WP:NOT. Your page appears to be a personal essay, it even starts with your username. I have moved it to userspace- was it a mistake? Thanks. VickKiang (talk) 05:43, 24 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you - Yes it was a mistake., it was meant for userspace and is my worklist, Wakelamp d[@-@]b (talk) 06:49, 24 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Hey Wakelamp! We met on Saturday :) You mentioned your wiki username so I figured I would reach out and say hi. April Jennifer (she/her • talkcontributions) 01:47, 29 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Most Awesomely cool !!!!! I was so pleased to meet a Wikipedia editor, that I was inspired to posted on the facebook group "Wikipedia weekly" asking if anyone is interested in a meet up/edit fest thingy at a library.I have two yes, but I have been advised to post on a few different places for Australian Wikipedians,so if I get enough numbers,I will try to arrange something for January/February, and will advise you in case you have the time and the inclination to attend :-) Wakelamp d[@-@]b (talk) 08:11, 4 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Apriljennifer Very late notice, but Wikipedia Australia have organised a Meetup for 8/12/23.
I am just back from. the Wikipedia conference in Brisbane which was awesome. They give out scholarships to attend. Lots of people passionate about women's and indigenous representation, geographic features, and a few with trains which was your interest.
I suggest you might like to join the Wikipedia Australia Facebook group. The three women paid by WMF are awesome!
Melbourne EoY meetup this Friday at Captain Melville on Franklin St. Close to Melb Central. 6-8. All welcome. Wakelamp d[@-@]b (talk) 10:54, 7 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – December 2022

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

CheckUser changes

removed TheresNoTime

Oversight changes

removed TheresNoTime

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

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

Arbitration

Miscellaneous


A new Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions update is out

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue: news about Natural Language Generation (NLG) meetings, a new Mastodon account for the project, and the latest development updates.

Also, we remind you that:

Enjoy the reading! -- MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 10:11, 3 December 2022 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sannita (WMF) (talkcontribs) [reply]

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New Pages Patrol newsletter January 2023

Hello Wakelamp,

New Page Review queue December 2022
Backlog

The October drive reduced the backlog from 9,700 to an amazing 0! Congratulations to WaddlesJP13 who led with 2084 points. See this page for further details. The queue is steadily rising again and is approaching 2,000. It would be great if <2,000 were the “new normal”. Please continue to help out even if it's only for a few or even one patrol a day.

2022 Awards

Onel5969 won the 2022 cup for 28,302 article reviews last year - that's an average of nearly 80/day. There was one Gold Award (5000+ reviews), 11 Silver (2000+), 28 Iron (360+) and 39 more for the 100+ barnstar. Rosguill led again for the 4th year by clearing 49,294 redirects. For the full details see the Awards page and the Hall of Fame. Congratulations everyone!

Minimum deletion time: The previous WP:NPP guideline was to wait 15 minutes before tagging for deletion (including draftification and WP:BLAR). Due to complaints, a consensus decided to raise the time to 1 hour. To illustrate this, very new pages in the feed are now highlighted in red. (As always, this is not applicable to attack pages, copyvios, vandalism, etc.)

New draftify script: In response to feedback from AFC, the The Move to Draft script now provides a choice of set messages that also link the creator to a new, friendly explanation page. The script also warns reviewers if the creator is probably still developing the article. The former script is no longer maintained. Please edit your edit your common.js or vector.js file from User:Evad37/MoveToDraft.js to User:MPGuy2824/MoveToDraft.js

Redirects: Some of our redirect reviewers have reduced their activity and the backlog is up to 9,000+ (two months deep). If you are interested in this distinctly different task and need any help, see this guide, this checklist, and spend some time at WP:RFD.

Discussions with the WMF The PageTriage open letter signed by 444 users is bearing fruit. The Growth Team has assigned some software engineers to work on PageTriage, the software that powers the NewPagesFeed and the Page Curation toolbar. WMF has submitted dozens of patches in the last few weeks to modernize PageTriage's code, which will make it easier to write patches in the future. This work is helpful but is not very visible to the end user. For patches visible to the end user, volunteers such as Novem Linguae and MPGuy2824 have been writing patches for bug reports and feature requests. The Growth Team also had a video conference with the NPP coordinators to discuss revamping the landing pages that new users see.

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  • Voting for the Sound Logo has closed and the winner is expected to be announced February to April 2023.
  • Tech tip: You can view information about IP addresses in a centralised location using bullseye which won the Newcomer award in the recent Coolest Tool Awards.

New Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions updates are out

There are new updates for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions! Please, come and read them!

On December 19, 2022, our last update of 2022 included the detailed evaluation of Wikifunctions and Abstract Wikipedia from our former Google Fellows, as well as the response from our team.

On January 11, 2023, former Google Fellow Sandy Woodruff shared her thoughts and experiences as a co-owner of UX Design and Research.

