User talk:5 albert square/Archive32

Re: ClueBot NG not reporting to AIV

Hey there,

I got your message about ClueBot NG no longer reporting users to AIV.

While I can no longer directly admin the bot, I've reached out to some of my contacts to find the right person. I'll update you if I learn more. -- SnoFox^(t|c) 00:17, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

Thanks, it seems to be working now SnoFox-- 5 albert square (talk) 23:16, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

UTRS#24200

Hi, my apologies. There has been an edit conflict; I replied thinking the appeal had been released. However, if your enquiry to BH results in any change we can update the appellant but meanwhile the advice I gave will hold the situation. Sorry again. Just Chilling (talk) 20:01, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

Hi Just Chilling no worries, I clicked off the page in error, I thought if I released the appeal and then re-assigned it then I could then message the reviewing admin again. As it is neither times did the bot send the message to BH!-- 5 albert square (talk) 22:22, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

There is an issue with the bot messaging the blocking admin. If you click the 'Blocking Admin' button it moves the appeal to the 'On Hold' section but throws up an error message and nothing reaches the blocking admin. I have emailed TParis and asked if it can be fixed. Just Chilling (talk) 22:52, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

Ah, there seem to have been a few issues with UTRS Bot recently. It wasn't notifying users last week that their appeals were closed.-- 5 albert square (talk) 23:20, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

Tech News: 2019-11

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

• Pages can use geocoordinates from Wikidata with the mw.wikibase.entity:formatStatements Lua function or the #statements parser function. If they do, they will now be shown using a Kartographer <maplink> if the wiki can use Kartographer. You can report bugs or ask questions on Phabricator.
• There is now an EventStream to see when links are added or removed on Wikimedia wikis. You can read the discussions and plans.

Problems

• Some wikis will not be able to edit for a short period of time on 19 March (UTC). This will start at 15:00 UTC. It will last up to 15 minutes but probably shorter. You can see the list of affected wikis. This is because of network maintenance. You can still read the wikis.
• Editors who use Firefox to edit with the visual editor had a problem with copying text. When they tried to select text that included footnotes, templates or block images in the middle they would often only get part of the text. This has now been fixed. [1]
• Some maps didn't work for a while on 8 March. This has been fixed. [2][3]

Changes later this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 12 March. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 13 March. It will be on all wikis from 14 March (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 13 March at 16:00 (UTC). See how to join.

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19:29, 11 March 2019 (UTC)

Please comment on Wikipedia talk:Categories for discussion

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Simulation12 Sock

I just want to let you know that the Bigteddy1 account was mine at first before it was hacked. The sock user hacked my account by changing both the password and the email and I couldn't get in. That's why the account is compromised. So if you ever get an unblock appeal coming from these accounts. They are coming from him not me! Thank you! --CaptainDanger25 (talk) 14:19, 13 March 2019 (UTC)

How was it hacked?--Bbb23 (talk) 15:09, 13 March 2019 (UTC)

@Bbb23: Not sure, I got an email from MediaWiki back in October of this past year saying both my password and my email had been reset and then the next thing I knew I couldn't log into my account. In these past two days I keep getting all these unblock requests sent to my email. Also using the Henry Danger Wiki email which I am an admin on under Bigteddy. --CaptainDanger25 (talk) 15:36, 13 March 2019 (UTC)

When someone attempts to reset your password, an e-mail is sent to you. Unless you use the temporary password provided in the e-mail, your password cannot be reset. An account is compromised if someone finds out your password. There is only a limited number of ways to do that. Most frequently it happens when you have a weak password or you use the same password on Wikipedia as you do on social media websites, which are often hacked. I assume you don't know this person? Hopefully, you have taken steps to protect your password better.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:50, 13 March 2019 (UTC)

@Just Chilling: Sorry for the confusion, just tagging you, so you know what is going on as well. --CaptainDanger25 (talk) 16:06, 13 March 2019 (UTC)

@Bbb23: I would respond on what you told me, plus I think I may know the user some of the accounts look similar since I blocked a user under the same name for behavior on the Henry Danger Wiki. The two accounts were Benedictfoos and FullerHouseFan01. --CaptainDanger25 (talk) 16:20, 13 March 2019 (UTC)

No worries CaptainDanger25, I'll also keep an eye on the SPI now I'm familiar with it. Whenever you post there in the future, feel free to tag me and if I'm about I'll take a quick look. I'm not a CheckUser so I can't run their checks etc but I can block based on behaviour. They made another request to UTRS today and got sent packing by myself and Just Chilling. It's strange though that they were able to gain access to your account. An IP tried to do that to mine a while back and I got an email from MediaWiki about it. My security on my laptop has always been excellent but ever since it got stolen in a burglary a couple of years back and then returned to me, it's been first class. You'd have more chance of breaking into Buckingham Palace and mugging the Queen than you would gaining access to my Wikipedia!

CaptainDanger25 have you ever thought about a committed identity?-- 5 albert square (talk) 21:16, 13 March 2019 (UTC)

@5 albert square: What is committed identity And how does it work? --CaptainDanger25 (talk) 18:13, 14 March 2019 (UTC)

@CaptainDanger25: A committed identity gives users a way to prove who was in control of their account when the template is placed on their userpage. Basically, it's a secret string, a group of words and numbers or a phrase that's only known to you. It should include unique information only known to you maybe a phone number, date of birth etc. The string is then processed through a Cryptographic hash function like SHA-2 to generate a unique commitment which you are provided with. You put that in your userspace, I have mine on my userpage. If the account is compromised etc you can email the string you made to the Foundation office and that will then prove that you are the rightful account owner. Once they've verified the string, they can reset the password to allow you to regain control.

