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Support request with team editing experiment project
Dear tech ambassadors, instead of spamming the Village Pump of each Misplaced Pages about my tiny project proposal for researching team editing (see here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/Grants:IdeaLab/Research_team_editing), I have decided to leave to your own discretion if the matter is relevant enough to inform a wider audience already. I would appreciate if you could appraise if the Misplaced Pages community you are more familiar with could have interest in testing group editing "on their own grounds" and with their own guidance. In a nutshell: it consists in editing pages as a group instead of as an individual. This social experiment might involve redefining some aspects of the workflow we are all used to, with the hope of creating a more friendly and collaborative environment since editing under a group umbrella creates less social exposure than traditional "individual editing". I send you this message also as a proof that the Inspire Campaign is already gearing up. As said I would appreciate of *you* just a comment on the talk page/endorsement of my project noting your general perception about the idea. Nothing else. Your contribution helps to shape the future! (which I hope it will be very bright, with colors, and Misplaced Pages everywhere) Regards from User:Micru on meta.
User talk:DK Whitey
It seems entirely plausible that DK Whitey is a real name, as Whitey does appear to exist as a surname (there's even a "Whitey's Ice Cream" out there). So unless there's any problematic editing I don't see a justification for maintaining the block. Would you be agreeable to an unblock? Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 12:10, 10 December 2015 (UTC)
- Sure. Will do. -- The Anome (talk) 19:34, 10 December 2015 (UTC)
- Great, thanks. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 20:17, 10 December 2015 (UTC)
Tech News: 2015-51
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 this week
- Meta will be able to use information from Wikidata.
The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 15 December. It will be on non-Misplaced Pages wikis and some Wikipedias from 16 December. It will be on all Wikipedias from 17 December. (calendar).
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You can join the next meeting with the Architecture committee. The topic this week is talking about the agenda for the Wikimedia Developer Summit. The meeting will be on 16 December at 22:00 (UTC). See how to join.
Future changes
- A new gadget manager will come next year. The new gadget system is called Gadgets 2.0.
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17:42, 14 December 2015 (UTC)
Blood libel
Thank you for your comment on Galassi's talk page.
I see that you are an administrator. I went to WP:RPP earlier to ask for the article to be protected, and found that another editor had asked for semi-protection. As I wrote there, I think registered editors have been the problem recently and full protection would be more appropriate. Would you mind taking a look at WP:RPP#Blood libel? Thank you. 66.87.115.251 (talk) 19:06, 19 December 2015 (UTC)
- I've just cut the Gordian knot by removing the quote entirely. It's not usual for us to quote entire sentences from other encyclopedias. and it looks peculiar here. Hopefully, you and the other editors involved can now sort out your differences in some other way that doesn't involve relying on the exact wording used by the Britannica. -- The Anome (talk) 19:35, 19 December 2015 (UTC)
- I don't understand the problem with the Britannica quote, and I don't believe I've been involved in these reverts. Is removing the section the best option? I'm not sure, but I wish people would turn down the heat a little and discuss rather than revert. Thanks for keeping an eye out, though. Dave Dial (talk) 19:54, 19 December 2015 (UTC)
- It seemed like the simplest thing to do without being seen to take sides. In any case, we should be sourcing our material from multiple WP:RS, not another encyclopedia, and certainly not quoting the Britannica verbatim without extraordinarily good reason. -- The Anome (talk) 19:58, 19 December 2015 (UTC)
- You're probably right. I did try to get editors to realize the mistake of removing a word from a quote, as it seems as if all the registered editors did not seem to bother to look at what was being removed or why, just that an ip restored it. In any case, thanks again. Dave Dial (talk) 20:06, 19 December 2015 (UTC)
- It seemed like the simplest thing to do without being seen to take sides. In any case, we should be sourcing our material from multiple WP:RS, not another encyclopedia, and certainly not quoting the Britannica verbatim without extraordinarily good reason. -- The Anome (talk) 19:58, 19 December 2015 (UTC)
- I don't understand the problem with the Britannica quote, and I don't believe I've been involved in these reverts. Is removing the section the best option? I'm not sure, but I wish people would turn down the heat a little and discuss rather than revert. Thanks for keeping an eye out, though. Dave Dial (talk) 19:54, 19 December 2015 (UTC)
Thank you both. Most registered editors should read WP:IPs are human too every once in a while. 66.87.115.251 (talk) 20:22, 19 December 2015 (UTC)
Tech News: 2015-52
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Tech News
- Because of the holidays, the next issue of Tech News will be sent out on 11 January 2016.
