Jump to content

User talk:1997kB

Page contents not supported in other languages.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Cabayi (talk | contribs) at 11:47, 28 December 2019 (→spi: ta). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Archives: 2017 • 2018
The Signpost
18 November 2024

User:1997kB/Userpage/Modules/File

Help

Can I ask you to review my article which is in the draft? Thanks!Hispring (talk) 18:03, 27 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hispring, Hi I'm not reviewing drafts these days due to short amount of time. Please wait until someone else picks it. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 02:59, 30 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Archiving on WP:CHUS

Hi here. As per K6ka complaint in my talk page, we should not archive less than 24-hour requests. Also, the maximum size of archive page is 75K (be consistent to bot). So I have moved back to 237, cheers Hhkohh (talk) 02:00, 30 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hhkohh Thanks for the note. Have a good day! ‐‐1997kB (talk) 03:04, 30 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 31 January 2019

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:49, 31 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

SPI clerk

Hi 1997kB, I just wanted to confirm that you were still interested in being a SPI clerk. If so, BU Rob13 and myself can help train you. Thanks. TonyBallioni (talk) 16:35, 26 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@TonyBallioni: Yeah I'm still interested. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 16:58, 26 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Cool. I’ll create a training subpage for you and update the clerks list, etc. later today/this week. Thanks for volunteering :) TonyBallioni (talk) 17:04, 26 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]
See User:1997kB/Training. TonyBallioni (talk) 21:06, 26 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 28 February 2019

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:15, 28 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Scripts++ Newsletter – Issue 3

News and updates associated with user scripts from the past month (February 2019).

Hello everyone and welcome to the third issue of the Wikipedia Scripts++ Newsletter:

Abelmoschus Esculentus' User Scripts

Dear all. Recently, our community lost a dedicated user, Abelmoschus Esculentus (talk). Among their projects were a number of user scripts that they left behind. I (DannyS712) have copied the scripts, and have taken over maintaining them. You currently import one or more of Abelmoschus Esculentus' scripts, and I thought that you might want to import a maintained version. Links to each script are provided below.

If you have any questions, please reach out and talk to me. --DannyS712 (talk) 00:30, 4 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Please participate to the talk pages consultation

Hello

Our team at the Wikimedia Foundation is working on a project to improve the ease-of-use and productivity of wiki talk pages. As a Teahouse host, I can imagine you’ve run into challenges explaining talk pages to first-time participants.

We want all contributors to be able to talk to each other on the wikis – to ask questions, to resolve differences, to organize projects and to make decisions. Communication is essential for the depth and quality of our content, and the health of our communities. We're currently leading a global consultation on how to improve talk pages, and we're looking for people that can report on their experiences using (or helping other people to use) wiki talk pages. We'd like to invite you to participate in the consultation, and invite new users to join too.

We thank you in advance for your participation and your help.

Trizek (WMF), 08:37, 11 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Please participate to the talk pages consultation - link update

The previous message about the talk pages consultation has a broken link.

The correct link has been misinterpreted by the MassMessage tool. Please use the following link: Wikipedia:Talk pages consultation 2019.

Sorry for the inconvenience, Trizek (WMF), 08:48, 11 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

made u a brownie

hope u like it Person63 (talk) 03:50, 14 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Person63, Happy editing! :) ‐‐1997kB (talk) 10:02, 18 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Scripts++ Newsletter – Issue 4

News and updates associated with user scripts from the past month (March 2019).

Hello everyone and welcome to the fourth issue of the new Wikipedia Scripts++ Newsletter:

Miscellaneous


Enjoy your April Fool's, --DannyS712 (talk) 18:43, 30 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 31 March 2019

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:02, 31 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

What's with your user page?

"The page cannot be found," etc. I thought it was an April Fools Day prank at first, but having checked the history, it shows that it goes back years. Why is that? Woshiyiweizhongguoren (🇨🇳) 22:20, 1 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Woshiyiweizhongguoren: Heh, yeah it was April fool day prank. It's normal now. As you can see here it automatically changes on 1 April, so that's why I haven't edited it in years. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 00:16, 2 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Well, I guess it worked. Woshiyiweizhongguoren (🇨🇳) 10:56, 2 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I created an article, could you please review when you have time?

