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*Recent changes*
- In the Wikipedia Android app it is now possible
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Apps/Team/Android/Communication#Updates>
to change the toolbar at the bottom so the tools you use more often are
easier to click on. The app now also has a focused reading mode. [1]
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T296753>[2]
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T254771>
*Problems*
- There was a problem with the collection of some page-view data from
June 2021 to January 2022 on all wikis. This means the statistics are
incomplete. To help calculate which projects and regions were most
affected, relevant datasets are being retained for 30 extra days.
You can read
more on Meta-wiki
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Data_retention_guidelines#Added_exception_for_page_views_investigation>
.
- There was a problem with the databases on March 10. All wikis were
unreachable for logged-in users for 12 minutes. Logged-out users could read
pages but could not edit or access uncached content then. [3]
<https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Incident_documentation/2022-03-10_MediaWiki_availability>
*Changes later this week*
- The new version <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.38/wmf.26>
of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and
MediaWiki.org from 15 March. It will
be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 16 March. It will be on
all wikis from 17 March (calendar
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.38/Roadmap>).
- When using uselang=qqx to find localisation messages
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:System_message#Finding_messages_and_documentation>,
it will now show all possible message keys for navigation tabs such as
"View history". [4] <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T300069>
- Access to Special:RevisionDelete
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:RevisionDelete> has been
expanded to include users who have deletelogentry and deletedhistory
rights through their group memberships. Before, only those with the
deleterevision right could access this special page. [5]
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T301928>
- On the Special:Undelete
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Undelete> pages for diffs and
revisions, there will be a link back to the main Undelete page with the
list of revisions. [6] <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T284114>
*Future changes*
- The Wikimedia Foundation has announced the IP Masking implementation
strategy and next steps. The announcement can be read here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/IP_Editing:_Privacy_Enhancement_and_Abuse_Mitigation#feb25>
.
- The Wikipedia Android app
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Apps/Android_FAQ>
developers are working on new functions
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Apps/Team/Android/Communication>
for user talk pages and article talk pages. [7]
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T297617>
*Events*
- The Wikimedia Hackathon 2022
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2022> will take
place as a hybrid event on 20-22 May 2022. The Hackathon will be held
online and there are grants available to support local in-person meetups
around the world. Grants can be requested until 20 March.
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