Wikitech-ambassadors October 2018

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by Brian Wolff

Just a heads up, we're enabling CSP in report only mode on wikis. This means if you are loading external resources in your user scripts, you might get an error in your javascript console. Don't panic, so far we are only enabling report only, and will of course give people notice before actually enabling it enforcing. At this stage we are just gathering information on what the impact of CSP would be on the wikis and what sort of external javascript is used in practise. That said, if you are loading externally hosted javascript from your user JS page, we strongly suggest you do not do this for security reasons. -- Brian

5 years, 5 months

Tech News (2018, week 44)

by Johan Jönsson

Hi, The latest technical newsletter is now available at < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2018/44>. Below is the English version. You can help write the next newsletter: whenever you see information about Wikimedia technology that you think should be distributed more broadly, you can add it to the next newsletter at < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/Next>. More information on how to contribute is available at < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News#contribute>. You can also contact me directly. As always, feedback (on- or off-list) is appreciated and encouraged. ——————————————————————————— Other languages: Deutsch • ‎English • ‎Tiếng Việt • ‎dansk • ‎español • ‎français • ‎polski • ‎svenska • ‎čeština • ‎русский • ‎українська • ‎עברית • ‎العربية • ‎हिन्दी • ‎মেইতেই লোন্ • ‎中文 • ‎日本語 • ‎한국어 Latest *tech news <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News>* from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2018/44> are available. *Recent changes* - You can post proposals for the Community Wishlist Survey <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Community_Wishlist_Surve…>. The survey decides what the Community Tech team <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Tech> will work on. You can post proposals until 11 November. You can vote on proposals from 16 November to 30 November. - [image: Advanced item] The wikis now have a content security policy report <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Content_Security_Policy>. This means that you might get a warning in your javascript console when you load external resources in your user scripts. For security reasons it is recommended that you don't do this. It might not be possible to load external resources in your scripts in the future. [1] <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-ambassadors/2018-October/001…> *Problems* - Your watchlist can show which changes you have already seen. This did not work for a few days. It has been fixed. [2] <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T207472> *Changes later this week* - [image: Recurrent item] The new version <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.33/wmf.2> of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 30 October. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 31 October. It will be on all wikis from 1 November (calendar <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.33/Roadmap>). - The 2006 wikitext editor is no longer available. It will be removed from Special:Preferences <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing>. It has not been the standard editor for a long time. It was replaced by the 2010 wikitext editor <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:WikiEditor>. [3] <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Contributors/Projects/Removal_of_the_2006_wi…> [4] <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T30856> *Meetings* - [image: Recurrent item] [image: Advanced item] You can join the technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers can ask for advice. The meeting will be on 31 October at 15:00 (UTC) <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20181031T15>. See how to join <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Technical_Advice_IRC_Meeting>. *Tech news <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News> prepared by Tech News writers <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Writers> and posted by bot <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/User:MediaWiki_message_d…> • Contribute <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News#contribute> • Translate <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2018/44> • Get help <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech> • Give feedback <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Tech/News> • Subscribe or unsubscribe <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_message_delivery/Targets/Tech_ambass…>.* //Johan Jönsson

5 years, 5 months

Wednesday: Technical Advice IRC Meeting with new time!

by Michael Schönitzer

Hi, This Wednesday – as every week – there will be the Technical Advice IRC meeting on #wikimedia-tech! IMPORTANT: Due to the end of the daylight saving time we have to change the time of the meeting to *4 pm UTC*! The Technical Advice IRC Meeting is a weekly support event for volunteer developers. Every Wednesday, two full-time developers are available to help you with all your questions about Mediawiki, gadgets, tools and more! This can be anything from "how to get started" over "who would be the best contact for X" to specific questions on your project. If you know already what you would like to discuss or ask, please add your topic to the next meeting: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Technical_Advice_IRC_Meeting Hope to see you there! Michi (for the Technical Advice IRC Meeting crew) -- Michael F. Schönitzer Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin Tel. (030) 219 158 26-0 http://wikimedia.de Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch an der Menge allen Wissens frei teilhaben kann. Helfen Sie uns dabei! http://spenden.wikimedia.de/ Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985.

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by robert russell

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5 years, 6 months

Wednesday: Technical Advice IRC Meeting

by Michael Schönitzer

Reminder: Technical Advice IRC meeting again **Wednesday 3-4 pm UTC** on #wikimedia-tech. Question can be asked in English & German. The Technical Advice IRC Meeting is a weekly support event for volunteer developers. Every Wednesday, two full-time developers are available to help you with all your questions about Mediawiki, gadgets, tools and more! This can be anything from "how to get started" over "who would be the best contact for X" to specific questions on your project. If you know already what you would like to discuss or ask, please add your topic to the next meeting: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Technical_Advice_IRC_Meeting Hope to see you there! Michi (for the Technical Advice IRC Meeting crew) -- Michael F. Schönitzer Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin Tel. (030) 219 158 26-0 http://wikimedia.de Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch an der Menge allen Wissens frei teilhaben kann. Helfen Sie uns dabei! http://spenden.wikimedia.de/ Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985.

