User talk:SHB2000
Add topicLatest comment: 3 days ago by MediaWiki message delivery in topic Tech News: 2025-45
|
This is the talk page of SHB2000
Click here to message me – I will reply as soon as I can. All replies will be made directly underneath your message on this page. Do be aware though, that I do not use talkback. I do on the other hand, use pings as I've more or less given up on watchlists, but may not always ping you (usually, if the message has gone unanswered for about more than 12-18 hours, then I'd usually give a ping). Threads on this page are archived every 14 days of inactivity, but mass mail messages may get archived earlier, while active threads might get archived later than 14 days of inactivity, but how this page is archived isn't consistent merely because a bot couldn't do its job. |
Checkuser?
[edit]I don't know how people are nominated for local checkuser, but given recent events I think we really need one. You're very active here and already a bureaucrat, so I think it would make sense for you to have the tools. Would you be interested? I don't want to make a nomination without consulting you first. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 20:39, 14 October 2025 (UTC)
- Yes, I would be interested (and thanks for asking!) – I believe it's the same process as starting a nomination on WV:URN, except we need 25 support votes and m:ANPDP needs to be signed. We'd also need a minimum of two checkusers, so maybe would you be happy to put yourself down as the second? //shb (t | c | m) 21:35, 14 October 2025 (UTC)
- Some other thoughts that come to mind:
- it might be very difficult to reach 25 votes organically, so there is a non-zero chance of our nominations failing without any opposes
- it's probs worth revising Wikivoyage:CheckUser to explicitly allow stewards to continue performing checks here even after we obtain local checkusers
- Nonetheless I still think it's worth trying, especially because I've had to ask a fair few CU requests (mostly off-wiki via Discord) this year and it isn't like the amount of abuse has gone down. //shb (t | c | m) 22:06, 14 October 2025 (UTC)
- I would be happy to, but I wouldn't want to stand in the way of any bureaucrats who may be interested. I think it's worth trying a nomination even if finding 25 users is difficult. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 23:50, 14 October 2025 (UTC)
- Definitely; if anything there is nothing saying we can't have 3 CUs either (which would ideally be better than two). //shb (t | c | m) 00:18, 15 October 2025 (UTC)
- @SHB2000, @SelfieCity I think I read your mind and agree with your reasoning. I have raised that question. OhanaUnitedTalk page 15:13, 23 October 2025 (UTC)
- Definitely; if anything there is nothing saying we can't have 3 CUs either (which would ideally be better than two). //shb (t | c | m) 00:18, 15 October 2025 (UTC)
- I would be happy to, but I wouldn't want to stand in the way of any bureaucrats who may be interested. I think it's worth trying a nomination even if finding 25 users is difficult. --Comment by Selfie City (talk) (contributions) 23:50, 14 October 2025 (UTC)
- Some other thoughts that come to mind:
Tech News: 2025-44
[edit]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
- The Wikipedia iOS app has launched an A/B/C test of improvements made to the tabbed browsing feature for select regions and languages. The test, named “More dynamic tabs”, explores new tab experiences and includes “Did you know” and “Because you read” article recommendations. You can read more on the project page.
- Autoconfirmed users on small and medium wikis with the CampaignEvents extension can now use Event Registration without the Event Organizer right. This feature lets organizers enable registration, manage participants, and lets users register with one click instead of signing event pages.
View all 31 community-submitted tasks that were resolved last week. For example, the issue of flashing colors when holding or pressing the arrow keys under the dark mode settings in Vector 2022 has been fixed.
Updates for technical contributors
- The CampaignEvents extension will be deployed to all remaining wikis during the week of 17 November 2025. The extension currently includes three features: Event Registration, Collaboration List, and Invitation List. For this rollout, Invitation List will not be enabled on Wikifunctions and MediaWiki unless requested by those communities. Visit the deployment page to learn more.
- The SwaggerUI-based REST sandbox experience is now live on all wiki projects. The sandbox can be accessed through the Special:RestSandbox page. Please report any issues to the MediaWiki Interfaces team board, or join the discussion on the project launch page.
- Transform endpoints with a trailing slash path in the MediaWiki REST API are now marked as deprecated. They will remain functional during this time, but removal is expected by the end of January 2026. All API users currently calling them are encouraged to transition to the non-trailing slash versions. Both endpoint variations can be found and tested using the REST Sandbox. See the MediaWiki REST API Deprecation page for more detailed information about the API deprecation policies and procedures.
- A dedicated changelog now exists for the MediaWiki REST API. The changelog provides an overview of these changes, making it easier for developers to keep track of improvements and iterations. Announcements will also continue to flow through the standard communication channels, including Tech News and email distribution lists, but can now be more easily referenced from a central location. If you have feedback about the style, structure, or content of this changelog, please join the discussion.
