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WikiProject Christianity is back and running! We are looking for new and interested editors to join. We look forward to working with you! Sheriff U3 12:51, 5 April 2025 (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.
Updates for editors
Editors can now enable the User Info card. This feature adds an icon next to usernames on history pages and similar user-contribution log pages. When you tap or click on the icon, it displays data related to that user account such as the number of edits, reverted edits, blocks, and more. It's part of a broader project to make it easier for moderators to evaluate account trustworthiness. The feature can be enabled in your global preferences, and later this week it will be available in local preferences. [1]
Everybody is invited to share comments on Collaborative Contributions, a project recently launched by the Connection team. The project aims to create a new way to display the impact of collaborative editing activities (such as edit-a-thons, backlog drives, and WikiProjects) on the wikis. Post your comments on the project talk page. [2]
Administrators can now define the default block duration for temporary accounts. To do that, they need to create a page named MediaWiki:Ipb-default-expiry-temporary-account and use a value defined in MediaWiki:Ipboptions. This allows administrators to easily block temporary accounts for 90 days, which is functionally equivalent to an indefinite block. The advantage of this solution is that it does not clutter Special:BlockList. More documentation is available. [3]
Gadgets can now include .vue files. This makes it easier to develop modern user interfaces using Vue.js, in particular using Codex, the official design system of Wikimedia. Codex icons can be loaded through the gadget definition. The documentation has examples. For user scripts that use Vue.js, an API module now exists to load Codex icons. [4][5]
Module developers can now use a Lua interface to simplify the preparation of Lua modules for translation on Meta-Wiki. This improvement makes it easier for translators to find and edit module strings without dealing with raw Lua code. It helps prevent mistakes that could break the module during translation. Module developers and translators are invited to watch the demo video, read more about translatable modules to understand how it works, refer to Meta-Wiki's Module:User Wikimedia project for example usage, and share their feedback on how well it addresses the challenges in their workflow. The interface still has some performance issues, so it should not be used in widely used modules yet. [6]
Developers of external tools that connect to Wikimedia pages must set a user-agent that complies with the user-agent policy. This policy will start to be more strongly enforced in August because of external crawlers that are overusing Wikimedia's resources. Tools that are hosted on Wikimedia's Toolforge or Cloud VPS will not be affected by this for now, but should still set a user-agent. More technical details are available, and related questions are welcome in that task.
Parsoid Read Views is going to be rolling out to some smaller Wikipedias over the next few weeks, following the successful transition of Wikivoyages and Wiktionaries to Parsoid Read Views. For more information, see the Parsoid/Parser Unification project page. [7]
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diving into cloud" is not proper grammar regardless of whether singular or not; the change would be either "a cloud" if singular or "into clouds" if plural. Please take more care and pay closer attention before reverting obvious errors back in next time.
I’m not about to lose sleep over it, but I was entertained by the force of this revert, especially since it misses the point.
The aircraft was diving into cloud, as in cloud cover, not diving into a cloud, like it’s choosing a pudding. You’re not picking, you’re legging it.
I don’t expect you to agree; the grammar police are firmly convinced they’re always right, I'll change it too
"Their going thru the cloud’s, even tho there knot shore its gud, yaw just suppose two trust there in stinks cos the pilot’s no watt their doning." 👍🏻 BiscuitsBeforeBias (talk) 14:42, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
I'm struck by your continued insistence you're correct. "Cloud" is a singular noun in American English, which is the variant in use on the AIM-9 Sidewinder article (as it is an American weapon system -- see MOS:TIES). That notwithstanding, the usage of "cloud" as an uncountable noun is incorrect in this circumstance in both American and British English. I'm also going to remind you that civility is a core behavior requirement on this project -- referring to people as the "grammar police" is not civil, especially from someone who is quite literally wrong on the matter. ⇒SWATJesterShoot Blues, Tell VileRat! 15:11, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
hello
Hello, my brother lives in Iran, and according to Persian-language articles, the police command in Iran has played a key role in identifying Mossad agents and fighting them. The preventive police are responsible for management in police stations, (NUPO) is responsible for fighting Mossad agents, and the agahi police are responsible for identifying Mossad agents. Also, the Iranian cyber police have played a weak and insignificant role. Charles Miller 2007 (talk) 02:52, 20 July 2025 (UTC)
None of that is acceptable as a source, and regardless an order of battle is a military concept in which civilian police play no part. ⇒SWATJesterShoot Blues, Tell VileRat! 03:07, 20 July 2025 (UTC)
Two sources affiliated with the Islamic Republic of Iran that confirm the role of the preventive police. Please add sources to the text. In Iran, the preventive police are responsible for managing all police stations.
I added two news codes affiliated with official news agencies in Iran to the talk page. Charles Miller 2007 (talk) 03:36, 20 July 2025 (UTC)
No. As I said, police are not part of a military order of battle. And I have no idea what "news codes" are in this context, but they're not a usable source -- further Iranian state media information as a primary source is frequently unreliable or unusable without proper attribution and support from proper secondary sources. Additionally, per the ARBPIA arbitration decision, you are not allowed to be making edits relating to the Arab-Israeli conflict, broadly construed, including Iran; as you are not an extended-confirmed editor. I will be blunt here -- I do not believe that you likely have the familiarity with Wikipedia to successfully edit in this topic space. I strongly urge you to spend significant time elsewhere on this project familiarizing yourself with our norms and policies before even attempting to revisit this topic area. ⇒SWATJesterShoot Blues, Tell VileRat! 03:37, 20 July 2025 (UTC)
Two sources affiliated with the Islamic Republic of Iran that confirm the role of the preventive police. Please add sources to the text. In Iran, the preventive police are responsible for managing all police stations. Charles Miller 2007 (talk) 03:45, 20 July 2025 (UTC)
ANI
Hey--I don't follow ANI closely and have been a bit less active in general, but I saw the report you wrote up on the harassment of Magnolia: thank you for taking the time to do that. I know how much time those things take, and I really appreciate it. Drmies (talk) 20:16, 25 July 2025 (UTC)
NYC August: Wikimania Satellite Social + Roosevelt Island Wiknic
Two informal Wikimedia NYC events
While Wikimania 2025 is underway in Nairobi, Kenya, you are invited to Wikimedia NYC's Satellite Social at Prime Produce on Thursday, August 7th, which will be an informal gathering of local Wikimedians and potentially feature editing, hacking, and board games. No experience of anything at all is required. All are welcome!
Additionally, a second Wiknic of the season, this time on Roosevelt Island, is planned for later in the month (August 24th). Stay tuned for further updates!
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