On January 19, 2023, we celebrated our 100th update with a general overview of the status of the project from Denny.

Enjoy the reading!

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Books & Bytes – Issue 54

The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 54, November – December 2022

  • New collections:
    • British Newspaper Archive
    • Findmypast
    • University of Michigan Press
    • ACLS
    • Duke University Press
  • 1Lib1Ref 2023
  • Spotlight: EDS Refine Results

Read the full newsletter

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team --14:14, 23 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

A new Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions update is out

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue: we say goodbye to the Google Fellows and we thank our Senior Technical Program Manager for her work; we talk about the recent Between the Brackets podcast (you can find the notes here, courtesy of User:Waldyrious; and we discuss the latest development updates.

Enjoy the reading!

-- MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 10:08, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – February 2023

News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2023).

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • The Vector 2022 skin has become the default for desktop users of the English Wikipedia.

Arbitration

Miscellaneous

  • Voting in the 2023 Steward elections will begin on 05 February 2023, 21:00 (UTC) and end on 26 February 2023, 21:00 (UTC). The confirmation process of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically check your eligibility to vote.
  • Voting in the 2023 Community Wishlist Survey will begin on 10 February 2023 and end on 24 February 2023. You can submit, discuss and revise proposals until 6 February 2023.
  • Tech tip: Syntax highlighting is available in both the 2011 and 2017 Wikitext editors. It can help make editing paragraphs with many references or complicated templates easier.

A new Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions update is out

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue: the completion of Goal 4 about improving the function definition experience, a new tool to decode ZObjects, and the latest development updates.

Also, we remind you that, if you have questions or ideas to discuss, the next Volunteers' Corner will be held on Monday 6 February, at 18:30 UTC (link to the meeting)

Enjoy the reading!

-- MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:54, 3 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

A new Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions update is out

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue: more thoughts about the Google Fellows evaluation of our projects, a discussion about the name of our internal process for improvement, and the latest development updates.

Enjoy the reading!

-- MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:30, 10 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

A new Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions update is out

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue: an essay from Denny about calculations, the next two appointments with the community, and the latest development updates.

About the appointments with the community, we remind you that:

  • Stef Dunlap, a software engineer in Test Engineering embedded in the Abstract Wikipedia team, is working on running end-to-end tests on per-patch ephemeral test environments. Stef will present her work on February 21, at 17:00 UTC on Google Meet (link to the meeting, the presentation will be recorded).
  • the next Natural Language Generation workstream public meeting will be held on February 21, at 16:30 UTC on Jitsi (link to the meeting).

Enjoy the reading!

-- MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:15, 20 February 2023 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sannita (WMF) (talkcontribs) [reply]

A new Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions update is out

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue: the latest changes in our development team, info about our participation at the latest Conversation with Trustees, links to the recordings of our last week's meetings, and the latest development updates.

Enjoy the reading!

-- User:Sannita (WMF) 11:28, 27 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – March 2023

News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2023).

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

Arbitration

Miscellaneous


Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #106 is out

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue: an essay from Denny about deconstructing narratives around functions, links to the recordings of our last presentations, and the latest development updates.

Also, we remind you that if you have questions or ideas to discuss, the next Volunteers' Corner will be held today at 18:30 UTC (link to the meeting).

Enjoy the reading!

-- User:Sannita (WMF) 09:21, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Books & Bytes – Issue 55

The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 55, January – February 2023

  • New bundle partners:
    • Newspapers.com
    • Fold3
  • 1Lib1Ref January report
  • Spotlight: EDS SmartText Searching

Read the full newsletter

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team --12:45, 16 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #107 is out

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue: an essay from Denny about where to store objects for Abstract Wikipedia (and relative problems with such issue) and the next appointment with the community.

About the last point, we remind you that the next Natural Language Generation workstream public meeting will be held on March 21, at 16:30 UTC on Jitsi (link to the meeting).

Enjoy the reading!

-- User:Sannita (WMF) 11:02, 17 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #108 is out

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue we announce a new paper about Natural Language Generation by Aarne Ranta, member of the Abstract Wikipedia NLG Special Interest Group and professor at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. The paper is also accessible as a pre-print here.

Also, we remind you that if you have questions or ideas to discuss, the next Volunteers' Corner will be held on April 3, 2023 at 17:30 UTC (link to the meeting).

Enjoy the reading!

-- User:Sannita (WMF) 10:50, 24 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – April 2023

News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2023).

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

Arbitration


New Page Patrol – May 2023 Backlog Drive

New Page Patrol | May 2023 Backlog Drive
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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #109 is out

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue: a reflection about implementation of functions, a reflection on Abstract Wikipedia from Prof. Maria Keet, and a reminder about an in-person talk about Abstract Wikipedia in Sweden.

