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SeeSpecial:Diff/1283820024, in an attempt to remove the AMP url, it made the URL an unhelpful ambiguous URL.
Luckily, the URL wasn't really necessary before since it was syndicated from another source, which I replaced with the original source. I would not be surprised if a lot of yardbarker links did this, since they mostly syndicated then pull articles from other sources, but these become harder to find when they go from this amp url to a more ambiguous one. Might need a quick review to see if this happened anywhere else. If you have a list, I can go through and try and fix them with the original source.Chew(V •T •E)22:29, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Chew: Hi. Yes, none of the yardbarker URLs were usable when I found the issue a few weeks ago. So I added the yardbarker domain to the ignore list, and removed all the problematic yardbarker URLs from the database. There were quite a few of them. Currently there are only seven yardbarker URLs in the database that were operational. I undid all the changes I could find, seems like I missed some. Unfortunately, I do not have a list (as I removed them from the database), but most of the problematic edits were undone. —usernamekiran(talk)15:09, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Awesome, thank you! I'll try and go through and just remove them all if I can for my prior reasons, just wanted to make sure you were aware as well. Appreciate itChew(V •T •E)00:37, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Suggestions: Notable People to Write Wiki Article About
Hello.I wish to SUGGEST three prominent people to write a Wiki article about. There actions affected 1000s of people across the USA and were in front of national media cameras. They graduated from my high school. But you are impartial. I cant add their names into Wiki content unless there is already an article about them.Here are the suggested Three Names and Major Newspaper Articles or Bio Sites about them to help you write a suggested article. They often made quite a few articles and headlines! These articles or Bios were all retrieved today, July 5, 2025.
I’m currently working on the Ravi Kumar Punia article and would appreciate it if someone with more experience could review the entire page for structure, formatting, and adherence to Wikipedia’s content guidelines.
My goal is to ensure the article is well-organized, neutrally written, and properly sourced. If you notice any areas that need improvement—such as notability, tone, layout, or citation quality—I would be grateful for your feedback or any edits you may suggest. I’m happy to collaborate and make revisions where needed to ensure the article meets Wikipedia’s standards.
Hey, there's a bug with your bot on nlwiki wherenieuwsblad.be links are getting converted tohbvl.be, even thoughnieuwsblad.be doesn't use AMP. You can see it happening in these diffs:69654475,69574270.
Could you take a look at what's causing this? It's messing up citations and potentially affecting other Belgian news sites too (though not entirely sure).XXBlackburnXx (talk)21:11, 25 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@XXBlackburnXx: Hello. The bot is thinking the original URL is an AMP url because of the "amper" in it. Then the bot is trying to find a canonical URL for that amp url. The issue is, original URL/page (nieuwsblad.be) is mentioning thehbvl.be URL as the canonical urls. Looking at the pages, they both seem to be exactly the same. If you want, I can blacklist thehbvl.be URLs. Kindly let me know how should I proceed. —usernamekiran(talk)22:00, 25 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Blacklisting would be nice. The main issue isn't necessarily the websites themselves, but rather that when a site within a citation is replaced with hbvl.be, the rest of the citation parameters, such as|publisher= or|work=, no longer match appropriately. Hope you understand :).XXBlackburnXx (talk)22:22, 25 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@XXBlackburnXx: Hi. I was going through the logs of the bot, and I came across: Failed to save Limburg United in het seizoen 2025/26 on nl.wikipedia: Edit to pagenl:Limburg United in het seizoen 2025/26 disallowed by the AbuseFilter. This action has been automatically identified as harmful, and therefore disallowed. If you believe your action was constructive, please inform an administrator of what you were trying to do. A brief description of the abuse rule which your action matched is: KiranBOT bug I could not find the edit filter on nlwiki. Has it been deleted/deactivated? —usernamekiran(talk)04:16, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, and thanks for your bot, KiranBOT’s contributions. According to Chinese Wikipedia policy, global bots are required to obtain local approval unless they are solely performing tasks related to fixing interwiki links or double redirects (policy). Please submit a request for local approval atthis page. Otherwise, your bot may be temporarily blocked. Thank you for your understanding!Stang00:17, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Stang: Hello. Thanks for reaching out. I had gone through the policy page beforehand, I misunderstood the policy — I thought global bots were allowed. I will stop KiranBOT in a couple of hours from now. Thanks again, —usernamekiran(talk)00:57, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Usernamekiran, I noticed that there's no article yet for TRMS (The Real Me Studios), even though it's listed on MusicBrainz and is the label behind artist SXMRXXT and releases like NOTHING IS OFFICIAL. Since you enjoy working on overlooked topics, I was wondering if you'd be willing to create a stub for it? It would really mean a lot. Thank you!117.194.108.43 (talk)02:12, 19 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello! I kindly ask you to increase the delay time of the bot in the Russian Wikipedia after edits made by unregistered users and newly registered accounts. At the moment, your bot makes edits just a few seconds after any change. Sometimes such edits include vandalism or other violations, which makes them harder to detect or leads to incorrect reverts (1,2,3). I would like to request that the bot’s edits be made only a few days after such changes.Mitte27 (talk)09:25, 3 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Mitte27: Hello. I understand your point. The bot's edit are whitelisted, so the vandalism must get whitelisted as well. I'm currently out of town. I will get back home in 4-5 days. I will look at it as soon as I get home. —usernamekiran(talk)13:59, 3 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Kiran, I just readUser:KiranBOT/AMP which explains what is done and how is that done, but I missed a reasoning about why Wikipedia needs this done. Is removing AMP done to improve reader experience, to reduce the data flow to Google, to work around bugs or for some other reason ?