Hi I've created article Zamindars of Bihar but it has yet to be patrolled yet. When you have time could you please take a look? Thank you very much.Monkey607 (talk) 14:56, 7 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) I've done it for you Monkey, good job on the article. It's researched well, and the prose is great! I've rated it as C-Class. Good job! The Duke 18:32, 8 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Multiple redirections listed at Redirects for discussion

An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirects User:Philip J Fry/Bajo las riendas del amor, User talk:Philip J Fry/Bajo las riendas del amor, User:Philip J Fry/Despertar contigo, User:Philip J Fry/Hasta que te conocí, User:Philip J Fry/La piloto, User:Philip J Fry/List of Sin senos sí hay paraíso characters, User:Philip J Fry/Sueño de amor (2016 telenovela) and User:Philip J Fry/Vas A Querer Volver. Since you had some involvement with the User:Philip J Fry/Bajo las riendas del amor, User talk:Philip J Fry/Bajo las riendas del amor, User:Philip J Fry/Despertar contigo, User:Philip J Fry/Hasta que te conocí, User:Philip J Fry/La piloto, User:Philip J Fry/List of Sin senos sí hay paraíso characters, User:Philip J Fry/Sueño de amor (2016 telenovela) and User:Philip J Fry/Vas A Querer Volver redirects, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you wish to do so. 45.224.108.254 22:05, 8 April 2019 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 45.224.108.254 (talk) [reply]

Need your attention on an Article

Hello sir, Good evening, I need your attention because of an important article Dabangg 3.. please do consider my request if possible... Thanks AR.Dmg (talk) 12:01, 9 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!

Just wanted to thank you for changing my username, have a cupcake lol BenevolentBeast (talk) 20:11, 14 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Yum.
Your welcome BenevolentBeast and thanks for cupcake. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 10:17, 17 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you

Dear 1887kB, thank you for your help to change my Username. Now, let's get back to work. A lot to contribute! Regards, Isik (talk) 10:39, 20 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Isik: (talk page stalker) 1887? --DannyS712 (talk) 10:39, 20 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Right. Sorry, it was a moment of jubilation. I apologize and correct myself: "Dear 1997kB". Cheers.Isik (talk) 10:41, 20 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Isik No problem, happy to help. Welcome back! ‐‐1997kB (talk) 11:37, 20 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Please example?

[1]? Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 05:39, 21 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Okay I see the note here... Just explain when you are done. Best Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 05:41, 21 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
done see SPI. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 05:55, 21 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Messages

You have new messages in your talk page of your Wikimedia account. Please see it [2] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.237.209.4 (talk) 22:46, 26 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Both request has already been approved. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 00:38, 27 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Scripts++ Newsletter – Issue 5

News and updates associated with user scripts from the past month (April 2019). Hello everyone and welcome to the 5th issue of the Wikipedia Scripts++ Newsletter:

Until next month, --DannyS712 (talk) 00:22, 30 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 30 April 2019

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:36, 30 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

No access to desired account for usurpation

You told me to sign on the usurpation thread but I cannot because I don't have the account. What do I do? --Aleccat 09:09, 4 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Aleccat, Well I thought you have access, in that case we have to just wait for 7 days as per standard procedure. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 13:23, 4 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks much. --Jezebelle 18:45, 4 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Any thoughts...

Working on Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Ekamror I bumped into an article one of the WP:SPAs had created which was later re-created by you. Just a courtesy ping in case you have any insights. Thanks, Cabayi (talk) 14:41, 21 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Cabayi, Doesn't looks the same guy, but these could be bunch of people who knows each other. This caste topic is controversial among people in Ror community (especially in election times, which is now), thus many people are coming to edit this article. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 15:04, 21 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I'm back

No, i decided to come back. FizzFire (talk) 03:23, 30 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

FizzFire, Alright I'll cancel the request. Welcome back! ‐‐1997kB (talk) 03:26, 30 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 31 May 2019

* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:10, 31 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

WP:CHU

There is no global account for "ASap". Please consider approving as this is my real name in simple and anonymous form. andy-ch (talk) 14:00, 31 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

ASap,  Done ‐‐1997kB (talk) 16:48, 31 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Scripts++ Newsletter – Issue 6

News and updates associated with user scripts from the past month (May 2019).