Also, we remind you that the next Natural Language Generation special interest group public meeting will be held on April 25, 2023 at 16:30 UTC on Jitsi (link to the meeting). Special guest of the meeting will be Oleg Parashchenko, who will share his experience and thoughts about implementing a multilingual NLG system.

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) 09:11, 21 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #110 is out

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue: Wikimedia Endowment finances development of the project, and the team has published its manifesto, Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) and communications principles.

Also, we remind you that if you have questions or ideas to discuss, the next Volunteers' Corner will be held on May 8, 2023 at 17:30 UTC (link to the meeting).

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 09:54, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – May 2023

News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2023).

Guideline and policy news

  • A request for comment about removing administrative privileges in specified situations is open for feedback.

Technical news

Arbitration

Miscellaneous


Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #111 is out

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue: a new full stack software engineer joins the development team, and a presentation of a paper co-authored by Denny about the history of Wikidata.

Enjoy the reading! -- Sannita (WMF) (talk) 13:04, 15 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Books & Bytes – Issue 56

The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 56, March – April 2023

  • New partner:
    • Perlego
  • Library access tips and tricks
  • Spotlight: EveryBookItsReader

Read the full newsletter

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team --10:03, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletters #112 and #113 are out

There are new updates for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions! Please, come and read them!

On May 17, 2023, we thanked Julia for her work and we wished her well for her new work with the Trust & Safety team.

On May 25, 2023, we presented our new viewing and editing experience for Wikifunctions.

Want to catch-up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- Sannita (WMF) (talk) 09:58, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #114 is out

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue: a very brief note about the Wikimedia Hackathon in Athens.

Also, we remind you that if you have questions or ideas to discuss, the next Volunteers' Corner will be held on June 5, 2023 at 17:30 UTC (link to the meeting).

Note: since last time we've had some network problems with Jitsi, in case of new malfunctions during next meeting we will provide on short notice a Google Meet link to the participants. Thanks for your understanding.

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 07:08, 3 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – June 2023

News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2023).

Guideline and policy news

  • Following an RfC, editors indefinitely site-banned by community consensus will now have all rights, including sysop, removed.
  • As a part of the Wikimedia Foundation's IP Masking project, a new policy has been created that governs the access to temporary account IP addresses. An associated FAQ has been created and individual communities can increase the requirements to view temporary account IP addresses.

Technical news

  • Bot operators and tool maintainers should schedule time in the coming months to test and update their tools for the effects of IP masking. IP masking will not be deployed to any content wiki until at least October 2023 and is unlikely to be deployed to the English Wikipedia until some time in 2024.

Arbitration

  • The arbitration case World War II and the history of Jews in Poland has been closed. The topic area of Polish history during World War II (1933-1945) and the history of Jews in Poland is subject to a "reliable source consensus-required" contentious topic restriction.

Miscellaneous


Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #115 is out

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue we present the new interface for multilingual editing, and we discuss the results of our "fix-it week".

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 08:35, 9 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

New Pages Patrol newsletter June 2023

Hello Wakelamp,

New Page Review queue April to June 2023

Backlog

Redirect drive: In response to an unusually high redirect backlog, we held a redirect backlog drive in May. The drive completed with 23851 reviews done in total, bringing the redirect backlog to 0 (momentarily). Congratulations to Hey man im josh who led with a staggering 4316 points, followed by Meena and Greyzxq with 2868 and 2546 points respectively. See this page for more details. The redirect queue is steadily rising again and is steadily approaching 4,000. Please continue to help out, even if it's only for a few or even one review a day.

Redirect autopatrol: All administrators without autopatrol have now been added to the redirect autopatrol list. If you see any users who consistently create significant amounts of good quality redirects, consider requesting redirect autopatrol for them here.

WMF work on PageTriage: The WMF Moderator Tools team, consisting of Sam, Jason and Susana, and also some patches from Jon, has been hard at work updating PageTriage. They are focusing their efforts on modernising the extension's code rather than on bug fixes or new features, though some user-facing work will be prioritised. This will help make sure that this extension is not deprecated, and is easier to work on in the future. In the next month or so, we will have an opt-in beta test where new page patrollers can help test the rewrite of Special:NewPagesFeed, to help find bugs. We will post more details at WT:NPPR when we are ready for beta testers.

Articles for Creation (AFC): All new page reviewers are now automatically approved for Articles for Creation draft reviewing (you do not need to apply at WT:AFCP like was required previously). To install the AFC helper script, visit Special:Preferences, visit the Gadgets tab, tick "Yet Another AFC Helper Script", then click "Save". To find drafts to review, visit Special:NewPagesFeed, and at the top left, tick "Articles for Creation". To review a draft, visit a submitted draft, click on the "More" menu, then click "Review (AFCH)". You can also comment on and submit drafts that are unsubmitted using the script.

