User talk:K6ka/Archive 10
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This week's article for improvement (week 7, 2015)
 Empire Field, stadium made with temporary structures, cheaper than permanent.
The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Previous selections: Food science • Symphony Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of EuroCarGT (talk) 00:16, 9 February 2015 (UTC) • |
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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 software changes
- You can now use
{{#lsth: PageName | SectionName }}to transclude a section with its title. [1]
Problems
- MediaWiki was reverted to the previous version on February 4. It was because of a performance issue. It was restored later. [2]
- UploadWizard was broken on February 4 because of the revert of MediaWiki. [3]
- All sites were broken for 30 minutes on February 5. It was due to a network problem. [4]
Software changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since February 5. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from February 10. It will be on all Wikipedias from February 11 (calendar).
- You can have one user page for all wikis. Your Meta user page will show if you don't have a user page on a wiki. You can test this tool on test wikis. [5] [6] [7]
- You can search for media files in VisualEditor more easily. Images are bigger and you see the size and license. [8] [9]
- It is easier to review your changes when you save the page in VisualEditor. The window is wider. [10]
- You can read the latest news about VisualEditor. You can now join weekly meetings with developers. During the meetings you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The first meeting is on February 11 at 20:00 (UTC).
Future changes
- Administrators will soon be able to delete change tags used fewer than 5,000 times. [11]
- In the future you will be able to have personal lists of articles on the mobile site. [12]
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16:27, 9 February 2015 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations#DisillusionedBitterAndKnackered → Dbak (alternative only, no direct move)
You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Changing username/Usurpations#DisillusionedBitterAndKnackered → Dbak (alternative only, no direct move). Thanks! Sorry, elderly, confused etc etc :) Thanks. DBaK (talk) 20:26, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
- Sheesh, blimey, sorry, I didn't know that Please See flavour of tb did all that "join the discussion" weeble. I'll stick to plain old vanilla next time! :) DBaK (talk) 20:29, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
- lolwut.
- Yeah, {{Ping}} is sometimes better than a talkback template. --I am k6ka Talk to me! See what I have done 20:53, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
Glenn Ogura page
Hello, is there anyway for me to know why my page about Glenn Ogura was flagged for a conflict of interest. I have absolutely no link or affiliation with him other than being a fan of his book. I also feel that I have a significant number of sources cited, but there are also flags for that. I would like to have this moved to the draft namespace for the time being until I can sort out these issues. Some direction as to the reasons for these flags would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much. Gdesigner1 (talk) 21:29, 10 February 2015 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gdesigner1 (talk • contribs) 21:27, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
- Some other friendly editors have responded on your own talk page. --I am k6ka Talk to me! See what I have done 02:26, 11 February 2015 (UTC)
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Name usurpation
Thank you very much for your help with this. Best wishes DBaK (talk) 19:37, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
Response to recent message, re: Cranbrook Elementary School
K6ka - I received the following message from you within the past hour: Hello, I'm K6ka. I wanted to let you know that I undid one of your recent contributions, such as the one you made with this edit to Cranbrook Elementary School, because it didn’t appear constructive to me. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. K6ka (talk | contribs) 21:34, 15 February 2014 (UTC)
As an IT professional, I couldn't help but be curious. I've been very much a bit player myself on Wikipedia, having only (one time) corrected a grammatical construction in a contribution separate and apart from the aforementioned one for Cranbrook Elementary School. I'm sure that I have never been in the least familiar with this school, and I'm equally sure that I never contributed to this particular reference section, and my historical contributions as recognized by Wikipedia corroborate this.
Nevertheless, I did indeed move to Columbus, OH only two weeks ago (also the location of that particular school), which I take to be more than coincidental. Is it perhaps possible that you identified the contributor by IP address - an addressing scheme that doesn't always positively identify an individual? Shorter version - I'm sure your message to me was actually intended for someone else.
Regards - Thenekkidtruth (talk) 14:42, 14 February 2015 (UTC)Thenekkidtruth
- @Thenekkidtruth: Hi. IP addresses can and do change owners over time. Doing an IP lookup reveals that the IP address (24.145.144.196) is a dynamic IP address, which means it can change owners very frequently. More than likely the person who made the edit is no longer assigned this IP address, and this IP went to you instead, which is why you saw the message. Just ignore the message, especially considering it is over a year old now. --I am k6ka Talk to me! See what I have done 14:59, 14 February 2015 (UTC)
Thank you! Thenekkidtruth (talk) 15:14, 14 February 2015 (UTC)Thenekkidtruth
This week's article for improvement (week 8, 2015)
 A Sicilian ice cream parlour
The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Previous selections: Stadium • Food science Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of EuroCarGT (talk) 00:27, 16 February 2015 (UTC) • |
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Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Software changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since February 11. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from February 17. It will be on all Wikipedias from February 18 (calendar).
- On Wednesday your Meta user page will be shown if you don't have a user page on a wiki. [13] [14] [15]
- You can now change the order of categories in VisualEditor using drag-and-drop. [16]
- In VisualEditor, you now need to make a change before you can "Apply Changes" to citations and templates. [17]
- The way the cursor moves in VisualEditor is changing. Your browser now handles the cursor directly. Most of you will see no change. In right-to-left text, the cursor now moves in a 'visible' rather than 'logical' way. This is like other sites but you may be surprised at first. [18]
Meetings
- The VisualEditor Team had their first public bug triage meeting on February 11. They will post the results on the meeting page. [19]
- You can join the second weekly meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meetings you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on February 18 at 16:00 (UTC). See how to join. [20]
- You can join a meeting with the developers of the Content Translation tool. It will be on February 18 at 13:00 (UTC). [21]
Future changes
- You can comment on a proposal about abandoned Labs tools.
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17:57, 16 February 2015 (UTC)
cb25
Hi, thanks for noting the broken direct quote on the Inconvenient Truth page. I actually left the " in the wrong place. However, I have now edited it to a simpler version to balance the perspective and points about the IT page.
