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Module:HtmlBuilder

FYI Module:HtmlBuilder was on my watchlist so I noticed that it was recently deleted. Was it kept to retain the history of your development? As I recall, the code, probably tweaked, was moved into Scribunto (mw.html) and I wondered if the module had been purposely kept and should be undeleted. Johnuniq (talk) 00:08, 7 February 2019 (UTC)

@Johnuniq: I think it is quite likely that it was kept around for that reason. Whether we actually need to keep it around for licensing reasons, though, is another question. I would think that the existing header in the mw.html.lua file is enough to provide attribution, and I don't see anything in the GPLv2 that requires that the original version of the code be available. So it's probably fine to keep it deleted. Best — Mr. Stradivarius ^{♪ talk ♪} 12:26, 7 February 2019 (UTC)

Tech News: 2019-07

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 use the ambox CSS class to show page issues to mobile readers. When you use ambox there are classes you can use.

Changes later this week

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

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18:45, 11 February 2019 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Module:Find sources/templates/Find sources

Module:Find sources/templates/Find sources has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. {{3x|p}}ery (talk) 21:43, 15 February 2019 (UTC)

Tech News: 2019-08

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

• When you thank someone on the mobile web you will now have two seconds to cancel the thank. This is in case you clicked on the thank button by accident. [1]

Changes later this week

• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 19 February. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 20 February. It will be on all wikis from 21 February (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 February at 16:00 (UTC). See how to join.

Future changes

• There is a proposal to add a red link to mobile search results if there is no page with that name. This is how it works on desktop. You can leave feedback. [2]

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23:13, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

Nomination for merging of Module:Str endswith

Module:Str endswith has been nominated for merging with Module:String. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the module's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Thank you. {{3x|p}}ery (talk) 23:24, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

Nomination for merging of Module:Vandal-m

Module:Vandal-m has been nominated for merging with Module:UserLinks. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the module's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Thank you. {{3x|p}}ery (talk) 03:14, 19 February 2019 (UTC)

Nomination for merging of Module:Array length

Module:Array length has been nominated for merging with Module:TableTools. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the module's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Thank you. {{3x|p}}ery (talk) 17:36, 20 February 2019 (UTC)

User Script Award

	The User Script Award
	Just discovered SpamUserPage and used it for the first time. This script is legendary! As someone who works at UAA, I'm sure to find it incredibly useful going forward. Great work, and thanks! Enjoy this very rare award as a token of my appreciation. Best, ~Swarm~ {talk} 03:47, 21 February 2019 (UTC)

Thank you, and glad you find it useful! — Mr. Stradivarius ^{♪ talk ♪} 02:58, 23 February 2019 (UTC)

Talk to us about talking

The Wikimedia Foundation is planning a global consultation about communication. The goal is to bring Wikimedians and wiki-minded people together to improve tools for communication.

We want all contributors to be able to talk to each other on the wikis, whatever their experience, their skills or their devices.

We are looking for input from as many different parts of the Wikimedia community as possible. It will come from multiple projects, in multiple languages, and with multiple perspectives.

We are currently planning the consultation. We need your help.

We need volunteers to help talk to their communities or user groups.

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3. Then ask people what they think about communication processes. We want to hear stories and other information about how people communicate with each other on and off wiki. Please consider asking these five questions:
   1. When you want to discuss a topic with your community, what tools work for you, and what problems block you?
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4. Finally, please go to Talk pages consultation 2019 on Mediawiki.org and report what you learned from your group. Please include links if the discussion is available to the public.

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Not all groups active on wikis or around wikis use the same way to discuss things: it can happen on wiki, on social networks, through external tools... Tell us how your group communicates.

You can read more about the overall process on mediawiki.org. If you have questions or ideas, you can leave feedback about the consultation process in the language you prefer.

Thank you! We're looking forward to talking with you.

Trizek (WMF) 15:08, 21 February 2019 (UTC)

Talk pages consultation 2019

The Wikimedia Foundation has invited the various Wikimedia communities, including the English Wikipedia, to participate in a consultation on improving communication methods within the Wikimedia projects. As such, a request for comment has been created at Wikipedia:Talk pages consultation 2019. You are invited to express your views in the discussion. ~ Winged Blades^Godric 05:19, 24 February 2019 (UTC)

Tech News: 2019-09

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 is a new version of the iOS Wikipedia app. It has for example syntax highlighting and new toolbars to make it easier to write wikitext. It also has night mode, a find-on-page function and other things. You can give feedback and suggestions. [3]

Changes later this week

• When you look at your watchlist or the recent changes page you can use the new filters for edit review. There you can choose tags to filter different edits. Empty tags will no longer be shown. [4]
• The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 26 February. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 27 February. It will be on all wikis from 28 February (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 February at 16:00 (UTC). See how to join.

Future changes

• The Wikipedia app for Android will invite users to add Wikidata descriptions to Wikidata objects that have Wikipedia articles but no Wikidata descriptions. It will only invite users who have added a number of Wikidata descriptions in the app without being reverted. This is to avoid spam and bad edits. You can read more and leave feedback.

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21:16, 25 February 2019 (UTC)

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Interface administrator flag

Hello Mr. Stradivarius, in accordance with the inactivity policy for interface administrators your IAdmin flag has been removed due to non-use. This has no impact on your standard administrator access. Please note, this is only a procedural action, and should you need the access again you may request using the fast-track process at the Bureaucrats' noticeboard. Activity monitoring for this new user group is a newer process with special metrics, if you feel this is in error please let me know so I can investigate (and reverse the change). Best regards, — xaosflux ^Talk 00:03, 1 March 2019 (UTC)