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*Changes later this week*
- [image: Recurrent item] The new version
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.34/wmf.17> of MediaWiki will
be on test wikis and
MediaWiki.org from 6 August. It will be on
non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 7 August. It will be on all
wikis from 8 August (calendar
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.34/Roadmap>).
*Problems*
- A change in RelatedArticles extension
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:RelatedArticles> accidentally
enabled it for everyone, not just for mobile users. This has been fixed.
[1] <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T181242>[2]
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T229644>
*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 7 August at 15:00 (UTC)
<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20190807T15>.
See how to join
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Technical_Advice_IRC_Meeting>.
*Future changes*
- Today everyone can see IP addresses
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:IP_addresses> if someone edits without
an account. In the future this could be more hidden. This is to protect
unregistered editors so fewer can see their IP address. This would only
happen after we make sure the tools for vandal fighting can still be
effective. You can read more
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/IP_Editing:_Privacy_Enhancement_and_Abuse_Mitigation>
and comment
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:IP_Editing:_Privacy_Enhancement_and_Abuse_Mitigation>
.
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Benoît Evellin - Trizek (he/him)
Community Relations Specialist
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>