You can use this website to help create your string.-- 5 albert square (talk) 23:32, 14 March 2019 (UTC)

Request for rev-delete

Could you possibly delete this revision -- [4] -- as it is so obviously a violation of WP:BLP? I don't know much about oversight -- being a (relatively) new user and all -- but after some time of reading about Wiki policies, this should probably be hidden away. Mynamemeansnothing (talk) 19:48, 17 March 2019 (UTC)

Hello Mynamemeansnothing I am afraid I am not an oversighter. I am unable to rev del it because someone already hid the username so that option is now not highlighting for me. You would need to email the Oversight team for this. On this occasion I have done that - hopefully they will pick up on it soon.-- 5 albert square (talk) 20:15, 17 March 2019 (UTC)

It's been  Done - thanks Amorymeltzer-- 5 albert square (talk) 20:56, 17 March 2019 (UTC)

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Tech News: 2019-12

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

• When you use rollback you will be able to get a confirmation prompt on most wikis. It asks you if you wanted to do the rollback. This is to avoid misclicks. You will have to opt in to get it. On German Wikipedia it will be an opt-out feature from 28 March. [5][6]
• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 19 March. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 20 March. It will be on all wikis from 21 March (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 20 March at 16:00 (UTC). See how to join.

Future changes

• Admins will be able to block someone from editing a page or a namespace. This already works on a few Wikimedia wikis. You can read more. If your wiki wants to be an early tester of this, you can tell the developers. [7]
• Toolforge will shut down the Ubuntu Trusty job grid. This will happen the week of 25 March. Tools that use this grid needs to be moved to the new Debian Stretch job grid. If they haven't, they will be taken offline. Maintainers can restart the tools later. Users may not be able to use them in the meanwhile. You can see a list of affected tools.

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19:43, 18 March 2019 (UTC)

March GOCE newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors March 2019 Newsletter Hello and welcome to the March newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since December 2018. All being well, we're planning to issue these quarterly in 2019, balancing the need to communicate widely with the avoidance of filling up talk pages. Don't forget you can unsubscribe at any time; see below. January Drive: Thanks to everyone for the splendid work in January's Backlog Elimination Drive. We removed copyedit tags from all of the articles tagged in our original target months of June, July and August 2018, and by 24 January we ran out of articles. After adding September, we finished the month with 8 target articles remaining and 842 left in the backlog. GOCE copyeditors also completed 48 requests for copyedit in January. Of the 31 people who signed up for this drive, 24 copyedited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Blitz: Thanks to everyone who participated in the February Blitz. Of the 15 people who signed up, 13 copyedited at least one article. Participants claimed 32 copyedits, including 15 requests. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Progress report: As of 23:39, 18 March 2019 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have completed 108 requests since 1 January and the backlog stands at 851 articles. March Drive: The month-long March drive is now underway; the target months are October and November 2018. Awards will be given to everyone who copyedits at least one article from the backlog. Sign up here! Election reminder: It may only be March but don't forget our mid-year Election of Coordinators opens for nominations on 1 June. Coordinators normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Self-nominations are welcome. If you've thought of helping out at the Guild, or know of another editor who would make a good coordinator, please consider standing for election or nominating them 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, Baffle gab1978, Jonesey95, Reidgreg and Tdslk. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.

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Please comment on Wikipedia talk:Did you know

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Tech News: 2019-13

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 new version of the content translation tool will be used for all new translations. The older version will still be used for translations that were started with it. Most users won’t see any change. More than 80% of the published translations are already using the new version. [8]

Problems

• There was a problem with editing with Safari on iOS. When you wrote an edit summary you couldn't save the edit. This has now been fixed. [9]
• The editing toolbar sometimes disappears when you scroll on iOS devices. This will be fixed soon. [10]
• Wikis can over-ride interface messages on-wiki. A problem meant that sometimes an old versions of any changed messages were shown instead. This included the sitenotice and other important parts of the interface. This was fixed at around 2019-03-22 16:00 (UTC). Logged-out users may still get the wrong message. Purging the page should fix it for them. [11]

Changes later this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 26 March. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 27 March. It will be on all wikis from 28 March (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 27 March at 16:00 (UTC). See how to join.

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18:04, 25 March 2019 (UTC)

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Get better!

Get better soon! North8000 (talk) 01:11, 28 March 2019 (UTC)

Please comment on Wikipedia talk:Did you know

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The Signpost: 31 March 2019

• From the editors: Getting serious about humor

• News and notes: Blackouts fail to stop EU Copyright Directive

• In the media: Women's history month

• Discussion report: Portal debates continue, Prespa agreement aftermath, WMF seeks a rebranding

• Featured content: Out of this world

• Arbitration report: The Tides of March at ARBCOM

• Traffic report: Exultations and tribulations

• Technology report: New section suggestions and sitewide styles

• News from the WMF: The WMF's take on the new EU Copyright Directive

• Recent research: Barnstar-like awards increase new editor retention

• From the archives: Esperanza organization disbanded after deletion discussion

• Humour: The Epistolary of Arthur 37

• Op-Ed: Pro and Con: Has gun violence been improperly excluded from gun articles?

• In focus: The Wikipedia SourceWatch

• Special report: Wiki Loves (50 Years of) Pride

• Community view: Wikipedia's response to the New Zealand mosque shootings

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Tech News: 2019-14

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

• Notifications tell you about things that happen on the wiki. You can turn on notifications about new links to pages you created. For performance reasons you can no longer get e-mails about this. [12]
• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 2 April. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 3 April. It will be on all wikis from 4 April (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 3 April at 15:00 (UTC). See how to join.

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16:28, 1 April 2019 (UTC)

Please comment on Wikipedia talk:Community portal

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