Cheers — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cb25 (talk • contribs) 04:32, 17 February 2015 (UTC)
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GOCE March newsletter
Guild of Copy Editors March 2015 Newsletter
  Blitz: Thanks to everyone who participated in the February Blitz. Of the 21 people who signed up, eight copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Progress report: The blitz removed 16 articles from the requests list, and we're almost done with December 2014. Many thanks, everyone! Drive: The month-long March drive begins in about a week. Awards will be given to everyone who copyedits at least one article from the backlog. Sign up here! Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Miniapolis, Jonesey95, Biblioworm and Philg88. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.
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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:41, 22 February 2015 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 9, 2015)
 Trailer Trash is a US derogatory term for poor people living in trailers or caravans. It appears that these trailer trash happen to live on a trailer park.
The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Previous selections: Ice cream parlour • Stadium Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of EuroCarGT (talk) 00:55, 23 February 2015 (UTC) • |
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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 software changes
- All new accounts are now global. [22]
- Your Meta user page is now shown if you don't have a user page on a wiki. You can report problems if you see any. You can ask a bot to delete your old user pages. [23] [24] [25]
Software changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since February 18. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from February 25. It will be on all Wikipedias from February 26 (calendar).
- It is now easier to see template fields in VisualEditor. The fields are bigger. [26]
- It is now easier to see when a button is disabled in VisualEditor. [27]
- Sometimes when you copy-pasted a template in VisualEditor, it was replaced by HTML. This problem is now fixed. [28]
- Tools in Labs will stop working for a few hours on February 24. [29]
Meetings
- You can read the notes from the last meeting with the VisualEditor team.
- You can join the next weekly meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meetings you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on February 26 at 00:00 (UTC). See how to join.
Future changes
- At the moment you need to log in to edit Wikimedia wikis on mobile devices. You can say if anyone should be allowed to edit on the mobile sites. The discussion ends on March 15.
- Images in the interface will soon work better in Opera 12. [30]
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16:28, 23 February 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost: 25 February 2015
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Yum Yum Yum
Smash!
You've been squished by a whale!
Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know you did something really silly.
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This week's article for improvement (week 10, 2015)
 There are many backup dancers accompanying the dances of the main dancer.
The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Previous selections: Trailer Trash • Ice cream parlour Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of EuroCarGT (talk) 00:58, 2 March 2015 (UTC) • |
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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 software changes
- A Lua function to use Wikidata has changed. You need to update the pages that use it. [31]
- You can use the Content Translation tool on Wikipedia in Uzbek and Minangkabau. You need to enable it in your Beta options.
- You can now hide banners if you don't have an account. [32] [33]
Software changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since February 25. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from March 3. It will be on all Wikipedias from March 4 (calendar).
- You can use the Content Translation tool on Wikipedia in Punjabi and Kyrgyz. You can ask for the tool in other languages.
- Editing the fake blank line in VisualEditor is now simpler. This change also fixed a few bugs. [34] [35] [36] [37]
- The TemplateData editor now warns you if a related page already has TemplateData. [38]
- The TemplateData table now tells you if a template doesn't take any parameters. [39]
Meetings
- You can read the notes from the last meeting with the VisualEditor team.
- You can join the next weekly meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meetings you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on March 4 at 16:00 (UTC). See how to join.
- You can join technical meetings in France and Mexico this year. You will be able to ask for help if you can't pay yourself. [40]
Future changes
- You will be able to get a direct link for a section of a page. [41]
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16:41, 2 March 2015 (UTC)
Dcmunro50
You reverted edits by User:Dcmunro50 on Roddy Munro, but looking at his edits and the name of one of the children he added, it looks like he is Roddy Munro's son. What's Wikipedia's policy on family members adding info? Either way, he's written in bad English. Cheers! Beatpoet (talk) 22:43, 2 March 2015 (UTC)
- @Beatpoet: The policy is that they still need to cite a reliable source. Being a family member doesn't cut it - it constitutes original research, and anyways, anyone can just create an account and claim to be a family member. --I am k6ka Talk to me! See what I have done 23:00, 2 March 2015 (UTC)
Attention Needed
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.
Hello,
I recieved a notification the my attention was needed for my change username request and was told to "visit" my request, but I do not see my personal request. Where can I find it?
--Kencorba (talk) 20:24, 4 March 2015 (UTC)- Jordan
- @Kencorba: Your request was archived, since the name you chose was already taken. --I am k6ka Talk to me! See what I have done 21:02, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
Flagged?
I am not sure. I just want to put our correct company info out there before someone takes it upon themselves to claim our company on Wiki and post incorrect info that we then need to dispute. I was told by a Wiki person who flagged me that individuals can post any unvetted info as long as "neutral" but anything from a company is considered "promotional" - I would expect that you should be able to list the name of the company and town/state but apparently that is promotional? I don't see what about it is promotional - it is the name of the company. Wouldn't accurate founding info from the company be desired over a random post by an outsider? Rolandselectric (talk) 22:08, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
- @Rolandselectric: The reason why you're being flagged as promotional is your username. We don't allow the name of a company, organization, or group as a username. We require that usernames identify a single individual - we do allow usernames that include a company name as long as it is clear that the account belongs to one person, and one person only (no shared accounts). For example, "Examples Industries" would not be an acceptable username, but "John Doe at Examples Industries" is permitted.