If Wikipedia already has a place where this is explained, I would be happy if you could link there from the bot's page, otherwise could you please add a section "Reasoning" or the like to this page ? Thank you, -- Juergen5.147.163.199 (talk)15:11, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello Juergen. Yes, you are correct, I somehow missed/forgot to add the reasoning section. I will do it soon. You are correct. It is not entirely to "reduce the data flow to Google". The AMP URLs are, in short, privacy invasive; and they also pose a security risk. The other reason is that AMP URLs often seem to become non-operational after a while. That creates difficulties with Wikipedia's verifiability policy in case the URL was not archived. So it is preferable to use the canonical URLs. Thanks for reminding, I will add the "reasoning" section soon. —usernamekiran(talk)16:42, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
HiJlwoodwa. I have no issues with deletion, I will request for speedy after this edit. There were a few moves, and rewrites of the template, and doc. It was created as part of me trying to simplify the documentation, but then it was redirected and moved (page history) The current documentation is not confusing, and that particular edit notice has been rendered useless as well. Thanks for contacting me first, it saved a lot of community time at Tfd. It is appreciated a lot. —usernamekiran(talk)10:04, 31 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Looking up on this talk page it seems like most mentor questions you are asked aren't being answered. If you still want to be a mentor, please attempt to respond to questions more actively, otherwise you can resign or mark yourself as away viaSpecial:MentorDashboard.* Pppery *it has begun...20:59, 18 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Pppery: Hello. I have responded to most of the questions on their talk pages. Some of them were not responded to, as they already welcome-message/warning on the talk page, likeUser talk:Yubrajpandeya02. A few days ago, on the dashboard, I had changed the frequency to non-manual lowest — "about half the average". I will look for what happens for a week or two, if I cant respond to the questions properly till then, I will mark myself as away. —usernamekiran(talk)14:34, 19 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Hi i want to create a new page for Dinesh Thyagarajan. He is a hollywood actor who acted in superman. I tried publishing it multiple times but it is rejected.i have the below links where his details are published and they are published in super manhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_(2025_film) and many other news publications. Example: www.comicbook.comslashfilm.comdcuniverse.fandom.comHe has played the character of Malik Ali.
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@Samoasambia andLentokonefani: I fixed the bug, and removed the stopper from the article page. Lets see how it works out. I will be watching that article from now on. Lentokonefani, thank you for your kind words, it is appreciated a lot. —usernamekiran(talk)15:55, 10 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you very much for letting me know, none of the logged-in editors either didnt notice, or didnt care to notify me. That makes your message even more appreciated. I fixed the previously posted message, as well as the problematic code. Thanks again, —usernamekiran(talk)05:14, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Thank youKudpung, and same to you! apologies for the delayed reply. How have you been? It was nice to see you becoming active last year after your wikibreak. —usernamekiran(talk)17:22, 25 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
New pages patrol January–February 2026 Backlog drive
New Pages Patrol is hosting a one-time, two-month experimental backlog drive aimed at reducing the backlog. This will be a combo drive: both articles and redirects will earn points.
The drive will run from 1 January to 28 February 2026.
The drive is divided into two phases. Participants may take part in either phase or across both phases, depending on availability.
Barnstars will be awarded based on the number of articles and redirects patrolled during the drive.
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Hello! I noticed you're a bot operator, so I thought you might be interested in a hackathon we're organizing: theWikimedia Hackathon Northwestern Europe 2026, on 13–14 March in Arnhem, Netherlands.