You can review the AFC workflow at WP:AFCR. It is up to you if you also want to mark your AFC accepts as NPP reviewed (this is allowed but optional, depends if you would like a second set of eyes on your accept). Don't forget that draftspace is optional, so moves of drafts to mainspace (even if they are not ready) should not be reverted, except possibly if there is conflict of interest.

Pro tip: Did you know that visual artists such as painters have their own SNG? The most common part of this "creative professionals" criteria that applies to artists is WP:ARTIST 4b (solo exhibition, not group exhibition, at a major museum) or 4d (being represented within the permanent collections of two museums).

Reminders

New pages patrol needs your help!

New pages awaiting review as of June 30th, 2023.

Hello Wakelamp,

The New Page Patrol team is sending you this impromptu message to inform you of a steeply rising backlog of articles needing review. If you have any extra time to spare, please consider reviewing one or two articles each day to help lower the backlog. You can start reviewing by visiting Special:NewPagesFeed. Thank you very much for your help.

Reminders:

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Administrators' newsletter – July 2023

News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2023).

Administrator changes

added Novem Linguae
removed

Bureaucrat changes

removed MBisanz

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

Arbitration

  • Two arbitration cases are currently open. Proposed decisions are expected 5 July 2023 for the Scottywong case and 9 July 2023 for the AlisonW case.

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletters #116 and #117 are out

There are new updates for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions! Please, come and read them!

On June 22, we summarised the results of our annual in-person meeting in Delft, The Netherlands.

On June 28, we thanked Cai and Allan for their work and we wished them well for their new endeavours.

Also, we remind you that if you have questions or ideas to discuss, the next Volunteers' Corner will be held on July 10, at 17:30 UTC (link to the meeting).

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 12:02, 4 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Books & Bytes – Issue 57

The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 57, May – June 2023

  • Suggestion improvements
  • Favorite collections tips
  • Spotlight: Promoting Nigerian Books and Authors

Read the full newsletter

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team --11:22, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletters #118 to #121 are out

There are new updates for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions! Please, come and read them!

On July 20, we shared an update on our plans for the initial deployment of Wikifunctions in the next few weeks, what will be possible, and changes to the development in the last few weeks. Also, a request for suggestions on what should be the very first Function to be created in Wikifunctions.

On July 17, we announced a grant from Google.org.

On July 12, we announced a grant from The Rockefeller Foundation.

On July 7, we welcomed a new Director of Product to the team.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- Quiddity (WMF) (talk) 21:38, 20 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #122 is out: Wikifunctions is live!

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we announce that Wikifunctions.org is live (in read-only mode), we welcome a new member of the team, and we announce a new job opening.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 16:02, 31 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – August 2023

News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2023).

Administrator changes

added Firefangledfeathers
removed

Interface administrator changes

added Novem Linguae

Technical news

Arbitration


Administrators' newsletter – September 2023

News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2023).

Guideline and policy news

  • Following an RfC, TFAs will be automatically semi-protected the day before it is on the main page and through the day after.
  • A discussion at WP:VPP about revision deletion and oversight for dead names found that [s]ysops can choose to use revdel if, in their view, it's the right tool for this situation, and they need not default to oversight. But oversight could well be right where there's a particularly high risk to the person. Use your judgment.

Technical news

Arbitration

  • The SmallCat dispute case has closed. As part of the final decision, editors participating in XfD have been reminded to be careful about forming local consensus which may or may not reflect the broader community consensus. Regular closers of XfD forums were also encouraged to note when broader community discussion, or changes to policies and guidelines, would be helpful.

Miscellaneous

  • Tech tip: The "Browse history interactively" banner shown at the top of Special:Diff can be used to easily look through a history, assemble composite diffs, or find out what archive something wound up in.

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #125 is out: Wikimania digest, CoSMo language, GFpedia demo, CCKS keynote

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we recap what happened at our sessions at Wikimania 2023, we talk about some new updates regarding our Natural Language Generation special interest group (NLG SIG), and we briefly speak about Denny's most recent keynote speech.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 10:35, 1 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

New page patrol October 2023 Backlog drive

New Page Patrol | October 2023 Backlog Drive
  • On 1 October, a one-month backlog drive for New Page Patrol will begin.
  • Barnstars will be awarded based on the number of articles and redirects patrolled.
  • Barnstars will also be granted for re-reviewing articles previously reviewed by other patrollers during the drive.
  • Articles will earn 3x as many points compared to redirects.
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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #126 is out: Let's start building morphological paradigms!