- Secondly, regarding your draft article in your sandbox, I would strongly advise you to see WP:Your first article, which will tell you everything you need to know regarding article creation on Wikipedia. Specifically, while we don't forbid it, we discourage people from creating autobiographies or articles on subjects they are closely affiliated with, like your workplace. See our conflict of interest policy for details. --I am k6ka Talk to me! See what I have done 23:22, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
- K6ka, pardon the intrusion. @Rolandselectric: I've tried to link you to relevant guideline and policy. While it is possible for a person who is closely affiliated with a subject to write about that subject, it is difficult and fraught with problems. It is hard for a person closely associated with an organization to be unbiased about it. With respect, you showed that in the initial form of User:Rolandselectric/sandbox, using language that was promotional. The language of that sandbox is now neutral, but there are open questions remaining regarding notability of the company. I've pointed you to the notability guideline for companies already. Is your company notable? From that guideline "A company ... is notable if it has been the subject of significant coverage in secondary sources. Such sources must be reliable, and independent of the subject. A single independent source is almost never sufficient for demonstrating the notability of an organization." We base the prose of our articles here largely on what appears in secondary sources. You are a primary source. What you have written so far is verifiable. But, going further beyond that is going to require support from secondary sources. The only secondary source that I've found (so far) regarding your company has to do with a food drive launched last fall, and there's precious little information about the company on the article [42], and really nothing beyond what you've already written. This article by itself isn't enough to support notability. Looking through links on the web, all I'm finding is really business description/listings. Maybe you know more. In reply to "Wouldn't accurate founding info from the company be desired over a random post by an outsider?"; this goes again to secondary sources and verifiability. Whether something is true or not is not what we are after; we are after whether it is verifiable. Quoting Wikipedia:Verifiability; "[Wikipedia's] content is determined by previously published information rather than the beliefs or experiences of its editors. Even if you're sure something is true, it must be verifiable before you can add it." You have ample experience with the company, I grant. But, we have to be able to verify through published sources. I'm sorry this is so complex. --Hammersoft (talk) 23:37, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
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- Nice double delivery there :3 --I am k6ka Talk to me! See what I have done 12:21, 27 February 2015 (UTC)
hey
hey — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nakaelaraso (talk • contribs) 21:34, 6 March 2015 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 11, 2015)
.jpg) Turkish cuisine
The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Previous selections: Backup dancer • Trailer Trash Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of EuroCarGT (talk) 00:26, 9 March 2015 (UTC) • |
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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 create books on almost all wikis. It doesn't work yet on wikis using the language converter. [43] [44]
- VisualEditor had problems with categories in Safari. It sometimes moved or removed the categories. The issue is now fixed. [45] [46] [47]
Changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since March 4. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from March 10. It will be on all Wikipedias from March 11 (calendar).
- In VisualEditor the "Edit beta" button is now called "Edit" on the English Wikipedia. [48] [49]
- The feedback tool in VisualEditor now looks like the other tools. It also asks for information about your browser to help fix bugs. [50] [51]
- You now see the VisualEditor toolbar even if the rest of the page is still loading. [52] [53]
- You now see more information when you edit a link, a reference or other items in VisualEditor. You also see a clearer edit button in those tools. [54] [55]
- If you use the ContentTranslation tool you now see red links in the list of articles in other languages. The link is red if the article doesn't exist in the language of your options or of your browser. You can translate the article by clicking on the red link.
Meetings
- You can read the notes from the last meeting with the VisualEditor team.
- You can join the next weekly meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meetings you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on March 11 at 19:00 (UTC). See how to join.
- You can join a technical meeting in France in May. You can ask for help if you can't pay yourself. [56]
Future changes
- You can get help to become a developer. You can learn more on the Google Summer of Code and Outreachy pages. [57]
- You will soon be able to read technical reports in Phabricator. [58]
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15:18, 9 March 2015 (UTC)
Administrator
Hi K6ka, have you ever considered becoming an administrator? I'm sure you'd do great with the flag! Let me know what you think ;) --George (Talk · Contribs · CentralAuth · Log) 18:43, 10 March 2015 (UTC)
- @Caliburn: Yeah, it's been mentioned many times, but I always appreciate it! Anyways, my response would be the same I gave to Xeno and AmaryllisGardener. The mop would be a formidable tool for my anti-vandalism work, but my reason for declining is almost always RFA — some article development and participation at WP:AFD is expected in a candidate, both of which I sadly lack. However, if you disagree with me, you're welcome to try and convince me to change my mind! And if I do give in, I'll let you know about it. Thanks, --I am k6ka Talk to me! See what I have done 20:07, 10 March 2015 (UTC)
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This week's article for improvement (week 12, 2015)
Hello, K6ka.
The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Previous selections: Cuisine • Backup dancer Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of EuroCarGT (talk) 03:27, 16 March 2015 (UTC) • |
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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
- The servers that resize images are using new software. You should report new problems that you notice with images. [59]
- You can now see lists of bugs about Commons, Wikisource and Wiktionary. [60]
- It is now easier to add special characters in VisualEditor. You can edit the list of characters for your wiki. [61] [62]
Problems
- Wikis were broken for a few minutes on Thursday due to a code error.
Changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since March 11. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from March 17. It will be on all Wikipedias from March 18 (calendar).
- A puzzle piece icon (
) now shows hidden templates in VisualEditor. You can edit the template by clicking the icon. For example, you can now edit anchor templates. [63] [64] - You can now add examples, and details about old parameters, in TemplateData. [65] [66]
Meetings
- You can read the notes from the last meeting with the VisualEditor team.
- You can join the next weekly meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meetings you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on March 18 at 23:00 (UTC). See how to join.
Future changes
- The list of bad user names on your wiki will no longer work. The global list will replace it. You can ask to add rules for bad user names on Meta. [67] [68]
- You can comment on how you want to see Wikidata edits in your watchlist on other wikis. [69]
- The final steps of single user login (SUL) will happen in April. You can see the rules to rename accounts. [70]
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15:15, 16 March 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost: 18 March 2015
- From the editor: A salute to Pine
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Black hole: insert external link, for reference check out article White hole ext. links embedding White hole
Black hole: insert external link, for reference check out article White hole ext. links embedding White hole https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_hole — Preceding unsigned comment added by MoocSummers (talk • contribs) 10:29, 22 March 2015 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 13, 2015)
 A antagonist is a character, group of characters, institution, or concept that stands in, or represents, opposition against which the protagonist(s) must contend.