- The writers of the technical newsletter are asking for your opinion. Did you get the information you wanted this year? Did we miss important technical news in 2015? What kind of information was too late? Please tell us! You can write in your language. Thank you!
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- CompletionSuggester is a new suggestions algorithm for Search. It is available as a Beta feature since 17 December. (more information)
- The Multimedia team is running an A/B test for the cross-wiki upload tool. They are testing four different interfaces. The test is running from 16-23 December. (more information)
Changes this week
- There is no deployment of MediaWiki scheduled until 12 January 2016 (calendar).
Meetings
- Should administrators and other users with advanced tools need stronger passwords? You can discuss about it in a Request for Comments.
- No meeting with the VisualEditor team on 22 and 29 December, and 5 January.
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VisualEditor News #6—2015
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A new, simpler system for editing will offer a single Edit button. Once the page has opened, you can switch back and forth between visual and wikitext editing.
The current plan is for the default setting to have the Edit button open the editing environment you used most recently.
You can read and help translate the user guide, which has more information about how to use the visual editor.
Since the last newsletter, the VisualEditor Team has fixed many bugs and expanded the mathematics formula tool. Their workboard is available in Phabricator. Their current priorities are improving support for languages such as Japanese and Arabic, and providing rich-media tools for formulæ, charts, galleries and uploading.
Recent improvements
You can switch from the wikitext editor to the visual editor after you start editing.
The LaTeX mathematics formula editor has been significantly expanded. (T118616) You can see the formula as you change the LaTeX code. You can click buttons to insert the correct LaTeX code for many symbols.
Future changes
The single edit tab project will combine the "Edit" and "Edit source" tabs into a single "Edit" tab, like the system already used on the mobile website. (T102398) Initially, the "Edit" tab will open whichever editing environment you used last time. Your last editing choice will be stored as a cookie for logged-out users and as an account preference for logged-in editors. Logged-in editors will be able to set a default editor in the Editing tab of Special:Preferences in the drop-down menu about "Editing mode:".
The visual editor will be offered to all editors at the following Wikipedias in early 2016: Amharic, Buginese, Min Dong, Cree, Manx, Hakka, Armenian, Georgian, Pontic, Serbo-Croatian, Tigrinya, Mingrelian, Zhuang, and Min Nan. (T116523) Please post your comments and the language(s) that you tested at the feedback thread on mediawiki.org. The developers would like to know how well it works. Please tell them what kind of computer, web browser, and keyboard you are using.
In 2016, the feedback pages for the visual editor on many Wikipedias will be redirected to mediawiki.org. (T92661)
Testing opportunities
- Please try the new system for the single edit tab on test2.wikipedia.org. You can edit while logged out to see how it works for logged-out editors, or you can create a separate account to be able to set your account's preferences. Please share your thoughts about the single edit tab system at the feedback topic on mediawiki.org or sign up for formal user research (type "single edit tab" in the question about other areas you're interested in). The new system has not been finalized, and your feedback can affect the outcome. The team particularly wants your thoughts about the options in Special:Preferences. The current choices in Special:Preferences are:
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- Show me both editor tabs. (This is the current state for people using the visual editor. None of these options will be visible if you have disabled the visual editor in your preferences at that wiki.)
- Can you read and type in Korean or Japanese? Language engineer David Chan needs people who know which tools people use to type in some languages. If you speak Japanese or Korean, you can help him test support for these languages. Please see the instructions at mw:VisualEditor/IME Testing#What to test if you can help, and report it on Phabricator (Korean - Japanese) or on Misplaced Pages (Korean - Japanese).
