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*Problems*
- Wikidata will be in read-only mode on 30 July from 05:00 to 05:30 UTC
because of a server switch. [1]
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T227063>
*Changes later this week*
- [image: Recurrent item] The new version
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.34/wmf.16> of MediaWiki will
be on test wikis and
MediaWiki.org from 30 July. It will be on
non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 31 July. It will be on all
wikis from 1 August (calendar
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.34/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 31 July at 15:00 (UTC)
<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20190731T15>.
See how to join
<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Technical_Advice_IRC_Meeting>.
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