The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Previous selections: Dinner • Cuisine Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of EuroCarGT (talk) 00:06, 23 March 2015 (UTC) • |
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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
- The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since March 18. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from March 24. It will be on all Wikipedias from March 25 (calendar).
- The text of a reference is now more visible when you click on it. It has a blue background. Many wikis already have the blue color. Those wikis can now remove it from their CSS page. [71]
- VisualEditor is now much faster. For many users it is now at least as fast as the wikitext editor. [72] [73] [74]
- When you add a list of references in VisualEditor, you now see it right away. You can still change its group by editing it. [75]
Meetings
- You can read the notes from the last meeting with the VisualEditor team.
- You can join the next weekly meeting with the VisualEditor team. During the meetings you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on March 25 at 19:00 (UTC). See how to join.
Future changes
- Talk pages using "LiquidThreads" on mediawiki.org will soon use the new system. [76]
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15:09, 23 March 2015 (UTC)
I'm attempting to change the user name ginodog to nic palladino. How do I do that?
please send instructions on how to change a user name. thanksGinodog (talk) 03:47, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
- @Ginodog: Firstly, go over the username policy to see what usernames are acceptable and what aren't. In your case, the username you want to change to is not permissible because it is similar to the subject you're writing about, and Wikipedia does not permit such usernames. If you are trying to create an article, see WP:YFA. Once you have decided what username you want to be, go to WP:Changing username. --I am k6ka Talk to me! See what I have done 11:32, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
Deletion tagging
Why does the OUTDrejas page keep getting tagged for deletion? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Outdrejas (talk • contribs) 20:37, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
- @Outdrejas: A better question would be "Why are you repeatedly reinserting the deletion tag when it is not allowed?" Even if the issue in the article is resolved, it is up to someone else to decide to remove the tag or not, not the author of the page. --I am k6ka Talk to me! See what I have done 20:40, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
Hello K6ka
Hello K6ka:
Thank you for the welcome and for your feedback! I am trying my best to remember to include edit summaries, so I hope you will forgive me as I get the hang of things! Sincerely, Kat Rat (talk) 01:03, 27 March 2015 (UTC)
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This week's article for improvement (week 14, 2015)
 A man garbage picking through a skip (dumpster)
The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Previous selections: Antagonist • Dinner Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of EuroCarGT (talk) 00:08, 30 March 2015 (UTC) • |
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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 hide site banners even if you don't have an account. [77]
- You can now add citations more easily with VisualEditor on the French and Italian Wikipedia. The tool adds the information when you add some types of links. In the future you will be able to add this tool to your wiki. [78] [79] [80]
- All sites should now be faster if you have a recent browser. [81]
- You could see a serious bug when editing some templates with VisualEditor. It was fixed quickly. [82]
- VisualEditor could break when you edited an image. The issue was fixed quickly. [83]
Changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since March 25. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from March 31. It will be on all Wikipedias from April 1 (calendar).
- VisualEditor is now the main editing tool on 53 more Wikipedias. [84]
- You can now edit the mobile site of all wikis without an account. [85]
- You can test a new tool on the beta mobile site on the English Wikipedia. With the new tool, you can create lists of articles. [86]
- You can now see that VisualEditor is opening even if you're not looking at the top of the page. [87]
- VisualEditor doesn't leave empty titles with just nowiki tags any more. [88] [89] [90] [91]
Meetings
- You can join a meeting with the Wikidata team. The meeting will be on IRC on March 31 at 16:00 (UTC). [92]
- You can read the notes from the last meeting with the VisualEditor team.
- You can join the next weekly meeting with the Editing team. During the meetings you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on April 1 at 18:00 (UTC). See how to join.
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15:18, 30 March 2015 (UTC)
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change my username
Hello, I would like to change my username but the process is hard to understand. I tried it out last week but it failed.17:04, 2 April 2015 (UTC)Wol W. Dut (talk)
- @Wol W. Dut: Please see your request. It has received a response. In simple terms, the username you wanted to be renamed to is already taken (in use) by another user. Please file a new request with a new username or simply keep your existing username. --I am k6ka Talk to me! See what I have done 20:22, 2 April 2015 (UTC)
Thanks for offering to help. I appreciate what you guys are doing here.
Thanks for offering to help. I will wait, don't worry I appreciate what you guys are doing here.
The Signpost: 01 April 2015
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- Traffic report: All over the place
- Special report: Pictures of the Year 2015
VisualEditor News #2—2015
With Citoid in VisualEditor, you click the 'book with bookmark' icon and paste in the URL for a reliable source:
Citoid looks up the source for you and returns the citation results. Click the green "Insert" button to accept its results and add them to the article:
After inserting the citation, you can change it. Select the reference, and click the "Edit" button in the context menu to make changes.
The user guide has more information about how to use VisualEditor.
Since the last newsletter, the Editing Team has fixed many bugs and worked on VisualEditor's performance, the Citoid reference service, and support for languages with complex input requirements. Status reports are posted on Mediawiki.org. The worklist for April through June is available in Phabricator.
The weekly task triage meetings continue to be open to volunteers, each Wednesday at 11:00 (noon) PDT (18:00 UTC). You do not need to attend the meeting to nominate a bug for consideration as a Q4 blocker. Instead, go to Phabricator and "associate" the Editing team's Q4 blocker project with the bug. Learn how to join the meetings and how to nominate bugs at mw:Talk:VisualEditor/Portal.
Recent improvements
VisualEditor is now substantially faster. In many cases, opening the page in VisualEditor is now faster than opening it in the wikitext editor. The new system has improved the code speed by 37% and network speed by almost 40%.
The Editing team is slowly adding auto-fill features for citations. This is currently available only at the French, Italian, and English Wikipedias. The Citoid service takes a URL or DOI for a reliable source, and returns a pre-filled, pre-formatted bibliographic citation. After creating it, you will be able to change or add information to the citation, in the same way that you edit any other pre-existing citation in VisualEditor. Support for ISBNs, PMIDs, and other identifiers is planned. Later, editors will be able to improve precision and reduce the need for manual corrections by contributing to the Citoid service's definitions for each website.