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, Denny proposes a call for action for creating morphological paradigms on Wikifunctions.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 19:25, 10 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Books & Bytes – Issue 58

The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 58, July – August 2023

  • New partners - De Standaard and Duncker & Humblot
  • Tech tip: Filters
  • Wikimania presentation

Read the full newsletter

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team --14:26, 12 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #127 is out: Renderers and parsers for types

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, Denny introduces a discussion about how to represent integers on Wikifunctions and its related challenges.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 08:07, 22 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

New pages patrol newsletter

Hello Wakelamp,

New Page Review article queue, March to September 2023

Backlog update: At the time of this message, there are 11,300 articles and 15,600 redirects awaiting review. This is the highest backlog in a long time. Please help out by doing additional reviews!

October backlog elimination drive: A one-month backlog drive for October will start in one week! Barnstars will be awarded based on the number of articles and redirects patrolled. Articles will earn 4x as many points compared to redirects. You can sign up here.

PageTriage code upgrades: Upgrades to the PageTriage code, initiated by the NPP open letter in 2022 and actioned by the WMF Moderator Tools Team in 2023, are ongoing. More information can be found here. As part of this work, the Special:NewPagesFeed now has a new version in beta! The update leaves the NewPagesFeed appearance and function mostly identical to the old one, but updates the underlying code, making it easier to maintain and helping make sure the extension is not decommissioned due to maintenance issues in the future. You can try out the new Special:NewPagesFeed here - it will replace the current version soon.

Notability tip: Professors can meet WP:PROF #1 by having their academic papers be widely cited by their peers. When reviewing professor articles, it is a good idea to find their Google Scholar or Scopus profile and take a look at their h-index and number of citations. As a very rough rule of thumb, for most fields, articles on people with a h-index of twenty or more, a first-authored paper with more than a thousand citations, or multiple papers each with more than a hundred citations are likely to be kept at AfD.

Reviewing tip: If you would like like a second opinion on your reviews or simply want another new page reviewer by your side when patrolling, we recommend pair reviewing! This is where two reviewers use Discord voice chat and screen sharing to communicate with each other while reviewing the same article simultaneously. This is a great way to learn and transfer knowledge.

Reminders:

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #128 is out: Serializers and deserializers for types

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, Denny introduces a discussion about how to make types easier to use, by discussing serializers and deserializers, and their role in Wikifunctions.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 16:47, 29 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – September 2023

News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2023).

Guideline and policy news

  • An RfC is open regarding amending the paid-contribution disclosure policy to add the following text: Any administrator soliciting clients for paid Wikipedia-related consulting or advising services not covered by other paid-contribution rules must disclose all clients on their userpage.

Technical news

  • Administrators can now choose to add the user's user page to their watchlist when changing the usergroups for a user. This works both via Special:UserRights and via the API. (T272294)

Arbitration

Miscellaneous


Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #129 is out: Arguments made easier

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we discuss the recent improvements that made it easy to reference arguments in functions.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 13:58, 5 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #130 is out: Running on WebAssembly

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we discuss our decision of rewriting the evaluator encapsulation service, in order to make it run on WebAssembly.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 13:31, 27 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

November Articles for creation backlog drive

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #131 is out: Python on WebAssembly; Improved Object selector; Next volunteer's corner

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we discuss our latest technical improvements on Wikifunctions.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Also, we remind you that if you have questions or ideas to discuss, the next Volunteers' Corner will be held on November 13, at 18:30 UTC (link to the meeting).

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 12:16, 6 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – November 2023

News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2023).

Administrator changes

added 0xDeadbeef
readded Tamzin
removed Dennis Brown

Interface administrator changes

added Pppery
removed

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

Arbitration

  • Eligible editors are invited to self-nominate themselves from 12 November 2023 until 21 November 2023 to stand in the 2023 Arbitration Committee elections.
  • Xaosflux, RoySmith and Cyberpower678 have been appointed to the Electoral Commission for the 2023 Arbitration Committee Elections. BusterD is the reserve commissioner.
  • Following a motion, the contentious topic designation of Prem Rawat has been struck. Actions previously taken using this contentious topic designation are still in force.
  • Following several motions, multiple topic areas are no longer designated as a contentious topic. These contentious topic designations were from the Editor conduct in e-cigs articles, Liancourt Rocks, Longevity, Medicine, September 11 conspiracy theories, and Shakespeare authorship question cases.
  • Following a motion, remedies 3.1 (All related articles under 1RR whenever the dispute over naming is concerned), 6 (Stalemate resolution) and 30 (Administrative supervision) of the Macedonia 2 case have been rescinded.
  • Following a motion, remedy 6 (One-revert rule) of the The Troubles case has been amended.
  • An arbitration case named Industrial agriculture has been opened. Evidence submissions in this case close 8 November.

Miscellaneous


Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #132 is out: Wikifunctions, the library of functions that anyone can use and edit

Wikifunctions can now be edited by anyone!

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we finally announce that Wikifunctions is on general availability, and that functions can be run also by non-logged in users!