Hello everyone and welcome to the 6th issue of the Wikipedia Scripts++ Newsletter:

Enjoy your summer, --DannyS712 (talk) 23:44, 31 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Moves without redirect

Take note that, as a global rollbacker, you are required to only use the ... suppressredirect function[] on the English Wikipedia in the context of counter-vandalism efforts per Wikipedia:Global rights policy. Moves like Special:Redirect/logid/99332826 and Special:Redirect/logid/99024532 are clearly not related to counter-vandalism efforts and are therefore in violation of this policy. * Pppery * it has begun... 01:46, 4 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Pppery, Thanks for the note. That SPI, draft and few other userspace moves (to fix some rename conflict) were the only place I used it. I thought in such maintenance tasks there's no issue to use as I was being little lazy to ping a page mover. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 15:02, 4 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

More manda 1993

have fun with that lot, he is back almost every week or more frequently now, and the whole cu and spi process is so slow he goes and joins in.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/FIMESTPI I am tired of the incessant nature of it all, it is relentless... JarrahTree 09:24, 11 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for following the correct procedures - it is always good to see some common sense in the face of madness JarrahTree 10:27, 11 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Your welcome.. and thanks for reporting. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 10:38, 11 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
you just have to get used to some bizarre socks at times, it can be quite weird space... take it easy and hope it all goes well for you JarrahTree 12:45, 11 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Scripts++ Newsletter – Issue 7

News and updates associated with user scripts from the past month (June 2019).

Hello everyone and welcome to the 7th issue of the Wikipedia Scripts++ Newsletter:

Miscellaneous


Having published 6 issues of this newsletter, I decided it was time to move it out from my user space. It is now located at Wikipedia:Scripts++. Thanks, --DannyS712 (talk) 11:45, 30 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Help with name change needed

Hi User:1997kB, I just read your message on my talk page, "A renamer or clerk has responded to your username change request, but requires clarification before moving forward. Please follow up at your username change request entry as soon as possible.". I clicked on the request but it seems it's not there any more at WP:CHU. Also see in my notifications that you asked me a question but it's not there any more either, I imagine I missed it. Can you help? Thx Myciel (talk) 13:53, 1 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Myciel, Yeah I asked whether you own the Stansfield account. If you own then there's a possibility that we can merge your contributions from plwiki with enwiki. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 14:01, 1 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, thanks. Yes, indeed, that is my account on PL wikipedia. I didn't realise it's possible to merge them, that would indeed be perfect, thank you! Anything I need to do? ‐‐Myciel (talk) 16:51, 1 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Myciel, Yes, for that you need to request on meta and comment with both accounts to confirm. Also just to aware you that you will lost 5 contributions on plwiki of this account. Also which username you want to keep in last: Myciel or Stansfield? ‐‐1997kB (talk) 00:08, 2 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, seems complicated but I'll try. I'd like to keep Stansfield. Thx Myciel (talk) 15:05, 2 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Myciel, You need to request at this page for this. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 00:26, 3 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
1997kB, back to you for support I'm afraid. I've spent the last couple of days trying to retrieve access to my old Stansfield account on PL wiki, but failed (reset the password before realising it could be sent to an old email address that doesn't exist any more). From what I read there's no way of accessing it any more now, but I read here that "Otherwise you will have to create a new account under a different username. After doing this, if a user page and user talk page were created for the old account, it is advisable to make them redirect to the equivalent pages for the new account. (To carry the content and history of these pages over to the new location, you can use the "move" function—contact an administrator if assistance is needed.)". So kind question to you is it really possible to move the history of that account to my current account, and can I still change the name of my current account to Stansfield (if I understand correctly the name is free globally, it was only used on the Polish wiki? really unclear on how that works). Thanks!! Myciel (talk) 13:07, 11 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Myciel, No its not free globally, that account itself is a global account. So the issue is that without access to Stansfield account rename can't be completed. Now one option is that you keep using this account (Myciel) and redirect userpages of Stansfield on plwiki to this account (contribs will still be on old account). Other option is that we can request a password reset of Stansfield account to developers (not sure they will do, but there seems to be a clear connection between both of your accounts) and then rename can be initiated. Please reply whichever option you like to go and then I can help you with that. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 13:56, 11 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry for the delay in replying 1997kB, vacation. Indeed the second option would be brilliant! Luckily, in earlier versions of my user page it had my full name (Mycielski, hence Myciel) and even linked to my Facebook, so pretty easy to verify the account is mine. Worst case scenario, even if they could check which email account the password reset link went to that could do the trick (managed to log into 3 of my high school-era accounts but didn't find it there). Again, I really appreciate your help!! --Myciel (talk) 14:01, 25 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Myciel, I have filled a password reset request. Please follow-up with staff at this link in case your input needs. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 14:52, 25 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Note: I've resetted the password. --Martin Urbanec (talk) 15:14, 26 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Myciel, Now you need to request at m:SRUC. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 15:17, 26 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, just figuring it out. I'm still unclear though, I have two accounts, Myciel and Stansfield. I want to have one global account with the name Stansfield, merging the other two. Which user name should be where (title/Old Username/New Username) and should I put something under "Previous renames" & "Stewards/Global renamers"? Also not sure how to sign it with both accounts (I confirm I have access to both now).. Sorry, hate feeling like a noob --Myciel (talk) 15:30, 26 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Myciel, If you want I can request it for you? ‐‐1997kB (talk) 15:50, 26 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Well that would of course be super helpful! Happy to sign with both accounts wherever needs to be signed. Thanks, owe you a virtual beer 1997kB --Myciel (talk) 16:11, 26 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Myciel, As you commenting here, make the comment with both account on request too. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 16:22, 26 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Done. --Myciel (talk) 17:48, 26 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Myciel, Please keep watching that page, we'll need your action once more after first rename. And thanks for the virtual beer. :) ‐‐1997kB (talk) 04:42, 27 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Changing username

