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Latest comment:1 month ago2 comments2 people in discussion
I would like to contribute even more with translation collaborations, whether on Wikimedia Commons or Wikicommons, it will be of great value to provide this rewarding service.Wazzimagiygg (talk)16:10, 25 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment:1 month ago13 comments3 people in discussion
I wanted to see what the Wikimedia community thinks of creating a mailing list for global edit filter maintenance. This would be similar to the local mailing lists that are available; that is, it would provide a centralized place to discuss private global filters and cross-wiki LTA/spam related to those filters.JJPMaster (she/they)13:40, 26 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
@Leaderboard: Stewards, global sysops, global abuse filter helpers, Meta sysops, and abuse filter maintainers would definitely be included. Possibly, some local administrators could be allowed in as well when dealing with cross-wiki abuse, although I'm less certain about that part.JJPMaster (she/they)14:17, 26 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
While I like the idea, I think the scope needs to be carefully defined, because (i) the filter is likely to containvery sensitive information and we don't want it to get to the hands of the wrong person, and (ii) if not automated, this can be a headache to set up and maintain, especially if we are including admins of local wikis.Leaderboard (talk)14:19, 26 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
Okay, I changed my mind about including local administrators, since they can just email the mailing list if they need global help without needing to access the emails, and (like in my case), if they really need access to cross-wiki LTA filters, they should just request GAFH. I still think Meta admins (permanent admins and limited admins where AbuseFilter is part of their scope) should be included though.JJPMaster (she/they)14:33, 26 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
okay, therefore "Stewards, global sysops, global abuse filter helpers, Meta sysops, and abuse filter maintainers" will be the only members, correct?TenWhile616:43, 26 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
@Rich Farmbrough: Re: "[…] not sure how they are editing at all." -Global blocks#Global IP blocks don't automatically apply on Meta-wiki to facilitate unblock requests. (I was confused, too, and had to ask!)
P.s. It looks like something about your custom signature & timestamp is breaking the DiscussionTools "reply" feature, hence people cannot easily 'reply' directly to any of your posts on this wiki (and perhaps elsewhere), and it might be preventing you from getting notifications about replies. cf. Private-window/logged-outscreenshot. There are some notes atmw:Help:DiscussionTools/Why can't I reply to this comment? which may help you to fix it, but TLDR: simple or default is better, and I suspect the custom-time-signature (i.e. the missing comma after the time, and the added. after the(UTC)) might be the main cause? Hope that helps.Quiddity (WMF) (talk)23:58, 27 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment:6 days ago2 comments2 people in discussion
For some reason, the moderators have been labeling me as a spammer since 2017, and in 2025, when I decided to post another article on the internet, I was accused of being a puppet account, a spammer, and sending threats via email. But this is all wrong.
First, the IP I was using was none other than the place where we study to create articles; I work with this.
Second: I am not trying to unblock the Wikipedia account, but when I saw that I was listed as a threat via email, it really shook me up.
Third: The supposed puppet account was created so that people other than me could interact with Wikipedia articles, but what happened is that the information backfired.
Fourth: Whoever is an administrator, see what I am asking for, what I am begging for. It is not about unblocking my Wikipedia account, but it is about my personal and professional reputation.
Conclusion: I don't know how Wikipedia articles work, or even what the moderators think, but accusing me of threats by email when I asked them for a (somewhat provocative) conversation ended up affecting my mental health. And this can happen to my professional health. What I'm going to ask for is with total sincerity in the world:
The linked IP is related to a study space of my university friends, so they are not responsible, I ask that you unblock the IP so that I don't have problems in my professional life
Remove the accusation of threats by email that the moderator (Chronos) unfairly placed, I don't intend to send emails to any moderator anymore.
Third, leave my account blocked, but talk to the moderators in a more refined way.
Any wrong decision can worsen my mental health, which now believes that this can cause professional problems, and if that happens, I don't know what I'll do with myself!
(1-a) I don't think the skin specified in the URL works.
(1-b) I feel like the skin selection doesn't work on the page after registration.
(2) After registering once, even if I go back to the input form in my browser history and reuse the email address I entered to create an account with a different character notation, an error message appears and it seems like it's difficult to log out. --Mar09 2025 (talk)09:27, 9 March 2025 (UTC)Reply
I specified the parameters myself. I think that useskin and returntoquery work correctly on past Wiktionary and on Wikipedia that does not redirect to auth.wikimedia.org.[2] --Mar09 2025 (talk)10:45, 12 March 2025 (UTC)Reply
Sorry I'm not quite following the problem here. It sounds likewhen I write a malformed request it doesn't do what I want it to do. Can you provide:
Step by step directions that a user would follow that do not involve manually crafting a uri
What you are expecting the result to be
What the result is you are getting
Some notes:
useskin is not meant to be persistent across links or page loads; to use a persistent skin you must set it in your user preferences.
Skin loading on Special:CreateAccount (which is where the links should be sending you, not to Special:Login/signup) is supported,example -- which is not expected to persist after using the page
Using "back" to a form you already submitted and trying to POST it again is in general a bad idea on most platforms. Our page workflow shouldn't be attempting to send people that way.
Latest comment:13 days ago3 comments3 people in discussion
Hello, dear administrators. I know this is not the right place, but I would like to file a complaint against two Persian Wikipedia administrators who are clearly engaging in favoritism and disruptive behavior, and are manipulating the system. I just don't know on which page of English Wikipedia I should submit my complaint?
These two administrators openly support each other, their edits are biased, and they are gaming the system. I'm fed up with them and I demand that their accounts be permanently blocked.
It is fine to contribute, if the usurp is accepted your current account will just be renamed to your old username. (The old username will be renamed to a placeholder name). —xaosfluxTalk14:32, 14 March 2025 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment:6 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion
AnADL report shows "1) a coordinated campaign to manipulate Wikipedia content related to Israel, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and similar issues, in which a group of editors systematically evade Wikipedia’s rules to shift balanced narratives toward skewed ones, spotlighting criticism of Israel and downplaying Palestinian terrorist violence and antisemitism; and 2) pro-Hamas perspectives informing Arabic-language Wikipedia content on Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict." I am not a current member of the en.wp community, so I will not be involved in any disputes or editing there, but I encourage members of that community to take a look at this report and also for members of ar.wp to consider the points raised in this article. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯08:50, 21 March 2025 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment:3 days ago4 comments3 people in discussion
Hello :)I want to translate an article to portuguese, however i just created my account and im not sure if i can without the requirements: having an wikipedia account for more than 30 days & i didnt kate at leat 500 edits. Is there a way? thanDianaEliss (talk)20:52, 23 March 2025 (UTC)Reply
I am not familiar with Portuguese Wikipedia but looking at your sandbox pagew:pt:Usuário(a):DianaEliss/Szejnert de Małgorzata, it seems the best way is get someone with 30 days/500 edits to move the page into the main encyclopedia.
