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I was writing this stuff about Sylver Mcqueen and it was all true and his fella said it was "unsourced" can u block him please Pdineen03 (talk) 12:16, 18 July 2018 (UTC)
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Recent changes
When you log in to your account you can choose to keep being logged in. This checkbox now works better than before on the mobile version for users without JavaScript. [1]
Wikis that use Citoid can automatically generate citations for Swedish news sites. This only works in the visual editor. This now works for Swedish public service radio. More will come. Others could use this to add news sites in other languages in the future. [2]
Editors can do max 90 edits per minute. This is new since last month. This does not affect bots or administrators. [3]
Changes later this week
The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 24 July. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 25 July. It will be on all wikis from 26 July (calendar).
Meetings
You can join the technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers can ask for advice. The meeting will be on 25 July at 15:00 (UTC). See how to join.
Per RD2, could you please delete revisions from 20:21, 25 July 2018 ([4]) to revision at 07:25, 26 July 2018 ([5]), due to a disgusting "joke" put in by IP going by User:129.126.32.109 and User:72.168.144.193. TedEdwards12:52, 26 July 2018 (UTC)
Thanks for deleting those revisions. I've found a revision from 9 July on the same page. Would you mind deleting that revision as well under the same criterion please. TedEdwards23:23, 26 July 2018 (UTC)
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The design on Special:Log has changed. It will change again soon. Developers are working on fixing problems. [6]
Problems
Deployment of 1.32.0-wmf.13 has been partially delayed. All deployments have been resumed and successfully done after bug fixes. [7][8]
Deployment of 1.32.0-wmf.14 has been partially delayed. [9][10]
Changes later this week
The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 31 July. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 1 August. It will be on all wikis from 2 August (calendar).
Meetings
You can join the next meeting with the Editing team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on 31 July at 18:30 (UTC). See how to join.
You can join the technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers can ask for advice. The meeting will be on 1 August at 15:00 (UTC) as well as at 23:00 (UTC). See how to join.
This is Jrock16. I wrote the entire plot of this film myself and although I have no trouble with a few alterations to help the plot. This latest version is missing some key points that have been edited out and frankly when you read it, it doesn’t enirely make sense and not completely accurate to the real story. This is why I keep reverting to my preferred version, because i feel it’s more accurate and faithful to the story. Jrock16 (talk) 14:21, 30 July 2018 (UTC)
Hi, I believe your edits are being reverted because they're expanding the plot over the limit set at WP:FILMPLOT:
Plot summaries for feature films should be between 400 and 700 words. The summary should not exceed the range unless the film's structure is unconventional, such as Pulp Fiction or Memento's non-linear storylines, or unless the plot is too complicated to summarize in this range.
@Jrock16: It is of some significance that you acknowledge here that you understand WP:Filmplot as mentioned by JuneGloom07 above. If you do not understand it, then you may ask either June or 5Albert to explain it here since they are both experienced editors. Since you appear not to answer Talk on your Talk page it is somewhat significant that you make some acknowledgement here that you understand the request that is being made. JohnWickTwo (talk) 20:08, 30 July 2018 (UTC)
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The MediaWiki version that was released two weeks ago was late to some Wikimedia wikis. This was because of bugs. It was on all wikis 30 July. [12][13]
Changes later this week
The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 7 August. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 8 August. It will be on all wikis from 9 August.
Meetings
You can join the next meeting with the Editing team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on 7 August at 18:30 (UTC). See how to join.
You can join the technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers can ask for advice. The meeting will be on 8 August at 15:00 (UTC). See how to join.
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Recent changes
CSS in templates can now be stored in a separate page on all wikis. This is called TemplateStyles. This is to make it easier to edit how templates look. [14]
Changes later this week
There is no new MediaWiki version this week.
Meetings
You can join the next meeting with the Editing team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on 14 August at 18:30 (UTC). See how to join.