Citoid requires good TemplateData for your citation templates. If you would like to request this feature for your wiki, please post a request in the Citoid project on Phabricator. Include links to the TemplateData for the most important citation templates on your wiki.
The special character inserter has been improved, based upon feedback from active users. After this, VisualEditor was made available to all users of Wikipedias on the Phase 5 list on 30 March. This affected 53 mid-size and smaller Wikipedias, including Afrikaans, Azerbaijani, Breton, Kyrgyz, Macedonian, Mongolian, Tatar, and Welsh.
Work continues to support languages with complex requirements, such as Korean and Japanese. These languages use input method editors ("IMEs”). Recent improvements to cursoring, backspace, and delete behavior will simplify typing in VisualEditor for these users.
The design for the image selection process is now using a "masonry fit" model. Images in the search results are displayed at the same height but at variable widths, similar to bricks of different sizes in a masonry wall, or the "packed" mode in image galleries. This style helps you find the right image by making it easier to see more details in images.
You can now drag and drop categories to re-arrange their order of appearance on the page.
The pop-up window that appears when you click on a reference, image, link, or other element, is called the "context menu". It now displays additional useful information, such as the destination of the link or the image's filename. The team has also added an explicit "Edit" button in the context menu, which helps new editors open the tool to change the item.
Invisible templates are marked by a puzzle piece icon so they can be interacted with. Users also will be able to see and edit HTML anchors now in section headings.
Users of the TemplateData GUI editor can now set a string as an optional text for the 'deprecated' property in addition to boolean value, which lets you tell users of the template what they should do instead (T90734).
Looking ahead
The special character inserter in VisualEditor will soon use the same special character list as the wikitext editor. Admins at each wiki will also have the option of creating a custom section for frequently used characters at the top of the list. Instructions for customizing the list will be posted at mediawiki.org.
The team is discussing a test of VisualEditor with new users, to see whether they have met their goals of making VisualEditor suitable for those editors. The timing is unknown, but might be relatively soon.
Let's work together
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- File requests for language-appropriate "Bold" and "Italic" icons for the character formatting menu in Phabricator.
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Today's articles for improvement
- Hello K6ka:
- This week's voting for TAFI's upcoming weekly collaboration has begun at Week 18 of 2015. Thanks for participating!
This week's article for improvement (week 15, 2015)
 The wheel is one of the most famous and useful inventions in the history of technology
The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Previous selections: Garbage picking • Antagonist Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of EuroCarGT (talk) 00:14, 6 April 2015 (UTC) • |
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disadvantages to cipp lining:
My company has been installing 2 to 6 inch cipp liners for over ten years. We are not engineers, but we have perfomed almost every imaginable type of installation from pull in place to blow in place to upstream and downstream-even lining larger pipes through many feet of smaller pipe. The statement in the disadvantage section that CIPP cannot be cleaned with a drain cable, or "snake" is incorrect. Also, hydrojetting is not the only method of cleaning a cipp installation and can actually cause delamination of the very thin (1 to 2 mm)pvc coating applied to the fabric in order to seal it. The damage has not been shown to cause performance problems or blockages in the pipe. Also, either method could cause the seam tape that was installed to seal the stitching to come loose and cause a possible temporary blockage. It is easily removed bt the same methods cited. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dangpipe (talk • contribs) 03:44, 6 April 2015 (UTC)
- @Dangpipe: Sorry, but I'm not exactly sure what you are asking about/requesting from me. What are you referring to, what do you think is wrong and could be improved, and, if you want something in an article changed, could you please cite a reliable source? (I'm afraid your example is original research, which we unfortunately don't accept) --I am k6ka Talk to me! See what I have done 03:54, 6 April 2015 (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 join a new email list for important news about Wikimedia Labs. [93]
- You can read the last monthly report. In the future you can read team reports every three months. You can see current work on the roadmap. [94] [95]
- The number of articles in Special:Statistics is now updated once a month. [96]
- You can use a new version of the Wikipedia app for Android. Using the app, you can now share a fact with your friends. [97]
Problems
- The import tool was broken for a few days. Imports didn't add log entries. You can delete and import pages again if necessary. [98]
- Labs was broken several times this week. [99] [100] [101] [102]
Changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since April 1. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from April 7. It will be on all Wikipedias from April 8 (calendar).
- You can now add the same special characters with VisualEditor as with the wikitext editor. [103]
- Many bugs around copy-paste in VisualEditor are now fixed. [104] [105]
- You can now use basic tools of VisualEditor in the new talk tool. You can add links, bold and italics. You can also mention people. [106]
Meetings
- You can join the next weekly meeting with the Editing team. During the meetings you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on April 8 at 18:00 (UTC). See how to join.
Future changes
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15:42, 6 April 2015 (UTC)
One of the editors under suspicion of being a sockpuppet is an editor that has repeatedly requested page protection for an article they created (Talk:Ken Alfonso) ... just FYI. --Drm310 (talk) 14:14, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
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- Traffic report: Resurrection week
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This week's article for improvement (week 16, 2015)
Hello, K6ka.
The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Previous selections: History of technology • Garbage picking Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of EuroCarGT (talk) 01:25, 13 April 2015 (UTC) • |
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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 read the latest news about VisualEditor.
- You can now use the new translation tool on 22 Wikipedias. You now see the tool the first time you create a new page. [108]
- The list of bad user names on your wiki no longer works. The global list replaces it. You can ask to add rules for bad user names on Meta. [109] [110]
Problems
Changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since April 8. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from April 14. It will be on all Wikipedias from April 15 (calendar).
- Developers will start to rename 1.5 million accounts on Wednesday. After that all accounts will be unique and will work on all wikis. [113] [114]
- All users can now test link previews ("Hovercards") on several Wikipedias. [115]
Meetings
- You can join the next weekly meeting with the Editing team. During the meetings you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on April 15 at 18:00 (UTC). See how to join.