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Proposed deletion of Digon (disambiguation)
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- Unnecessary disambiguation page per WP:TWODABS.
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Special:Contributions/Estellalup
Edit warring on Russian Roulette (song). Can you please block him/her? 115.164.189.113 (talk) 13:58, 27 December 2015 (UTC)
- I'd check this IP's contribs. They're shopping... SQL 08:31, 28 December 2015 (UTC)
Hi
If you find time for it, please let your bot take a look at the article Gökskulla. Thank you.--BabbaQ (talk) 19:49, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
- I've now linked it to the Swedish Misplaced Pages article sv:Gökskulla, which has coordinates. The coordinates should be imported from Wikidata in the next Wikidata import run, which should be sometime next week. -- The Anome (talk) 20:23, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
I know you have
I am in awe of your efforts to empty the cesspool and polish the remaining contents. If you achieve it I will stand by my comment. I have eaten humble pie before and will do so as often as necessary. Fiddle Faddle 19:39, 30 December 2015 (UTC)
- @Timtrent: Thanks! I hope that this revision might be a reasonable starting point from which further progress can be made. There are certainly a reasonable number of mainstream news WP:RS out there, and there's probably academic coverage by now, but I haven't looked for that yet. It's a pity that Daubney's story is behind a paywall: despite all of its other issues, the Sunday Times' investigative journalism is usually pretty good. -- The Anome (talk) 19:53, 30 December 2015 (UTC)
- I think it stands a chance. At present I am too critical of the topic to be able to view the words in an unbiased manner. Would you mind drawing my attention to it tomorrow, please? I will fulfil my promise to review my opinion then. Fiddle Faddle 19:57, 30 December 2015 (UTC)
- Hi Tim. I know what you mean about the topic. It is, alas, a real thing, and meets the notability criteria. Rigorous application of NPOV is the best way to deal with this kind of topic. -- The Anome (talk) 20:00, 30 December 2015 (UTC)
- I think you are doing a great job. You must have the keys to the turd polish cupboard! I do hope you are wearing good gloves. I shall sleep on it (not the turd, nor the polish) and see what a mess the potential claque makes of it after you go to sleep
Fiddle Faddle 20:41, 30 December 2015 (UTC)
- I think you are doing a great job. You must have the keys to the turd polish cupboard! I do hope you are wearing good gloves. I shall sleep on it (not the turd, nor the polish) and see what a mess the potential claque makes of it after you go to sleep
- Well, I never predicted this. I did, however, predict that a claque would arrive. I'm not really awake yet in terms of reviewing my opinion, but I do know that this topic area seems to attract more unusual people than I want to deal with. Fiddle Faddle 07:43, 31 December 2015 (UTC)
- I have kept my promise. Fiddle Faddle 10:26, 31 December 2015 (UTC)
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| For your efforts on that minefield of an article. Although I now believe the article will inevitably be either a pro-MGTOW manifesto or a significantly shorter anti-MGTOW hit piece, I applaud your hard work. Have a great new years! Reyk YO! 16:10, 31 December 2015 (UTC) |
Happy New Year, The Anome!
The Anome,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Misplaced Pages. Rubbish computer (Merry Christmas!: ...And a Happy New Year!) 19:54, 1 January 2016 (UTC)
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Landing Zone 1
You may be interested in a discussion on Talk:Landing Zone 1 re an article move you recently completed. Another editor expressed some concern, and I've weighed in. I think you might want to as well. Cheers. N2e (talk) 23:40, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
Great cleanup
Thank you for the clean-up at Men Going Their Own Way. Sancho 04:46, 6 January 2016 (UTC)
Request for your feedback, on an AE regarding ECIG Articles.
Hello, you are a recent editor of Electronic Cigarettes, I am asking for your input to an Arbitration Enforcement Request AE. Found here. If you have time I would appreciate your input. The items in question are listed out 1-8.
Here: https://en.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement#Mystery_Wolff
Thank you Mystery Wolff (talk) 03:52, 8 January 2016 (UTC)