5 years, 6 months

Tech News (2018, week 43)

by Johan Jönsson

Hi, The latest technical newsletter is now available at < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2018/43>. Below is the English version. You can help write the next newsletter: whenever you see information about Wikimedia technology that you think should be distributed more broadly, you can add it to the next newsletter at < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/Next>. More information on how to contribute is available at < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News#contribute>. You can also contact me directly. As always, feedback (on- or off-list) is appreciated and encouraged. ——————————————————————————— Other languages: Deutsch • ‎English • ‎Tiếng Việt • ‎dansk • ‎français • ‎italiano • ‎polski • ‎suomi • ‎svenska • ‎čeština • ‎русский • ‎українська • ‎עברית • ‎العربية • ‎नेपाली • ‎हिन्दी • ‎মেইতেই লোন্ • ‎中文 • ‎日本語 • ‎한국어 Latest *tech news <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News>* from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2018/43> are available. *Changes later this week* - [image: Recurrent item] The new version <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.33/wmf.1> of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 23 October. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 24 October. It will be on all wikis from 25 October (calendar <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.33/Roadmap>). *Meetings* - [image: Recurrent item] [image: Advanced item] You can join the technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers can ask for advice. The meeting will be on 24 October at 15:00 (UTC) <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20181024T15>. See how to join <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Technical_Advice_IRC_Meeting>. *Future changes* - The Community Wishlist Survey <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Community_Wishlist_Surve…> begins on 29 October. The survey decides what the Community Tech team <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Tech> will work on. You can post proposals from 29 October to 11 November. You can vote on proposals from 16 November to 30 November. *Tech news <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News> prepared by Tech News writers <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Writers> and posted by bot <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/User:MediaWiki_message_d…> • Contribute <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News#contribute> • Translate <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2018/43> • Get help <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech> • Give feedback <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Tech/News> • Subscribe or unsubscribe <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_message_delivery/Targets/Tech_ambass…>.* //Johan Jönsson

5 years, 6 months

Tech News (2018, week 42)

by Johan Jönsson

Hi, The latest technical newsletter is now available at < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2018/42>. Below is the English version. You can help write the next newsletter: whenever you see information about Wikimedia technology that you think should be distributed more broadly, you can add it to the next newsletter at < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News/Next>. More information on how to contribute is available at < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News#contribute>. You can also contact me directly. As always, feedback (on- or off-list) is appreciated and encouraged. ——————————————————————————— Other languages: Deutsch • ‎English • ‎dansk • ‎français • ‎italiano • ‎polski • ‎suomi • ‎svenska • ‎čeština • ‎русский • ‎українська • ‎עברית • ‎العربية • ‎فارسی • ‎हिन्दी • ‎মেইতেই লোন্ • ‎中文 • ‎日本語 • ‎한국어 Latest *tech news <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News>* from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2018/42> are available. *Problems* - Some pages, edits and users disappeared for a short while after the server switch <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/Server_switch_2018>. Missing content and users was fixed within a day. Some preferences and other things might take a few more days to fix. [1] <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T206743> - Wikis are updated with new and updated translations from translatewiki.net <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/translatewiki.net> again. This will happen once a week. The developers are working on fixing the problem so we can have translation updates more often again. [2] <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/phame/post/view/121/translationwiki.net_s…> *Changes later this week* - When you create an abuse filter that prevents edits you can now write a specific error message for it. Before this all abuse filters that prevented edits had the same error message. [3] <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T27086> - [image: Recurrent item] The new version <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.32/wmf.26> of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 16 October. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 17 October. It will be on all wikis from 18 October (calendar <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.32/Roadmap>). *Meetings* - There will be no more meetings with the Editing team. This is because not enough Wikimedians were interested. To tell developers which bugs you think are the most important you can use Phabricator <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/> as normal. [4] <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Editing_team/Weekly_triage_meetings> - [image: Recurrent item] [image: Advanced item] You can join the technical advice meeting on IRC. During the meeting, volunteer developers can ask for advice. The meeting will be on 17 October at 15:00 (UTC) <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20181017T15>. See how to join <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Technical_Advice_IRC_Meeting>. *Tech news <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News> prepared by Tech News writers <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Writers> and posted by bot <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/User:MediaWiki_message_d…> • Contribute <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News#contribute> • Translate <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2018/42> • Get help <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech> • Give feedback <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Tech/News> • Subscribe or unsubscribe <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_message_delivery/Targets/Tech_ambass…>.* //Johan Jönsson

5 years, 6 months

Inscription dans la liste de african wikimedian

by Amouri Anis

Hi i am anis amouri fine art teacher i would like to be a member of your community ,and to be ambassador for tunisia Cordially

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Wednesday: Technical Advice IRC Meeting

by Michael Schönitzer

5 years, 6 months

Translations on hold until further notice

by Greg Grossmeier

tl;dr: Please refrain from adding new strings that require translations to MediaWiki and deployed extensions until further notice. Due to changes we are making in the way our translation systems process data we will be temporarily disabling the auto deployment of newly translated content until further notice. The goal of these changes will be to improve the evaluation of content submitted to our translation services. This means developers should not merge new translatable strings into MediaWiki Core nor Wikimedia deployed extensions until we re-enable the system. This is to prevent longer term issues where local wiki admins overwrite a string and thus prevent updates from new and improved translations. We apologize for any inconvenience this delay in service may cause and will alert you as soon as this maintenance is completed. Greg Grossmeier -- | Greg Grossmeier GPG: B2FA 27B1 F7EB D327 6B8E | | Release Team Manager A18D 1138 8E47 FAC8 1C7D |

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