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16:40, 13 April 2015 (UTC)
Today's articles for improvement
- Hello K6ka:
- This week's voting for TAFI's upcoming weekly collaboration has begun at Week 19 of 2015. Thanks for participating!
Received a message from you .. .not sure what you are referring to "puffery" as you deleted the post rather than "editing" it. The information posted was and is factual. The Witless Bay Ecological Reserve is an actual park protected and managed by the Government of Newfoundland Parks & Natural Areas Division. It is close to St. John's and is often used to promote the City in campaigns by Destination St. John's (official Destination Marketing Organization for the City of St. John's). Gatherall's Puffin & Whale Watch is a professional tour operator (licensed by Gov't of Newfoundland & Labrador) and is one of the longest established tour operators. No claim was made as to a company / service / etc. being the "best" / better than another / or other such unsubstantiated claim.
Thank you for your reference to the various page regarding nature of the posts however, I do not believe that the original post violated the intent of the guidelines no more than the mention of The Icecaps or other privately owned for profit entities listed in the wiki. I am more than happy to revise the content if / where necessary however, the wholesale removal of it was excessive. Mgwhales (talk) 23:47, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
- @Mgwhales: The tone of how it was written didn't seem very encyclopedic, and the additions of external links inside the added text also led me to revert, since Wikipedia has a strict external links policy. I would suggest using
<ref></ref>tags if you want to cite sources instead of a plain external link. As for the tone of writing, I would probably suggest trying to write it like a professional essay that gives the details in a straight face, and I would also suggest keeping in mind the placement of your additions too. It may be better to add the info in its own subsection instead of mashing it within another. --I am k6ka Talk to me! See what I have done 00:03, 15 April 2015 (UTC)
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hello k6ka, i am a new user and i didnt know that you had to include a source. i just wanted to edit one of the pages and talk about something i knew. also i dont know how to include a source — Preceding unsigned comment added by Massimodaul22 (talk • contribs) 22:43, 15 April 2015 (UTC)
- @Massimodaul22: To insert a citation, see this page. --I am k6ka Talk to me! See what I have done 23:14, 15 April 2015 (UTC)
Reference errors on 15 April
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Fixed Thanks! A few more reports and I'll give you some yummy robot oil! --I am k6ka Talk to me! See what I have done 01:05, 16 April 2015 (UTC)
April 2015 GOCE newsletter
| Guild of Copy Editors April 2015 Newsletter
March drive: Thanks to everyone who participated in last month's backlog-reduction drive. Of the 38 people who signed up, 18 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. April blitz: The one-week April blitz, again targeting our long requests list, will run from April 19–25. Awards will be given to everyone who copyedits at least one article from the requests page. Sign up here! May drive: The month-long May backlog-reduction drive, with extra credit for articles tagged in December 2013, January and February 2014 and all request articles, begins soon. 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 Miniapolis, Jonesey95, Biblioworm and Philg88. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.
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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:29, 16 April 2015 (UTC)
The Signpost: 15 April 2015
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Skinheads
Hello K6ka, These photos I deleted this page, these images of people who have hair and are not skinheads, so please I ask deleting these pictures that are not skinheads and women in the picture, they have long hair so they sure do not shaven-headed so please will delete these photos , thanks. --| am Galanonymus Talk to me! See what I have done 20:32, 18 april 2015 (UTC)
- @Galanonymus: If you read the article, it says that "most male skinheads" shaved their heads, but "most" doesn't mean "all". Also, women, as the article states, do not entirely shave their heads. --I am k6ka Talk to me! See what I have done 22:39, 18 April 2015 (UTC)
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In ventura superior court, on April 7, 2015, Ms. Lerman was officially divorced and reverted back to her maiden name. The case number, available online at ventura.courts.ca.gov under The Family Law case status shows this. The case number is D352052. Please change the article accordingly. Thank you 107.185.59.207 (talk) 00:43, 19 April 2015 (UTC)a friend
This week's article for improvement (week 17, 2015)
 A satellite image demonstrating the Geography of Niger
The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Previous selections: Aerophone • History of technology Get involved with the TAFI project! You can... Posted by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of EuroCarGT (talk) 00:08, 20 April 2015 (UTC) • |
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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
- There was sometimes a problem when saving a page in VisualEditor. It is now fixed on all wikis. [116]
- VisualEditor sometimes showed empty warnings for wikis using Flagged Revisions. This is now fixed on all wikis. [117]
- You can get the new version of the Wikipedia app for iOS. With it you can share facts with your friends. [118]
- If you write JavaScript, you should stop using importScript and importStylesheet. [119]
Problems
- There was a problem with Labs on Monday. [120]
Changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since April 15. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from April 21. It will be on all Wikipedias from April 22 (calendar).
- Developers are renaming 1.5 million accounts. After that all accounts will be unique and will work on all wikis. [121] [122] [123]
- If your wiki has the auto-fill tool for citations, you can now use it when you edit a reference. [124]
- You can now give examples for template options in TemplateData. [125]
Meetings
- You can join the next weekly meeting with the Editing team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on April 22 at 18:00 (UTC). See how to join.