- Administrators can delete the tracking category which was previously added by the JsonConfig extension, as it is no longer used. See the categories linked from Q130635582. It is OK if there are still pages listed in the category as that is just a caching issue, and they will be automatically cleared out the next time each page is edited.
- Detailed code updates later this week: MediaWiki
Tech news prepared by Tech News writers and posted by bot • Contribute • Translate • Get help • Give feedback • Subscribe or unsubscribe.
I've noticed that you created this template 4 years ago but it's not used by any page. Can it be deleted? Andyrom75 (talk) 08:33, 1 November 2025 (UTC)
This Month in Education: October 2025
[edit]This Month in Education
Volume 14 • Issue 10 • October 2025
In This Issue
- "WikiDonne Internship: Wikimedia Platforms for Open Education and Inclusive Culture!" winner at the Open Education Awards 2025
- A Proud Chapter in My Wikimedia Journey 🇳🇬: From Editor to Organizer
- Debating open science and scientific dissemination in Brazil
- Enhancing Academic Articles on Wikipedia with the State University of Jakarta
- India’s Students and Educators Lead the Way in the Wiki Science Competition 2025
- JDACA & Amman Arab University
- New starting page for Wikipedia users had been launched in September
- Teaching Evidence Synthesis Automation with the Wikipedia–Kaggle Dataset
- Wikimedia MKD’s Education Program activities for October
- Wikimedia Serbia prepares eight annual Edu Wiki camp
- Wikivoyage editathon in Peshkopia, Albania
Tech News: 2025-45
[edit]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
- Administrators will now find that Special:MergeHistory is now significantly more flexible about what it can merge. It can now merge sections taken from the middle of the history of the source (rather than only the start) and insert revisions anywhere in the history of the destination page (rather than only the start).
- For users with "Automatically subscribe to topics" enabled in their preferences, starting a new topic or adding a reply to an existing topic will now subscribe them to replies to that topic. Previously, this would only happen if the DiscussionTools "Add topic" or "Reply" widgets were used. When DiscussionTools was originally launched existing accounts were not opted in to automatic topic subscriptions, so this change should primarily affect newer accounts and users who have deliberately changed their preferences since that time.
- Scribunto modules can now be used to generate SVG images. This can be used to build charts, graphics and other visualizations dynamically through Lua, reducing the need to compose them externally and upload them as files.
- Wikimedia sites now provide all anonymous users with the option to enable a dark mode color scheme, featuring light-colored text on a dark background. This enhancement aims to deliver a more enjoyable reading experience, especially in dimly lit environments.
- Users with large watchlists have long faced timeouts when editing Special:EditWatchlist. The page now loads entries in smaller sections instead of all at once due to a paging update, allowing everyone to edit their watchlists smoothly. As part of the database update, sorting by expiry has been removed because it was over 100× slower than sorting by title. A community wish has been created to explore alternative ways to restore sort-by-expiry. If this feature is important to you, please support the wish!
- View all 31 community-submitted tasks that were resolved last week. For example, the fixing of the persisting highlighting when using VisualEditor find and replace during a query.
Updates for technical contributors
- Since 2019 the Wikimedia URL Shortener at https://w.wiki is available for all Wikimedia wikis to create short links to articles, permalinks, diffs, etc. It is available in the sidebar as "Get shortened URL". There are 30 wikis that also install an older "ShortUrl" extension. The old extension will soon be removed. This means
/s/URLs will not be advertised under article titles via HTMLclass="title-shortlink". The/s/URLs will keep working. - On Thursday, October 30, the MediaWiki Interfaces and SRE Service Operations teams began rerouting Action API traffic through a common API gateway. Individual wikis will be updated based on the standard release groups, with total traffic increased over time. This change is expected to be non-breaking and non-disruptive. If any issues are observed, please file a Phabricator ticket to the Service Ops team board.
- MediaWiki Train deployments will pause for the final two weeks of 2025: 22 December and 29 December. Backport windows will also pause between Monday, 22 December 2025 and Thursday, 2 January 2026. A backport window is a scheduled time to add things like bug fixes and configuration changes. There are seven deployment trains remaining for 2025.
- Detailed code updates later this week: MediaWiki
In depth
- In 2025, the Wikimedia Foundation reported that AI systems and search engines increasingly use Wikipedia content without driving users to the site, contributing to an 8% drop in human pageviews compared to 2024. After detecting bots disguised as humans, Wikimedia updated its traffic data to reflect this shift. Read more about current user trends on Wikipedia in a Diff blog post.
Tech news prepared by Tech News writers and posted by bot • Contribute • Translate • Get help • Give feedback • Subscribe or unsubscribe.