You can join the technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers can ask for advice. The meeting will be on 15 August at 15:00 (UTC). See how to join.
Future changes
The developers are planning more ways to block users. This could be blocking someone from just a page or a namespace. You can read more. You can leave feedback on the talk page. [15]
--Walkerbull (talk) 13:01, 15 August 2018 (UTC)
Could you please delete my revision history on my sandbox page? Is this possible? I've been using the sandbox for things I probably should have and am wondering whether it should be redacted. It doesn't contribute to the community and I want it deleted from my revision history.
Hello and welcome to the August 2018 GOCE newsletter. Thanks to everyone who participated in the Guild's June election; your new and returning coordinators are listed below. The next election will occur in December 2018; all Wikipedia editors in good standing may take part.
Our June blitz focused on Requests and articles tagged for copy edit in October 2017. Of the eleven people who signed up, eight editors recorded a total of 28 copy edits, including 3 articles of more than 10,000 words. Complete results, including barnstars awarded, are available here.
Thanks to everyone who participated in the July drive. Of the seventeen people who signed up, thirteen editors completed 194 copy edits, successfully removing all articles tagged in the last three months of 2017. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are here.
The August blitz will run for one week, from 19 to 25 August. Sign up now!
Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators, Reidgreg, Baffle gab1978, Jonesey95, Miniapolis and Tdslk.
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Changes later this week
The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 21 August. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 22 August. It will be on all wikis from 23 August (calendar).
Meetings
You can join the technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers can ask for advice. The meeting will be on 22 August at 15:00 (UTC). See how to join.
Future changes
The 2018 Community Wishlist Survey begins on 29 October. The survey decides what the Community Tech team will work on. You can post proposals from 29 October to 11 November. You can vote on proposals from 16 November to 30 November.
Legacy JavaScript global variables have been deprecated for seven years. They will soon be removed from all wikis. Gadgets and scripts that use them will stop working. You can test your community's gadgets on "group0" wikis. For example Test Wikipedia or mediawiki.org. The legacy JavaScript global variables are already disabled there. You can read the migration guide to fix old scripts. [16]
Well, checkuser just says whether multiple accounts used the same IP address. The appellant claims that multiple people use that same address (that would certainly be true in my home). ~Anachronist (talk) 22:07, 20 August 2018 (UTC)
Going on the behavioural evidence, it looks like the same person. If not then they're probably related. Regardless, I still cannot re-open the UTRS appeal and as a result I cannot send the appeal to the CheckUser queue.--5 albert square (talk) 03:42, 21 August 2018 (UTC)
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Recent changes
You can now see moved paragraphs in diffs in the mobile view. It also works on all languages in the desktop view. [17]
Bureaucrats on all Wikimedia wikis can now remove the interface admin user right. [18]
Problems
Some diffs show lines in the wrong order. The developers are working on fixing it. [19]
Changes later this week
The message you see when you thank a user will change. This is to make it easier to understand. [20]
AWB will stop adding using AWB in the edit summary. Instead it will add a tag that says AWB. [21]
Some abuse filter variables have changed. They are now easier to understand for non-experts. The old variables will still work but filter editors are encouraged to replace them with the new ones. You can find the list of changed variables on mediawiki.org. They have a note which says Deprecated. Use ... instead. An example is article_text which is now page_title. [22]
Abuse filters can now use how old a page is. The variable is page_age. [23]
The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 28 August. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 29 August. It will be on all wikis from 30 August (calendar).
Meetings
You can join the next meeting with the Editing team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are the most important. The meeting will be on 28 August at 18:30 (UTC). See how to join.
You can join the technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers can ask for advice. The meeting will be on 29 August at 15:00 (UTC). See how to join.
Future changes
Because of a data centre test you will be able to read but not edit the wikis for up to an hour on 12 September and 10 October. This will start at 14:00 (UTC). You might lose edits if you try to save during this time. The time when you can't edit might be shorter than an hour. You can read more about this.