Hello! I'm posting this message just to let you know that I have already chosen a new name and check if it is available. The new username is here. Thanks for your time! --Gab10 (talk) 13:51, 19 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

 renamed. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 14:00, 19 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

You've got a new mail!

Hello, 1997kB. Please check your email; you've got mail!
Message added 18:26, 31 July 2019 (UTC). 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.

Mediran (talk) 18:26, 31 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Apology

Sorry about that momentary block, it looked like a pagemove vandalism spree to my early morning eyes! Acroterion (talk) 11:05, 23 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. Happened many times over other wikis too. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 11:25, 23 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

British Sri Lankans

i was reading through the article British Sri Lankans. There was a factual mistake in two p-laces stating the the majority of the British Tamils are Christians. This is wrong and the vast majority of the British Tamils are Hindus with a minority christian population. I know this as I am a member of this community. Please keep my editing and do not restore it — Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.2.16.152 (talk) 11:03, 15 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@123.2.16.152: Hi, you didn't provided a reliable source for your changes. It doesn't matter you are the member of community or not, but whatever you add should have a reliable source by which it can be verified. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 11:31, 15 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Continuing further at User talk:123.2.16.152. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 11:34, 15 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Username policy

Regarding your question at WP:CHUS, WP:IMPERSONATE seems to recommend against it. Even with a disclaimer on the user's page, it seems disruptive, especially in this case, where it is so specific. I responded here instead of there because I don't want to (further) antagonize the user, who was previously uncivil with me. :( —[AlanM1(talk)]— 04:29, 23 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Global watchlist - Update 1

Updates associated with DannyS712's Global watchlist script:

General announcements
  • Management has migrated to phabricator; to report a bug or request a feature, please create a new task with the script's tag
  • Message translation has been reduced; for common messages that are already translated in mediawiki core, the system translations are used, in order to reduce duplication of efforts
Recent additions
  • New pages are shown at the start of a site's feed
  • Log entries are shown at the end of a site's feed
  • Basic validation has been added to user settings, applied before saving
  • Site validation has also been added; a site (excluding unique projects like wikidata, meta, commons, etc.) is considered to be valid if it is the form of "language.project", where both the language code and project name are valid. It does not, however, check that the actual site is valid; only that it could be. In other words, even though sco.wiktionary refers to a site that doesn't exist, it is considered valid, because sco is a valid language code (sco.wikipedia is a working site) and wiktionary is a valid project.
Announcements
  • BREAKING CHANGE: Backwards compatibility supporting the use of sites as *.*.org (like 'en.wikipedia.org' or 'meta.wikimedia.org'), deprecated in version 1.7.5, will be removed soon; all sites should now be saved as *.* (like 'de.wikinews' or 'fr.wikisource')
  • BREAKING CHANGE: Storing user sites as window.GlobalWatchlistSites, deprecated in version version 1.11.11, will be removed soon; all settings should be stored in the window.GlobalWatchlistConfig object
  • Both of these breaking changes will be implemented alongside version 4.0; until then, any use of the config page (m:Special:BlankPage/GlobalWatchlistConfig) will result in saving settings in the newest format
Next release

Version 4.0 should be released in around a week. It will include the new features mentioned above, as well as removal of backwards compatibility for settings and sites.

