Wikitech-l October 2018

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Upcoming Search Platform Office Hours—November 7th
by Trey Jones 06 Nov '18

06 Nov '18

The Search Platform Team <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Search_Platform> will be holding office hours the first Wednesday of each month, starting next week. Come ask us anything about Wikimedia search! We’re particularly interested in: * Opportunities for collaboration—internally or externally to the Wikimedia Foundation * Challenges you have with on-wiki search, in any of the languages we support But we're happy to talk about anything search-related. Details for our next meeting: Date: Wednesday, November 7th, 2018 Time: 16:00 GMT / 08:00 PST / 11:00 EST / 17:00 CET Google Meet link: https://meet.google.com/vyc-jvgq-dww *N.B.:* Google Meet System Requirements <https://support.google.com/meet/answer/7317473> Hope to see you there! —Trey Trey Jones Sr. Software Engineer, Search Platform Wikimedia Foundation

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Avatars coming to gerrit
by Paladox 01 Nov '18

01 Nov '18

Hi, with https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/operations/puppet/+/464907/ being merged. We are a step closer to enabling avatars. The only changes left to do is https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/operations/puppet/+/456437/ and also installing the plugin. You can begin uploading your avatars to https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/admin/projects/All-Avatars Note that we will only accept png images. Please do not upload any other format. Note: Image formats are case sensitive so the image must match the username field at https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/settings/ So for example me (paladox) will be paladox.png. We also have a license file for you to specify the license of your image at https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/All-Avatars/+/refs/heads/mas… If none is specified then it defaults to GPL 2.0+. We are using "Trusted-Contributors" for this. So to be able to upload and merge your own change you will need to be in this group. If you would like to be added to this group please reply to this email saying you would like to be added to it. Note all members in "mediawiki" will already be able to merge or add users to these groups, same for admins and ldap/ops (seeing as they are also admins). See task https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T191183

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If users can't edit an article, don't encourage them to edit its Wikidata item
by David Abián 31 Oct '18

31 Oct '18

Hi, I'm sending this email to request your help with... https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T207648 We don't want non-confirmed users to see links from semiprotected Wikipedia articles to their corresponding Wikidata items. This is a well-known source of vandalism (and bad press) that is seriously affecting Wikidata and some Wikipedias. As Lydia describes on T205783, "When contentious topics show up in the news vandalism on the Wikipedia articles related to it usually shows up pretty quickly. The article then might be protected for some time in order to prevent more vandalism. A pattern we are seeing now is that people then move over to Wikidata and continue their vandalism there. (This might then in turn lead to vandalism showing up in the article anyway if it uses the data.) This especially happens when an infobox has "edit on Wikidata" links or something similar. We need to find a way to make this attack vector less of a problem." We don't want to hide these links from everyone, just from non-confirmed users. We could write CSS rules for certain user groups, but this can bring undesired side effects like giving all users the possiblity of hiding arbitrary content (e.g., vandalism) from other users who should be able to see it. We also have `mw.title.protectionLevels["edit"]` in Lua, but this option is documented as "expensive" and I can't guess what its impact could be if applied on a large scale. Any action or suggestion on how to achieve this is more than welcome. Thanks in advance! -- David Abián

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Was macht dich diese Woche glücklich? / What's making you happy this week? (Week of 28 October 2018)
by Pine W 29 Oct '18

29 Oct '18

User:SuperHamster <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:SuperHamster> has done a remarkable amount of volunteering for Wikimedia in the United States this year. In addition to supporting the Ohio Wikimedians User Group <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2018-October/091277.html>, this year he was an organizer for both Wiki Loves Monuments 2018 in the United States <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2018_in_the…> (which had over 10,000 entries and almost 2,000 participants), and WikiConference North America 2018 <https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2018/Main_Page> which took place at the Ohio State University Libraries and the Columbus Metropolitan Library. Deb <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:DTankersley_(WMF)> sent two emails to Wikitech-l with many links regarding the events at the Wikimedia Technical Conference. [1 <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2018-October/091041.html>] [2 <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2018-October/091048.html>]. I encourage anyone who would like to know what happened at the conference to read Deb's emails. Wikidata's sixth birthday <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Sixth_Birthday> is on 29 October 2018. I will take this opportunity to say that, from my perspective, I think that Lydia <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/User:Lydia_Pintscher_(WMDE)> has done a lot of good work on Wikidata, and I think that the project is flourishing partly due to her consistently good execution. She doesn't call a lot of attention to herself, but I think that what she has done is impressive. What's making you happy this week? You are welcome to comment in any language. Pine ( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine )

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MediaWiki Language Extension Bundle 2018.10 release
by Kartik Mistry 29 Oct '18