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Also, we remind you that if you have questions or ideas to discuss, the next Volunteers' Corner will be held on November 13, at 18:30 UTC (link to the meeting).

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 09:50, 10 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #133 is out: What types next?

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we discuss which new types of functions should we support and the latest changes to the software.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 15:10, 18 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Books & Bytes – Issue 59

The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 59, September – October 2023

  • Spotlight: Introducing a repository of anti-disinformation projects
  • Tech tip: Library access methods

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #134 is out: Welcome, Grace and Miguel! Appointing Functioneers now by community

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we present two new members of the team, we discuss the latest changes in software, and we announce that Functioneer right will be now assigned by the community.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Also, we remind you that if you have questions or ideas to discuss, the next Volunteers' Corner will be held on December 4, at 18:30 UTC (link to the meeting).

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 12:01, 1 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #135 is out: Announcing Wikifunctions on the Wikimedia Foundation blog. Looking for feedback on the Function page proposal

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we present the latest blogpost about us on WMF blog, and we invite you to share your feedback at the Wikifunctions' Project chat on the new proposed designs for the Function page.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 19:06, 7 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

White Witch and Peter Schakel

WP:ELPOINTS does not provide authority for linking to an external site simply to identify a person. Per WP:BRD you should not have reverted my reversion, but should have opened a discussion on the talk page. Please revert your reversion and if you still want to follow this, open a discussion on the talk page. -- Elphion (talk) 19:10, 7 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Elphion Will revert and discuss. (Never personally certain about WP:BRD as attempts often end in silence. Wakelamp d[@-@]b (talk) 20:02, 7 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
See my response at White Witch. IMHO, WP:BRD is worth the effort to keep WP on an even keel. If silence is the result, well, "Silence gives consent". After a decent pause, append a paragraph noting the silence and reinstate the disputed edit. -- Elphion (talk) 17:36, 8 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – December 2023

News and updates for administrators from the past month (November 2023).

Guideline and policy news

Arbitration

  • Following a motion, the Extended Confirmed Restriction has been amended, removing the allowance for non-extended-confirmed editors to post constructive comments on the "Talk:" namespace. Now, non-extended-confirmed editors may use the "Talk:" namespace solely to make edit requests related to articles within the topic area, provided that their actions are not disruptive.
  • The Arbitration Committee has announced a call for Checkusers and Oversighters, stating that it will currently be accepting applications for CheckUser and/or Oversight permissions at any point in the year.
  • Eligible users are invited to vote on candidates for the Arbitration Committee until 23:59 December 11, 2023 (UTC). Candidate statements can be seen here.

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #136 is out: Looking back at 2023

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we look back at all the accomplishments that we achieved in 2023 and we thank you all for your help in achieving them. Also, we take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

This will be the last newsletter for 2023, so see you again in 2024!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 11:49, 15 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Scripts++ Newsletter – Issue 23

Happy birthday!

Happy Birthday!

Administrators' newsletter – January 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (December 2023).

Arbitration

Miscellaneous


Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #137 is out: Introducing our first new type: Lists

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we introduce our newest and much requested type of function, list. Also, we take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Also, we remind you that if you have questions or ideas to discuss, the next Volunteers' Corner will be held on January 8, at 18:30 UTC (link to the meeting).

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 10:37, 5 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #138 is out: The Joy of Collaboration; Introducing the Function of the Week: reverse string

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we present you an essay from Denny and we introduce a new section of the newsletter, dedicated to the "function of the week". Also, we take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

We also wanted to note that we are in the process of moving the Updates from Meta to Wikifunctions. We'll keep you updated about it.

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 12:27, 12 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #139 is out: Refreshing the Function page; Function of the Week: ROT13

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we announce a redesign and rewrite of the Function page and we present our first "function of the week". Also, we take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 12:05, 19 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Books & Bytes – Issue 60

The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 60, November – December 2023

  • Three new partners
  • Google Scholar integration
  • How to track partner suggestions

Read the full newsletter

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #140 is out: Getting debug information from code; Function of the Week: Wrap string

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we discuss debugging in implementations and we present our new "function of the week". Also, we take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 10:54, 26 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – February 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2024).

CheckUser changes

removed Wugapodes

Interface administrator changes

removed

Guideline and policy news

  • An RfC about increasing the inactivity requirement for Interface administrators is open for feedback.

Technical news

  • Pages that use the JSON contentmodel will now use tabs instead of spaces for auto-indentation. This will significantly reduce the page size. (T326065)

Arbitration

  • Following a motion, the Arbitration Committee adopted a new enforcement restriction on January 4, 2024, wherein the Committee may apply the 'Reliable source consensus-required restriction' to specified topic areas.
  • Community feedback is requested for a draft to replace the "Information for administrators processing requests" section at WP:AE.

Miscellaneous


Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #141 is out: The Igbo Imperative!

