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*Updates for editors*

- Stewards can now make global account blocks https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Global_blocks cause global autoblocks https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Autoblock. This will assist stewards in preventing abuse from users who have been globally blocked. This includes preventing globally blocked temporary accounts from exiting their session or switching browsers to make subsequent edits for 24 hours. Previously, temporary accounts could exit their current session or switch browsers to continue editing. This is an anti-abuse tool improvement for the Temporary Accounts https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Trust_and_Safety_Product/Temporary_Accounts project. You can read more about the progress on key features for temporary accounts https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Trust_and_Safety_Product/Temporary_Accounts/Updates . [1] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T368949 - Wikis that have the CampaignEvents extension enabled https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/CampaignEvents/Deployment_status can now use the Collaboration List https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Campaigns/Foundation_Product_Team/Event_list#October_29,_2024:_Collaboration_List_launched feature. This list provides a new, easy way for contributors to learn about WikiProjects on their wikis. Thanks to the Campaign team for this work that is part of the 2024/25 annual plan https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2024-2025/Product_%26_Technology_OKRs#WE_KRs. If you are interested in bringing the CampaignEvents extension to your wiki, you can follow these steps https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/CampaignEvents/Deployment_status#How_to_Request_the_CampaignEvents_Extension_for_your_wiki or you can reach out to User:Udehb-WMF for help. - The text color for red links will be slightly changed later this week to improve their contrast in light mode. [2] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T370446 - View all 32 community-submitted tasks that were resolved last week https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently_resolved_community_tasks. For example, on multilingual wikis, users can now https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T216368 hide translations from the WhatLinksHere special page.

*Updates for technical contributors*

- XML data dumps https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Data_dumps have been temporarily paused whilst a bug is investigated. [3] https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/xmldatadumps-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/BXWJDPO5QI2QMBCY7HO36ELDCRO6HRM4/

*In depth*

- Temporary Accounts have been deployed to six wikis; thanks to the Trust and Safety Product team for this work https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Trust_and_Safety_Product/Temporary_Accounts, you can read about the deployment plans https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T340001. Beginning next week, Temporary Accounts will also be enabled on seven other projects https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T378336. If you are active on these wikis and need help migrating your tools, please reach out to User:Udehb-WMF https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Udehb-WMF for assistance. - The latest quarterly Language and Internationalization newsletter https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Language_and_Product_Localization/Newsletter/2024/October is available. It includes: New languages supported in translatewiki or in MediaWiki; New keyboard input methods for some languages; details about recent and upcoming meetings, and more.

*Meetings and events*

- MediaWiki Users and Developers Conference Fall 2024 https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki_Users_and_Developers_Conference_Fall_2024 is happening in Vienna, Austria and online from 4 to 6 November 2024. The conference will feature discussions around the usage of MediaWiki software by and within companies in different industries and will inspire and onboard new users.

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