Future changes
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15:30, 20 April 2015 (UTC)
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I think it is possible. The artist in question, the group Bad Unkl Sista has been photographed and had their photograph published in Wikipedia specifically, their performance art at burningman. So I feel it is a legitimate addition to the discussion. If one was to choose to google this group, one would instantly be exposed to the community of performance art in the Bay Area. New York City is not the only important US city in the world of performance art. So, the current premiere performance artist of the bay, who has been active for nearly twenty years does seem to have a valid place in this list. I think the picture related to the event that caught the attention of rolling stone magazine is a worthwhile contribution. People who are interested in the topic would not be misguided by seeing a currently active, prolific name referenced in the Wikipedia list of performance artists. There is no strict criteria that a Wikipedia article must exist. Many lists on Wikipedia include references with both active and no active links. To exclude all references that are not linked to a Wikipedia article is a strategy that suggest Wikipedia alone has the power to define a topic. Yet, that is not wikipedias goal. Miss terese, thank you.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Missterese (talk • contribs) 20:29, April 20, 2015
- @Missterese: Please see our notability policy and, to check if the subject is notable enough, see the article wizard to test it. --I am k6ka Talk to me! See what I have done 21:02, 20 April 2015 (UTC)
actually, in reference to notability, in specifically discerns that being included in a list such as the one we are discussing does not require the fulfillment of specifications for notability regarding the creation of an article. In fact, the only requirements to be included on such a list is that there is enough information available to verify the existence of the subject being mentioned. The notability guidelines you are applying are meant to be applied to whether or not an article should be written. I have no doubt the subject could easily qualify for an article, however that is completely unrelated to the inclusion of the subject on a list such as this. Fame is not required either. A large body of work and the activity surrounding the work is enough to be included on the list. Could you please tell me how this performance artist troupe does not meet the said requirement of notability that pertains to inclusion on a list. I understand if we were discussing notability regarding an article that I would need to support my side with much more evidence, but I'm not creating an article. The troupe exists, is very active and publicly included in the arts culture of a major US city. A regular performer at the largest museums and festivals in SF and the surrounding area, a producer of performance artist events and installations, literally thousands of performances over more than a decade, this troupe fits the criteria of notability required to be included on a list. How does it not fit the criteria? And again, referencing requirements of notability to have an article written about the subject is not a valid argument for keeping the subject from a list about performance artists. Miss terese. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Missterese (talk • contribs) 21:57, 20 April 2015 (UTC)
- Before we include it on a list we create an article about it. Wikipedia lists point to notable entries that have an article about them already. See WP:YFA. --I am k6ka Talk to me! See what I have done 22:12, 20 April 2015 (UTC)
Again, you are referencing the creation of articles. Please read notability guidelines regarding article content and lists. The content of the list does not require notability guidelines. The creation of an article and the creation of a list must meet the requirements, but the actual content only requires a verifiable amount of independent information be available. If you bothered to google the subject, you would see an abundance of independent information that is available to substantiate inclusion on the list and in an article about performance artists. The criteria applied to article creation/retention are not the same as those applied to article content. This is taken from notability guidelines. The notability guidelines do not apply to article or list content (with the exception that some lists restrict inclusion to notable items or people). The list I have added the subject to is not one that has that restriction. If you were to add that restriction at this point I would wonder why because if you bothered to research this topic and in particular the subject of Bad Unkl Sista you would realize that there is no reason to exclude this group based on notability requirements. Furthermore, wikipedias own guidelines states a very different criteria for the subjects of lists verses the creation of an article. Again, you point me to references describing guidelines for article creation. There are totally different guidelines for subjects to be included in lists. Please note the difference in your response because you appear not to be discerning the two distinct criteria and thus basing your actions on a false premise. I am new to editing Wikipedia but I am not new to Wikipedia at all. So, if this is your version of hazing, it is not appreciated and has no place. Again, please make reference to guidelines that are for the situation at hand: Notability and Lists. You can not apply guidelines of notability for article creation to my edit because I did not attempt to create an article. I know you know this so please do not persist to base your objections on the erroneous connection you have made. Miss terese. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Missterese (talk • contribs) 22:44, 20 April 2015 (UTC)
- In many cases, if lists included people who don't and shouldn't have their own articles, they'd become arbitrarily long. Others seem to believe that List of performance artists is one such list; it has its inclusion criteria spelt out in an all-caps HTML comment (which should probably be changed for clarity to say "please do not add the names of people without articles" or some such). Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lists#List naming requires that inclusion criteria be spelled out in the lead section, but I can't tell what position it takes on doing so by means of HTML comments. See also list selection criteria. ekips39❦talk 23:37, 20 April 2015 (UTC)
This is my doppelganger account. Yes, it really was created by me. --I am k6ka Talk to me! See what I have done 22:23, 20 April 2015 (UTC)
Name Change Request Denied
Hi replied to your denial of my username change request - on the change request page, hopefully the right place? CreateSomethingAmazing (talk) 12:03, 22 April 2015 (UTC)
- @CreateSomethingAmazing: Sorry, but I'm not exactly sure what your question is. Could you please rephrase your question/statement/comment? --I am k6ka Talk to me! See what I have done 13:56, 22 April 2015 (UTC)
- @K6ka: On the simple name change request page, you denied my request as there's a website of the same name and you were worried about promotion, however the website is not mine and I raise the question about the millions of websites that probably match usernames etc. Anyway I chose DKGPhoto as my initials are DKG and I like photography, however if it is still an issue I'll think of something else. CreateSomethingAmazing (talk) 18:32, 22 April 2015 (UTC)
- @CreateSomethingAmazing: To be clear, I didn't decline your request, since I'm only a clerk and I don't have the authority to close or execute requests. It is Wikipedia policy, however, that usernames not be the names of websites, companies, or groups, even if the user behind the account is not affiliated with those websites/companies (see WP:GROUPNAME). Therefore I would advise you to suggest a new name and add it at your request on WP:CHUS. --I am k6ka Talk to me! See what I have done 19:25, 22 April 2015 (UTC)
- @K6ka: Roger that - thinking cap on CreateSomethingAmazing (talk) 19:27, 22 April 2015 (UTC)
- @CreateSomethingAmazing: To be clear, I didn't decline your request, since I'm only a clerk and I don't have the authority to close or execute requests. It is Wikipedia policy, however, that usernames not be the names of websites, companies, or groups, even if the user behind the account is not affiliated with those websites/companies (see WP:GROUPNAME). Therefore I would advise you to suggest a new name and add it at your request on WP:CHUS. --I am k6ka Talk to me! See what I have done 19:25, 22 April 2015 (UTC)
- @K6ka: On the simple name change request page, you denied my request as there's a website of the same name and you were worried about promotion, however the website is not mine and I raise the question about the millions of websites that probably match usernames etc. Anyway I chose DKGPhoto as my initials are DKG and I like photography, however if it is still an issue I'll think of something else. CreateSomethingAmazing (talk) 18:32, 22 April 2015 (UTC)
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- In the media: UK political editing; hoaxes; net neutrality
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Today's articles for improvement
- Hello K6ka:
- This week's voting for TAFI's upcoming weekly collaboration has begun at Week 20 of 2015. Thanks for participating!