It's a two-day, technically oriented hackathon bringing together Wikimedians from the region. Whether you want to work on bot frameworks, tools, or other technical projects, this could be a great opportunity to collaborate with fellow developers. Registration closes mid-January or when full. Let me know if there are any questions. Hope to see you there!Daanvr (talk)09:25, 12 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Bot is now flagged, crat says request itself will remain open for a month — no problems expected given the past run :P — regards,Revi02:31, 19 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Revi C.: I was translating the comments on google translate when you posted the message here hehe. Thanks for your help, it is much appreciated. —usernamekiran(talk)02:34, 19 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I just removed a bunch of KiranBOT notifications on SineBot's talk page for Teahouse archives. Might be worth skipping those notes since they're rather pointless!Primefac (talk)19:33, 1 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Primefac: thanks. I added deny parameter on the talkpage. it is a weird bug that I havent been able to pinpoint in code. The program looks for the "creator" in page history. I havent been able to understand why it identifies SineBot as creator. —usernamekiran(talk)11:57, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I would like to write this article about Honest to Goodness, for people for a reference. Can you please read over this?
The company stocks over 1,000 products including grains, flours, legumes, canned foods, spices, oils, nuts, dried fruits, nut butters, and household cleaning products.[Citation -https://goodness.com.au/shop/australian-range/]
Latesttech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you.Translations are available.
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Logged-in contributors who manage large or complex watchlists can now organise and filter watched pages in ways that improve their workflows with the newWatchlist labels feature. By adding custom labels (for example: pages you created, pages being monitored for vandalism, or discussion pages) users can more quickly identify what needs attention, reduce cognitive load, and respond more efficiently. This improves watchlist usability, especially for highly active editors.
A new feature available onSpecial:Contributions showstemporary accounts that are likely operated by the same person, and so makes patrolling less time-consuming. Upon checking contributions of a temporary account, users with access to temporary account IP addresses can now see a view of contributions from the related temporary accounts. The feature looks up all the IPs associated with a given temporary account within the data retention period and shows all the contributions of all temporary accounts that have used these IPs.Learn more.[1]
When editors preview a wikitext edit, the reminder box that they are only seeing a preview (which is shown at the top), now has a grey/neutral background instead of a yellow/warning background. This makes it easier to distinguish preview notes from actual warnings (for example, edit conflicts or problematic redirect targets), which will now be shown in separate warning or error boxes.[2]
TheGlobal Watchlist lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on one page. Theextension continues to improve — it now properly supports more than one Wikibase site, for example bothWikidata andtestwikidata. In addition, issues regarding text direction have been fixed for users who prefer Wikidata or other Wikibase sites in right-to-left (RTL) languages.[3][4]
The automatic "magic links" for ISBN, RFC, and PMID numbers have beendeprecated in wikitext since 2021 due to inflexibility and difficulties with localization. Several wikis have successfully replaced RFC and PMID magic links with equivalent external links, but a template was often required to replace the functionality of the ISBN magic link. There is now a newbuilt-in parser function{{#isbn}} available to replace the basic functionality of the ISBN magic link. This makes it easier for wikis who wish to migrate off of the deprecated magic link functionality to do so.[5]
A new global user group has been created:Local bots. It will be used internally by the software to allow community bots to bypass rate limits that are applied to abusiveweb scrapers. Accounts that are approved as bots on at least one Wikimedia wiki will be automatically added to this group. It will not change what user permissions the bot has.[8]
TheMediaWiki Users and Developers Conference, Spring 2026 will be held March 25–27 in Salt Lake City, USA. This event is organized by and for the third-party MediaWiki community. You can propose sessions and register to attend.[9]
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Hello Kiran, I am curious and worried on some aspects. First: how worried should I be while making a change to an article? Should I talk it out before doing it, tell the community what my change was in the edit and check my sources? Because that's what I was considering doing, should I be so worried? And second, what sources does Wikipedia consider trustable? Thanks, Laura. --Laura's Wiki Account (talk)03:54, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Laura's Wiki Account: Hello. You can make the changes directly as long as the changes themselves or the the topic are not controversial/sensitive. In such cases the changes should be discussed first on the article's talkpage. You can find information about trusted sources atWP:RS, and you can ask relevant questions atWP:Teahouse, andWP:RSN. I also recommend going throughWP:PAID. —usernamekiran(talk)10:52, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
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TheSRE Team will be performing a cleanup of Wikimedia'sEtherpad instance, the web-based editor for real-time collaborative document editing. All pads will be permanently deleted after 30 April, 2026 – if there are still migration projects in progress at that point the team can revisit the date on a case by case basis. Please create local backups of any content you wish to keep, as deleted data cannot be recovered. This cleanup helps reduce database size and minimize infrastructure footprint. Etherpad will continue to support real-time collaboration, but long-term storage should not be expected. Additional cleanups may occur in the future without prior notice.[10]
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View all 19 community-submitted tasks that wereresolved last week. For example, an issue onSpecial:RecentChanges has been fixed. Previously, clicking hide in the active filters caused the "view new changes since…" button to disappear, though it should have remained visible. The button now behaves as expected.[14]
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