MediaWiki-l March 2011

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user.user_editcount disagrees with revisions table - why?
by Daniel Barrett 28 Mar '11

28 Mar '11

Recently I discovered that the user_editcount column in the "user" table disagrees with the actual edits in the "revisions" table by a significant amount. To fix this, I ran maintenance/initEditCount.php. My question is: what causes these numbers to get out of sync in the first place? Should I need to run this maintenance script regularly? This is MediaWiki 1.16.2 on a single server with a single database. The wiki began its life at 1.10.0, if that matters. Thanks, DanB

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Inculding graphics from mediawiki commos
by Sigbert Klinke 27 Mar '11

27 Mar '11

Hi, I'am using at my local mediawiki the InstantCommons feature $wgUseInstantCommons = true; So when I use [[File:Box-Plot mit Interquartilsabstand.png|thumb|Box-Plot mit Whiskern der Länge 1,5×IQR]] the graphics is displayed correctly. Since my wiki uses german as basic language, I use also the german terms: [[Datei:Box-Plot mit Min-Max Abstand.png|miniatur|Box-Plot derselben Daten mit Whiskern vom Minimum bis zum Maximum der Daten]] But this does not display the picture from commons, but a red link instead. Any suggestions what to do? Thanks in advance Sigbert Klinke

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Sort order German language
by catlyn＠gmx.de 26 Mar '11

26 Mar '11

Hi, What can I do to get the right German sort order of all articles when choosing "All pages"? The "Umlaute" and "ß" is sorted in a wrong way, these special characters are sorted after the letter "Z" but this is not the right order. We are using the latest version 1.16.2. Thanks for any hint on this subject. Regards, Catlyn

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Error creating thumbnail: imageconvert.exe: unable to create temporary file
by Verhoeven, Peter 26 Mar '11

26 Mar '11

Hi, Trying to load test.svg on a Windows 2003 server with IIS 7 and Mediawiki 1.13.2 gives this error message: Error creating thumbnail: imageconvert.exe: unable to create temporary file `T:/magick-QTrUhNJz': Permission denied. imageconvert.exe: missing an image filename `PNG:D:\data\wikipcp\uploads/thumb/b/bd/Test.svg/550px-Test.svg.png'. If I load this test.svg file with admin permissions on the server conversion is no problem, but if I load it without admin permission I get this error message. Seems to me that imagick is trying to use a temporary folder, but what folder? The system temporary folder c:\windows\temp and the upload filer have enough permissions. Rendering of JPG and PNG thumbnails work well. Any suggestions? Peter Verhoeven This message and attachment(s) are intended solely for use by the addressee and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or agent thereof responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by telephone and with a 'reply' message. Thank you for your co-operation.

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Wanted Pages
by John Durant 25 Mar '11

25 Mar '11

Hi, Is there a way, in DPL or MW function, to produce a listing of wanted pages sorted by source page? By source page I mean the page that contains the link. Any help or advice will be appreciated. John

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trigger UncategorizedPage notice on page save?
by Bill Traynor 25 Mar '11

25 Mar '11

Is it possible to display a message to a user on page save to indicate that the page is Uncategorized? Or is there an extension that does this? So far, my investigation has turned up nothing. Thanks Bill

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New to the List
by John Durant 24 Mar '11

24 Mar '11

Hi All, How do I search the list archives? Tnx, John

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Job announcement: MediaWiki plus Writing/Training skills (Boston, MA, USA)
by Daniel Barrett 24 Mar '11

24 Mar '11

I am seeking to hire a skilled MediaWiki user for a full-time position in the Boston, MA area. You will need these talents: - Outstanding written and spoken communication skills. - Experience designing training materials for a technical audience. - Software development experience for MediaWiki is a BIG plus. If not a developer, you must at least have a thorough knowledge of how software is developed, because you'll be writing about it. The position is an interesting mixture of technical writing, training, and software. The company (Vistaprint) is in excellent financial health, has very competitive compensation and benefits, and is a fun place to work! (I've been here 8 years.) I am the hiring manager, so contact me directly if interested. DanB -- Daniel Barrett, Ph.D. dbarrett(a)vistaprint.com

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Students wanted: summer internship working on MediaWiki (GSoC)
by Sumana Harihareswara 23 Mar '11

23 Mar '11

Google Summer of Code (GSoC) is a program where you get paid USD5000 to hack an open source project during the summer. It's never too early to start thinking about summer internships! There's a good explanation of the program here: http://www.booki.cc/gsocstudentguide/_v/1.0/what-is-google-summer-of-code/ Community college, university, and graduate students around the world are eligible. You don't need to be a Computer Science or IT major: http://www.google-melange.com/document/show/gsoc_program/google/gsoc2011/fa… If you'd like to participate, check out the timeline. Make sure you are available full-time from 23 May till 22 August this summer, and have a little free time from 25 April till 23 May for ramp-up. http://www.google-melange.com/document/show/gsoc_program/google/gsoc2011/ti… Then sign up on our wiki page and start talking with us in #mediawiki about a possible project! The deadline for you to submit a project proposal is April 8th, but we encourage you to start early and talk with us about your idea first. http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Summer_of_Code_2011 Good luck, Sumana Harihareswara interim Wikimedia volunteer/community development coordinator MediaWiki's GSoC organizational administrator

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Change of edit page
by Carloccio 22 Mar '11

22 Mar '11

Hello everyone, i'm a new mediawiki user from italy. I wanted to ask how to configure mediawiki so that the toolbar in the edit_page of a page is like the mediawiki site. Now the toolbar in my wiki is like this: http://img692.imageshack.us/i/mywikieditpage.jpg/ And i want something like this: http://img269.imageshack.us/i/mediawikieditpage.jpg/ It's possible? how can i do? Thanks in advance Carlo

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