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Annual review of the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines
[edit]I am writing to you to let you know the annual review period for the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines is open now. You can make suggestions for changes through 9 February 2026. This is the first step of several to be taken for the annual review.Read more information and find a conversation to join on the UCoC page on Meta.
TheUniversal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review was planned and implemented by the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C,you may review the U4C Charter.
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-- In cooperation with the U4C,Keegan (WMF) (talk)
21:02, 19 January 2026 (UTC)
Redesigning the main page and its templates
[edit]I createdUser:Codename Noreste/MP, which heavily borrows elements fromspecies:Template:Boîte colorée. Therefore, I would like to propose that we implement this on theMain Page, and to setMediaWiki:Mainpage-title andMediaWiki:Mainpage-title-loggedin to blank (no content) so that the Main Page has a portal-like design.
In addition, I would also like to propose that we rename the following templates, mainly for consistency purposes:
With the possible exception of the new pages template, all other templates mentioned above would remain fully protected. Thoughts?Codename Noreste (talk •contribs)00:10, 8 February 2026 (UTC)Reply
- Definite improvement and great idea to give it a spring clean but would it be possible to get all the columns to collapse on a smaller device? Mobiles dominate now so ideally WQ home page should read well in portrait mode. The top section, Main categories, Sister projects are all in columns that don't fit well or size on smaller devices. Quote of the Day maybe too, the smaller icons are quite hard to see. The images wrapping around in that section should be possible rather than flanking the text? The wikipedia home page sizes well on small screens. Possible to borrow from that? Sister projects for example.GrimRob (talk)08:28, 8 February 2026 (UTC)Reply
- Just had a quick look and I can see that would involve changing the templates used by the main page. Maybe produce a new version if needed rather than rename the legacy version as you suggest?GrimRob (talk)08:42, 8 February 2026 (UTC)Reply
- Hi,GrimRob. I will answer the following:
- I don't think it's possible to collapse the columns for mobile, given that I am planning to use a TemplateStyles CSS page for them.
- My plan is that, after I implement the new code changes to the templates, and after moving them quickly, I will try to fix the Main Page quickly. Alternatively, I can create the new versions and try to merge with their existing counterparts, but I feel hesitant to do so sinceSpecial:MergeHistory might be complicated.
- Codename Noreste (talk •contribs)15:12, 8 February 2026 (UTC)Reply
- ok @Codename Noreste, I can see my mobile first suggestion (similar to Wikipedia) is a bit of a deviation from your plans. I haven't worked with the templates so I am not sure of the all technicalities, and can't see the MergeHistory page as I don't have admin rights. Doing things in stages rather than big bang definitely makes sense though as its easier to test and less likely to have unintended consequences.GrimRob (talk)18:16, 8 February 2026 (UTC)Reply
- I'll go ahead and implement the changes by 00:00 UTC or maybe tomorrow given that there are no recent objections here.Codename Noreste (talk •contribs)19:45, 8 February 2026 (UTC)Reply
- I am not familiar with many of the reasons which might exist for many of the formatting changes that have been going on, but have accepted them for the most part, and I will state that I have no objection to the above intentions — I had meant to state such earlier, but had distractions and other things to attend to earlier — as I do now.Soitgoes…⨀∴☥☮♥∵ॐ…Blessings. ~♞☤☮♌︎Kalki⚚⚓︎⊙☳☶⚡22:51, 8 February 2026 (UTC)Reply
- Per the lack of objections raised, this is now
Yimplemented.Codename Noreste (talk •contribs)15:54, 10 February 2026 (UTC)Reply
AI-generated images
[edit]In general, are AI-generated images acceptable? I can imagine that they could be used in certain circumstances with good reason (a notable AI image, or used to illustrate a quote about AI). However, in general, I don't think we should permit the use of AI-generated images which have been generated specially for the article or which are not otherwise notable. For example,I removed one here.