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we focus on language functions in Igbo, a language spoken by more than 44 million people in South-Eastern Nigeria. Also, we take a look at the latest software developments.

Starting from this issue, the status updates will be hosted on Wikifunctions, instead of Meta. One more step towards maturation of the project!

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive (on Meta)!

Also, we remind you that if you have questions or ideas to discuss, the next Volunteers' Corner will be held on February 5, at 18:30 UTC (link to the meeting).

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 09:14, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

section you deleted on nigerian fraud

probably not the right place to do this but, when you removed this section on the page for hushpuppi https://en.m.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Hushpuppi&diff=prev&oldid=1170062363 it got reversed 10 days later anonymously, and there's a near identical piece for ibrahim magu. these are really confusing passages summarizing academic papers from the same two people and are very out of place. seems to be added originally by Wadada007 72.78.180.9 (talk) 03:10, 5 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #142 is out: Quarterly planning. Thank you, Nick! Function of the Week: is permutation

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we discuss about the results of our last internal planning meeting, whose objective was to define what we will work on in this quarter. Also, we take a look at the latest changes in the team and the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive on Wikifunctions and also on Meta.

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 16:22, 8 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #143 is out: Fix-it week

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we take a look at the latest software developments, after our monthly "fix-it week", where we work on technical debt and other issues that pile up in our daily work.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive on Wikifunctions and also on Meta.

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 18:19, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #144 is out: Updating the function model

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we present the new documentation about our function model and we take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 09:55, 23 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Scripts++ Newsletter – Issue 24

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #145 is out: Type proposal for natural numbers

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we discuss our progresses with the new natural numbers type, we talk about events we are taking part to, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Also, we remind you that if you have questions or ideas to discuss, the next Volunteers' Corner will be held on March 4, at 18:30 UTC (link to the meeting).

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 11:40, 1 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – March 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2024).

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • The mobile site history pages now use the same HTML as the desktop history pages. (T353388)

Miscellaneous


Books & Bytes – Issue 61

The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 61, January – February 2024

  • Bristol University Press and British Online Archives now available
  • 1Lib1Ref results

Read the full newsletter

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #146 is out: Introducing our second new type: Natural numbers

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we discuss the launch of the new natural numbers type, we talk about events we are taking part to, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 13:58, 8 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #147 is out: On identity

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we discuss the notion of identity and present our latest document about how we represent it, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 15:27, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #148 is out: On the way to internationalizing numbers

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we discuss our progresses with the implementation of renderers and parsers for natural numbers, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 14:11, 22 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #149 is out: Creating tests is now much easier!

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we discuss our progresses with tests and how it is easier to make them, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 12:22, 29 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – April 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2024).

Administrator changes

removed

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • The Toolforge Grid Engine services have been shut down after the final migration process from Grid Engine to Kubernetes. (T313405)

Arbitration

Miscellaneous

  • Editors are invited to sign up for The Core Contest, an initiative running from April 15 to May 31, which aims to improve vital and other core articles on Wikipedia.

New Pages Patrol newsletter April 2024

Hello Wakelamp,

New Page Review queue January to March 2024

Backlog update: The October drive reduced the article backlog from 11,626 to 7,609 and the redirect backlog from 16,985 to 6,431! Congratulations to Schminnte, who led with over 2,300 points.

Following that, New Page Patrol organized another backlog drive for articles in January 2024. The January drive started with 13,650 articles and reduced the backlog to 7,430 articles. Congratulations to JTtheOG, who achieved first place with 1,340 points in this drive.

Looking at the graph, it seems like backlog drives are one of the only things keeping the backlog under control. Another backlog drive is being planned for May. Feel free to participate in the May backlog drive planning discussion.

It's worth noting that both queues are gradually increasing again and are nearing 14,034 articles and 22,540 redirects. We encourage you to keep contributing, even if it's just a single patrol per day. Your support is greatly appreciated!

2023 Awards

Onel5969 won the 2023 cup with 17,761 article reviews last year - that's an average of nearly 50/day. There was one Platinum Award (10,000+ reviews), 2 Gold Awards (5000+ reviews), 6 Silver (2000+), 8 Bronze (1000+), 30 Iron (360+) and 70 more for the 100+ barnstar. Hey man im josh led on redirect reviews by clearing 36,175 of them. For the full details, see the Awards page and the Hall of Fame. Congratulations everyone for their efforts in reviewing!

WMF work on PageTriage: The WMF Moderator Tools team and volunteer software developers deployed the rewritten NewPagesFeed in October, and then gave the NewPagesFeed a slight visual facelift in November. This concludes most major work to Special:NewPagesFeed, and most major work by the WMF Moderator Tools team, who wrapped up their major work on PageTriage in October. The WMF Moderator Tools team and volunteer software developers will continue small work on PageTriage as time permits.

