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*Recent changes*
- Special:NewPages <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:NewPages> now
has the OOUI look <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/UX_standardization>.
[1] <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T117739>
*Problems*
- The MediaWiki version that was released two weeks ago was late to some
Wikimedia wikis. This was because of bugs. It was on all wikis 30 July.
[2]
<https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Incident_documentation/20180724-Train>
[3]
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/engineering/2018-July/000591.html>
*Changes later this week*
- [image: Recurrent item] The new version
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.32/wmf.16> of MediaWiki will
be on test wikis and
MediaWiki.org from 7 August. It will be on
non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 8 August. It will be on all
wikis from 9 August (calendar
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.32/Roadmap>).
*Meetings*
- [image: Recurrent item] You can join the next meeting with the Editing
team. During the meeting, you can tell developers which bugs you think are
the most important. The meeting will be on 7 August at 18:30 (UTC)
<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20180807T1830>.
See how to join
<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 8 August at 15:00 (UTC)
<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20180808T15>.
See how to join
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Technical_Advice_IRC_Meeting>.
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//Johan Jönsson