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Not all changes will affect you. Translations
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2018/33> are
available.
*Recent changes*
- [image: Octicons-tools.svg] CSS
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Cascading_Style_Sheets> in templates
can now be stored in a separate page on all wikis. This is called
TemplateStyles <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:TemplateStyles>.
This is to make it easier to edit how templates look. [1]
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2018-August/090481.html>
*Changes later this week*
- There is no new MediaWiki version this week.
*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 14 August at 18:30 (UTC)
<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20180814T1830>.
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 15 August at 15:00 (UTC)
<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20180815T15>.
See how to join
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Technical_Advice_IRC_Meeting>.
*Future changes*
- The developers are planning more ways to block users. This could be
blocking someone from just a page or a namespace. You can read more
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Community_health_initiative/Per-user_page,_namespace,_and_upload_blocking>.
You can leave feedback on the talk page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Community_health_initiative/Per-user_page,_namespace,_and_upload_blocking>
. [2]
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2018-August/090842.html>
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//Johan Jönsson
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