— Preceding undated comment added 04:34, April 20, 2015 (UTC)
Today's articles for improvement
- Hello K6ka:
- This week's voting for TAFI's upcoming weekly collaboration has begun at Week 21 of 2015. Thanks for participating!
This week's article for improvement (week 18, 2015)
.jpg) Hydroelectric dams use hydropower to generate electricity
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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
- All accounts are now unique and work on all wikis. [128] [129]
- You can read a report from experts who tested the security of MediaWiki. [130]
- There was a problem between VisualEditor and an antivirus software. It is now fixed. [131]
- You can help test VisualEditor to see if it works in your language. [132]
Problems
- Some Labs tools had problems due to a software bug. [133]
Changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since April 22. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from April 28. It will be on all Wikipedias from April 29 (calendar).
- It is now clearer that you can delete several rows and columns when you edit tables in VisualEditor. [134]
- You now see more information when you search for a template in VisualEditor. [135]
- You can now cancel when you add citations on desktop, or edit links on mobile, in VisualEditor. [136]
- You can now see the list of other formats for videos only after they're ready. [137]
Meetings
- You can join the next weekly meeting with the Editing team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on April 29 at 18:00 (UTC). See how to join.
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15:10, 27 April 2015 (UTC)
Support request with team editing experiment project
Dear tech ambassadors, instead of spamming the Village Pump of each Wikipedia about my tiny project proposal for researching team editing (see here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/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 Wikipedia 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 Wikipedia everywhere) Regards from User:Micru on meta. — Preceding undated comment added 09:32, April 30, 2015 (UTC)
Changing Lizgoldner to Claire124
Lizgoldner would like to change user name to Claire124 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lizgoldner (talk • contribs) 14:53, 30 April 2015 (UTC)
- @Lizgoldner: Hi, requests to change your username should go to WP:Changing username, not here. --I am k6ka Talk to me! See what I have done 16:34, 30 April 2015 (UTC)
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Music of Serbia
Ok, you.....i improved article with shortening biography of singer which was written already on page when you click on singer, there wasn't really need to have double text....and corrected some things like turbo folk, pop folk music...since there were some incorrect things like....real folk music has nothing to with turbo folk. I hope this is enough to prove my editing as correct and not violation --95.85.150.29 (talk) 19:49, 2 May 2015 (UTC)
- I'm not sure if you understand what I was trying to say. My comment had nothing to do with what you did in your edit, but what to do about the bot. --I am k6ka Talk to me! See what I have done 19:51, 2 May 2015 (UTC)
Today's articles for improvement
- Hello K6ka:
- This week's voting for TAFI's upcoming weekly collaboration has begun at Week 22 of 2015. Thanks for participating!
This week's article for improvement (week 48, 2024)
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Recent changes
- You can now chat with other users in Phabricator. [138]
- There was a rare problem with VisualEditor. The text of another wiki could be added to your edit. The issue is now fixed. [139] [140]
Changes this week
- The new version of MediaWiki has been on test wikis and MediaWiki.org since April 29. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis from May 5. It will be on all Wikipedias from May 6 (calendar).
- It is now easier to add a link in VisualEditor. You can see an image and a description about the page. [141]
Meetings
- You can join a meeting with the Language team. The meeting will be on May 5 at 14:30 (UTC). [142]
- You can join the next meeting with the Editing team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs are the most important. The meeting will be on May 6 at 18:00 (UTC). See how to join.
- You can join an event in France on May 22−25. You need to sign up before May 8. [143]
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15:12, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
Birdman
Hi, I'm tlwendt2 and I made an edit to the Birdman(film) page. The edit I recently made about the plot was no attempt of vandalism, but I was wondering if you could tell me why Cluebot NG removed it immediately? Is there any reason why no specific person made an edit to it? Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.126.255.191 (talk) 02:43, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
- Replied at User talk:ClueBot Commons. --I am k6ka Talk to me! See what I have done 03:28, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
Birdman
Hi, I'm tlwendt2 and I made an edit to the Birdman(film) page. The edit I recently made about the plot was no attempt of vandalism, but I was wondering if you could tell me why Cluebot NG removed it immediately? Is there any reason why no specific person made an edit to it? Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tlwendt2 (talk • contribs) 03:36, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
Starbucks
Hi! I'm lscheff2, I edited the Starbucks page and added a section on the mobile app, and in less than a minute my contributions were deleted by ClueBot. If you could just let me know why the bot deleted my content, that would be great! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lscheff2 (talk • contribs) 20:49, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
- @Lscheff2: There are some things we need to clarify here:
- Your contributions were not deleted. Deletion is something only administrators can do, and ClueBot NG is not an administrator. Your contributions were reverted and are still visible in the page history.
- I'm fairly certain your question would fit better on User talk:ClueBot Commons and not this page.
- Now, the bot reverted your edit because it was similar to many other unconstructive edits in the bot's database. Looking at the edit carefully though, your edit seemed to read more like something written for promotional purposes, which is why the bot reverted it. You made a similar edit a few days later and Davey2010 reverted it since he/she believed it read like a manual or instructional guide, which isn't what Wikipedia is (it's an encyclopedia — like Encyclopedia Britannica). --I am k6ka Talk to me! See what I have done 21:25, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
- Lscheff2 - The edits IMHO were a Guide hence me reverting - I have no objections to you readding providing it's reworded in to a sentence rather than a list, Cheers K6ka for pinging. –Davey2010Talk 21:34, 5 May 2015 (UTC)