I've sent this first message to users that participated in the discussion at m:Community Wishlist Survey 2019/Watchlists/Revive Crosswatch tool or otherwise shown interest in the script. To subscribe or unsubscribe from future updates, see the distribution list.

Thanks, --DannyS712 (talk) 16:03, 5 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Global watchlist user script: About • Updates • Code

Question

Just wondering, but what is your time zone? Quahog (talk) (contributions) 14:58, 10 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Quahog: Yeah, I'm in South Asia. May I know why you asking that? ‐‐1997kB (talk) 15:28, 10 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
@1997kB: Just wondering, out of curiosity. Quahog (talk) (contributions) 16:26, 10 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Page is not showing on google

Dear sir, I created a page,The Game of Votes. But it is not showing on google.. What is the problem? Virenderthind2019 (talk) 03:39, 15 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) Virenderthind2019, Because it hasn't been reviewed yet. I've had a look and, for me, the sources which would establish that it passes the notability criteria of WP:NBOOK are concealed by the use of the following as sources:

  • the book's publisher - not independent
  • Amazon.com - it's a retail opportunity, not independent
  • Google Books - firstly it does nothing to show notability, they list everything, and secondly it's already accessible through the ISBN links in the infobox
  • Curious Reader - WP:UGC with a retail link
  • Indiatimes.com - once I'd archived it (they don't like Europeans reading their stuff it seems - GDPR) it was just a rehash of the dust jacket blurb - it's pretty damning if the reviewer hasn't got past the dust jacket and the foreword.
  • ptinews.com is a good source, so good that outlookindia.com, and deccanherald.com copied it word-for-word. That's one source, not three.
  • sentinelassam.com quotes the author and provides less than 50 words of their own. That's not an in depth review, or anything approaching it.
  • A twitter post by the author's friend - WP:UGC.
By my count, there was just one good source among the 11 in the article, which isn't enough for WP:NBOOK. Cabayi (talk) 07:26, 15 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Global watchlist - Update 2

Updates associated with DannyS712's Global watchlist script:

General notes
Recent additions
  • Site validation has been tightened. Previously, only the language code and project name had to be valid - now, they must be a valid combination (i.e. en.wikiversity exists, and so is valid, but sco.wikiversity is not valid, because no such wiki exists).
  • When the global watchlist feed is loading, an OOUI widget will be shown, rather than an animated gif.
  • An option has been added to no longer group edits to the same page. For now, this isn't very useful, since metadata for the edits (editor, summary, tags, etc.) are not yet shown, but they will be soon. Until then, ungrouped edits are treated the same as pages with only 1 edit - the minor and bot flags are displayed if applicable. If edits are grouped, the minor and bot flags are only shown if they apply to all of the edits.
Upcoming changes
  • Starting with version 5.0, there will be an option at the settings page to switch to and from a "stable" version of the script. When activated, the script import in your global.js should be replaced, and then the page refreshed with the new script loaded. The stable script will live at m:User:DannyS712/Global watchlist/stable.js, and will be updated with each full release. Otherwise, it shouldn't be edited, providing a version that is less prone to bugs as the script is developed.
Announcements
  • WARNING: Starting with version 5.1, the option to mark the pages of a site as seen be implemented using the entirewatchlist API option, rather than manually listing the titles. This is being done to simplify the implementation code. This will result in the same functionality as marking all pages as seen via Special:Watchlist (i.e. even if the page isn't visible due to your filter choices, it will still be marked as seen). If you would like to keep using the current method for a while, please switch to the stable branch.
Next release

Version 5.0 has just gone live. It includes the new features mentioned above.

To subscribe or unsubscribe from future updates, see the distribution list.

Thanks, --DannyS712 (talk) 22:43, 8 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Global watchlist user script: About • Updates • Code

Page mover granted

Hello, 1997kB. Your account has been granted the "extendedmover" user right, either following a request for it or demonstrating familiarity with working with article names and moving pages. You are now able to rename pages without leaving behind a redirect, move subpages when moving the parent page(s), and move category pages.