Recruitment: A couple of the coordinators have been inviting editors to become reviewers, via mass-messages to their talk pages. If you know someone who you'd think would make a good reviewer, then a personal invitation to them would be great. Additionally, if there are Wikiprojects that you are active on, then you can add a post there asking participants to join NPP. Please be careful not to double invite folks that have already been invited.

Reviewing tip: Reviewers who prefer to patrol new pages within their most familiar subjects can use the regularly updated NPP Browser tool.

Reminders:

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:27, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #150 is out: Product Update on Diff and Upcoming API Improvements

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we discuss our latest blog post on Diff, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Also, we remind you that if you have questions or ideas to discuss, the next Volunteers' Corner will be held on April 8, at 22:30 UTC (link to the meeting).

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 10:23, 4 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #151 is out: New API for calling Wikifunctions and celebrating 1000 functions

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we discuss the new API for calling Wikifunctions, we celebrate our first 1,000 functions, and we take a look at the latest software developments. Also, there's a job opening for joining our team!

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive.

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 09:57, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

New page patrol May 2024 Backlog drive

New Page Patrol | May 2024 Articles Backlog Drive
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Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #152 is out: Welcome, Sharvani!

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we welcome a new member of the team and we take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive.

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 17:14, 22 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Books & Bytes – Issue 62

The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 62, March – April 2024

  • IEEE and Haaretz now available
  • Let's Connect Clinics about The Wikipedia Library
  • Spotlight and Wikipedia Library tips

Read the full newsletter

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team --11:02, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – May 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2024).

Administrator changes

readded Nyttend
removed

Bureaucrat changes

removed Nihonjoe

CheckUser changes

readded Joe Roe

Oversight changes

removed GeneralNotability

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • Partial action blocks are now in effect on the English Wikipedia. This means that administrators have the ability to restrict users from certain actions, including uploading files, moving pages and files, creating new pages, and sending thanks. T280531

Arbitration

Miscellaneous


Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #153 is out: Team meeting and Quarterly plan

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we discuss the results of our team meeting held in San Francisco, USA, as well as presenting the objectives that we will pursue in the next months.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive.

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 12:57, 4 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Next Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Volunteer's Corner is on May 6

We remind you that if you have questions or ideas to discuss, the next Volunteers' Corner will be held on May 6, at 17:30 UTC (link to the meeting).

Apologies for the reaching out to you with a separate message.

See you at the meeting! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 13:12, 4 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #154 is out: Flagship type for enumerations: Months of the Gregorian calendar

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we discuss our first proposal for a new type for enumerations and we take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive.

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 12:22, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #155 is out: Call for Functions: Spell out the number!

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we call on you to help us doing new language functions about numbers and we also take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive.

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 18:01, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #156 is out: New type - Gregorian calendar months

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we announce our initial enumeration Type, Gregorian calendar months, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive.

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 12:18, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #157 is out: A single singular or a plurality of plurals?

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we discuss the various implications of linguistic functions about singulars and plurals, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Also, we remind you that if you have questions or ideas to discuss, the next Volunteers' Corner will be held on June 3, at 17:30 UTC (link to the meeting).

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 12:17, 31 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – June 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2024).

Administrator changes

readded Graham Beards
removed

Bureaucrat changes

removed

Oversight changes

removed Dreamy Jazz

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • The Nuke feature, which enables administrators to mass delete pages, will now correctly delete pages which were moved to another title. T43351

Arbitration

Miscellaneous


Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #158 is out: New Type: Sign

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we introduce a new enumeration type, Sign, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

We are also looking for feedback for our next new types. See the announcement at the Project Chat for more information.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 11:59, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #159 is out: New Type: Igbo calendar months

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we introduce a new enumeration type, this time for the thirteen months of the Igbo calendar, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 16:21, 14 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #160 is out: New Type: Integers

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we are happy to announce that we introduced another new type, integers, that will increase our coverage of mathematical functions. Moreover, we take a look at the (many!) software developments we introduced in the last week.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 11:07, 21 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #161 is out: Welcome, Daphne!

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we welcome a new member of the team, we ask for feedback about our "About" widget designs, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Also, we remind you that if you have questions or ideas to discuss, the next Volunteers' Corner will be held on July 1, at 17:30 UTC (link to the meeting).

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 13:20, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #162 is out: Quarterly planning

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we present our objectives and lines of work for this quarter, we remember to give your feedback about our "About" widget designs, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Also, we remind you that if you have questions or ideas to discuss, the next Volunteers' Corner will be held on July 8, at 17:30 UTC (link to the meeting).

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 12:59, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – July 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2024).

Administrator changes

added
removed

Technical news

Miscellaneous


Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #163 is out: Type proposals for accessing Lexemes

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we discuss our current draft about Type proposals for accessing Lexemes, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 10:21, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]