It seems to me that if an illustration is needed, it should use a real image to illustrate reality, not a fictional image. If a real image cannot be found, that's probably a sign no illustration should be used.Cagliost (talk)11:58, 10 February 2026 (UTC)Reply
i wanted to add a quote but dont know if i can/should. i dont know the guidlines for adding a quote and the citation needed for itDucklan (talk)18:37, 10 February 2026 (UTC)Reply
- Could you give more information? What is the quote and who said it?Cagliost (talk)22:27, 10 February 2026 (UTC)Reply
- theodore roosevelt-"By God! if you try anything like that, I’ll kick you, I’ll bite you, I’ll kick you in the balls, I’ll do anything to you—you’d better leave me alone." i dont know if it meets notable quote guidlines but its one of my alltime favorite quotes, also i dont know how to format it/the amount of citations neededDucklan (Quack Back)19:19, 11 February 2026 (UTC)Reply
- I have found some sources and added it toTheodore Roosevelt#1880s.Cagliost (talk)22:45, 11 February 2026 (UTC)Reply
- Thank you so muchDucklan (Quack Back)20:40, 12 February 2026 (UTC)Reply
Ongoing request for bureaucratship
[edit]There is an ongoing request for bureaucratship atWikiquote:Requests for bureaucratship/Saroj. Community members are invited to review and comment.Saroj (talk)06:41, 11 February 2026 (UTC)Reply
Create a local inactivity policy?
[edit]Even though we have an establishedvote of confidence process, by default we are covered by the globaladmin activity review policy (2+ years of no edits and/or no logged actions) for administrators and bureaucrats. As the section says, I propose that we create a local inactivity policy, that administrator permissions may be removed after one year of no edits or logged actions. The procedure is that an inactive administrator can be listedunder the removal section of WQ:RFA, unless you prefer to discuss the procedure otherwise. Thoughts?Codename Noreste (talk •contribs)23:16, 11 February 2026 (UTC)Reply
- That's quite a coincidence, I was actually thinking of proposing a local inactivity policy just yesterday as well. I agree that having a clear local policy would help with accountability and ensure admin rights reflect active involvement. A one-year threshold seems fair, and using the existing removal section sounds simple and transparent. --Saroj (talk)05:47, 12 February 2026 (UTC)Reply
- About the policy, we could create a new section underProject:Administrators about it. Weirdly, it has a category saying it is a policy when it doesn't have
{{official policy}} on it.Codename Noreste (talk •contribs)13:00, 12 February 2026 (UTC)Reply- CC toSaroj.Codename Noreste (talk •contribs)13:13, 13 February 2026 (UTC)Reply
- Agreed, adding a dedicated section underWikiquote:Administrators makes sense; it might not be an official policy yet (it currently usesCategory:Wikiquote policies), and using
{{official policy}} automatically includesCategory:Wikiquote official policy.Saroj (talk)15:00, 13 February 2026 (UTC)Reply- @Saroj, given that there is minimal consensus, I have implemented the local inactivity policy perthis permalink.Codename Noreste (talk •contribs)15:51, 17 February 2026 (UTC)Reply
Wikiquote not updating
[edit]Latest comment:1 day ago4 people in discussion Today, 2/14, I'm looking at wikiquote and it's still stuck on Wednesday 2/11. I wouldn't bring this up (again) but I used to be able to go the current date and find the quote for that day via some calendar link for all quotes. What happened to that? Looks like this page was revamped? It is clearer to read but looks like some older functionality was removed or moved?~2026-10052-36 (talk)19:37, 14 February 2026 (UTC)Reply
- Which page are you referring to?Codename Noreste (talk •contribs)15:22, 15 February 2026 (UTC)Reply
- I'm referring to the old version of wikiquote. There was a link on the wikiquote page itself that let you look up quotes for any month or day. Then you could scroll through the years to see a specific quote for that month and day.~2026-10302-19 (talk)17:38, 15 February 2026 (UTC)Reply
- This is due to recent updates onMain Page/Quote of the day, as discussedabove.Saroj (talk)18:48, 15 February 2026 (UTC)Reply
- I went ahead and restored the subtitle below the QOTD.Codename Noreste (talk •contribs)00:11, 16 February 2026 (UTC)Reply
Thanks for the restoration!~2026-10497-51 (talk)17:30, 16 February 2026 (UTC)Reply
- Per the section above, I restored the headline below the quote(s). You're welcome.Codename Noreste (talk •contribs)19:08, 16 February 2026 (UTC)Reply