Please take a moment to review Wikipedia:Page mover for more information on this user right, especially the criteria for moving pages without leaving redirect. Please remember to follow post-move cleanup procedures and make link corrections where necessary, including broken double-redirects when suppressredirect is used. This can be done using Special:WhatLinksHere. It is also very important that no one else be allowed to access your account, so you should consider taking a few moments to secure your password. As with all user rights, be aware that if abused, or used in controversial ways without consensus, your page mover status can be revoked.

Useful links:

If you do not want the page mover right anymore, just let me know, and I'll remove it. Thank you, and happy editing! Salvio 11:33, 10 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom 2019 election voter message

Hello! Voting in the 2019 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23:59 on Monday, 2 December 2019. All eligible users are allowed to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2019 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. If you no longer wish to receive these messages, you may add {{NoACEMM}} to your user talk page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:21, 19 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Google Code-In 2019 is coming - please mentor some documentation tasks!

Hello,

Google Code-In, Google-organized contest in which the Wikimedia Foundation participates, starts in a few weeks. This contest is about taking high school students into the world of opensource. I'm sending you this message because you recently edited a documentation page at the English Wikipedia.

I would like to ask you to take part in Google Code-In as a mentor. That would mean to prepare at least one task (it can be documentation related, or something else - the other categories are Code, Design, Quality Assurance and Outreach) for the participants, and help the student to complete it. Please sign up at the contest page and send us your Google account address to google-code-in-admins@lists.wikimedia.org, so we can invite you in!

From my own experience, Google Code-In can be fun, you can make several new friends, attract new people to your wiki and make them part of your community.

If you have any questions, please let us know at google-code-in-admins@lists.wikimedia.org.

Thank you!

--User:Martin Urbanec (talk) 21:58, 23 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Slow renames

Hi. I noticed you recently placed by rename request on hold due to an issue with slow renames. Do you have any rough idea of when this issue will be resolved? Thanks. ElshadK (talk) 10:34, 14 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@ElshadK: There's no deadline. I have filed a task on phabricator but expect it to be resolved on Monday as devs doesn't work on weekends. Regards. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 10:37, 14 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Slow rename

Hi I requested for renaming my username and I was asked if I'm OK in using my real name as username. I don't know where to left the message so I'm putting it here. Yeah, I'm absolutely fine with that. I read the guideline which convinced me enough that for me using my real name won't be an issue. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nurulhuda859 (talk • contribs) 14:15, 14 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Nurulhuda859: Alright I will process your request as the issue with renames resolves. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 15:24, 14 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Username change

Hi, I requested for my username to be changed from Whjayg → LeQuattroStagioni. Until today, there is no feedback about it. May I know when will it be done? - Jay (talk) 13:08, 16 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Whjayg, See the above two discussion. Issue is still ongoing and as it's fixed those requests will be processed. ‐‐1997kB (talk) 13:38, 16 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Patrolling of articles

Hello! Colleague, could you please to patrol this and this articles? Thank you. — Green Zero обг 21:54, 23 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

spi

Could you take a look at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/संदेश हिवाळे please? I wasn't compelled by the first round of evidence (and nor was RoySmith) but, after an inconclusive CU (in a case where CU is kind of expected to be inconclusive), a second round of evidence has been presented by other users which points to activity on the Hindi & Marathi wikis, wikis where I'd be totally lost. A fresh pair of eyes from someone who can give some consideration to the evidence on the other wikis would be most welcome. Thanks, Cabayi (talk) 17:23, 26 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Cabayi, Looking at hiwiki/mrwiki contribs I can say for sure that this is the same user.
For eg.
  1. they have interest in same topics even xwiki (how many new editor have that, in my first year I didn't even knew that there are local languages wikis.),
  2. On mrwiki here Mahi added a youtube link and next day master account moved that link just above one line,
  3. On hiwiki here Mahi added content about movie on BR Ambedkar and then came back after half an hour with master account with alot of links. (and Mahi despite being a new user adding everything perfectly with not wiki-text errors on a wiki in their first few edits),
  4. Mahi created their first article on hiwiki with no errors (remember on same topic master is interested, and this article was also edited by master after few days. Same pattern on mrwiki, it could be coincident on one place but not this many times.),
  5. Even on enwiki their first edit was related to Savita Ambedkar (again perfectly wikified) - article which was heavily edited by master and socks.
Hope this helps! ‐‐1997kB (talk) 08:05, 28 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, that was exactly what I needed. Cabayi (talk) 11:47, 28 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=User_talk:1997kB&oldid=932822989"