29 Oct '18

Hello all, I would like to announce the release of MediaWiki Language Extension Bundle 2018.10. This bundle is The bundle is compatible with MediaWiki 1.30 and 1.31 or above and requires PHP 5.5.9 or above. Next MLEB is expected to be released in 3 months. If there are major changes or important bug fixes, we will do intermediate release. Please give us your feedback at [[Talk:MLEB|https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:MLEB]]. * Download: https://translatewiki.net/mleb/MediaWikiLanguageExtensionBundle-2018.10.tar… * sha256sum: c0a65956d4f8e49ba1b401372636b9575a5c17fbf2501fa14ff1c265dd778862 * Signature: https://translatewiki.net/mleb/MediaWikiLanguageExtensionBundle-2018.10.tar… Quick links: * Installation instructions are at: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MLEB * Announcements of new releases will be posted to a mailing list: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-i18n * Report bugs to: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/ * Talk with us at: #mediawiki-i18n @ Freenode Release notes for each extension are below. -- Kartik Mistry == Highlights and upgrade notes == == Babel == === Noteworthy changes === * Update ISO 639 database from iso639-3.sil.org * Keep BCP 47 and MediaWiki-internal codes separate (T199941) == cldr == === Noteworthy changes === * Update to CLDR 34.0 == CleanChanges == * Maintainance updates only. == LocalisationUpdate == === Noteworthy changes === * Remove PHP entry point. Please update your configuration! * Fix handling of exception from GitHubFetcher. If l10n directory is not found, it logs message and continue. == Translate == === Noteworthy changes === * Show regular deletion form for pages that are never marked for translation. * Page translation languages can be displayed in the sidebar. * Various maintenance and stability updates. * Fixed an error that prevented Special:PageMigration from working. * TranslationStats' graphs now support high DPI displays using srcset. * Database usage optimizations (run update.php!). * Many special pages now look more consistent with other pages (OOUI). == UniversalLanguageSelector == === Noteworthy changes === * Remove PHP entry point. Please update your configuration! * Support UI language change when Global Preferences are present. (T198206) * Drop support for discontinued freegeoip.net. * Correct alignment of cog in interlanguage links in Vector skin. * ULS now sends Vary: Accept-Language header. * Performance optimizations. ==== Input Methods ==== * Update Sarjom Baha layout. -- Kartik Mistry | કાર્તિક મિસ્ત્રી kartikm.wordpress.com

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Wednesday: Technical Advice IRC Meeting with new time!
by Michael Schönitzer 29 Oct '18

29 Oct '18

Hi, This Wednesday – as every week – there will be the Technical Advice IRC meeting on #wikimedia-tech! IMPORTANT: Due to the end of the daylight saving time we have to change the time of the meeting to *4 pm UTC*! The Technical Advice IRC Meeting is a weekly support event for volunteer developers. Every Wednesday, two full-time developers are available to help you with all your questions about Mediawiki, gadgets, tools and more! This can be anything from "how to get started" over "who would be the best contact for X" to specific questions on your project. If you know already what you would like to discuss or ask, please add your topic to the next meeting: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Technical_Advice_IRC_Meeting Hope to see you there! Michi (for the Technical Advice IRC Meeting crew) -- Michael F. Schönitzer Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin Tel. (030) 219 158 26-0 http://wikimedia.de Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch an der Menge allen Wissens frei teilhaben kann. Helfen Sie uns dabei! http://spenden.wikimedia.de/ Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985.

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WM Technical Conference 2018 wrap-up
by Deb Tankersley 27 Oct '18

27 Oct '18

Hi all, We wanted to give a quick update on the happenings that wrapped up the last two days of the Wikimedia Technical Conference <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Technical_Conference/2018>, in Portland, Oregon. *Wednesday <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Technical_Conference/2018/Schedule…>, October 24, 2018:* The third day of the event started out with two sessions concentrating on: - mapping our data and content pipeline (notes <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eb6omjp0MF4bsfvnr-bWzsK7O3EyUVSO_JmdY7n…>, ticket <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T206070>) - identifying and extracting data trapped in our content (notes <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dnNQTvbRFkYdM1q-eNGnARVDnQI49OLRV2YUcFA…>, ticket <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T206073>) - Determining use cases and requirements for the APIs that we build ( notes <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pFQvlcFZ4AdJjvnxH5YPOFqloOpB_rORfgrmiNR…>, ticket <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T206072>) - Identifying the requirements and goals for the parser (notes <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Technical_Conference/2018/Session_…>, ticket <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T206066>) We then had a lovely lunch with a mid afternoon break to take a group photo, and then more interactive sessions on: - Choosing the technologies to build our APIs (notes <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q9ATHXdR-KPZdjYaq8q2kwRC9wAhCTdmBjR4i3Z…>, ticket <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T206074>) - Identifying the requirements and goals for dependency tracking and events (notes <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Technical_Conference/2018/Session_…>, ticket <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T206068>) - Two sessions on storage: - Identifying our storage and search use cases (notes <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Technical_Conference/2018/Session_…>, ticket <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T206076>) - Building our storage systems for flexibility and scale (notes <https://docs.google.com/document/d/17q8cvEx3tK1Ek0vM9OasqugaCTkaMvLxGN4KlgS…>, ticket <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T206079>) - Two sessions on frontend development: - Improving frontend testing and logging (notes <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Technical_Conference/2018/Session_…>, ticket <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T206077>) - Standardizing front-end development tooling (notes <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LEFWE5MJfhl2fHzqHiijmnX6PJEk1GRhkOMUowJ…>, ticket <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T206078>) And, then as previous days, we ended the afternoon with finishing up documentation from the day, taking pictures of the sessions and then uploading and posting on wiki. The group photos are yet to be uploaded, but I'm sure it'll be well worth the wait; check out the media <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimedia_Technical_Conference_…> that has already been uploaded to Commons, as you can. *Thursday <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Technical_Conference/2018/Schedule…>, October 25, 2018:* The final day of the event started off exploring the core topic of architecting our code for change and sustainability in the future: - Layers/components/libraries (notes <https://docs.google.com/document/d/16NwfSJuj7fc2da1fOJM_sqKMdioHN1qPQavydGL…>, ticket <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T206080>) - Concepts (notes <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jY-MrwrGLKqX922obwFoYj0C_JdxFCH9Vtf4w4g…>, ticket <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T206084>) - Stand-alone services (notes <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Technical_Conference/2018/Session_…>, ticket <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T206082>) - Extension interfaces (notes <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jMMxPv98GZwrnt4KGxG5RlOTGFYRrIwXfKg5bqC…>, ticket <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T206081>) The final session of the day grouped folks up to go through the steps needed to take in order to develop a road map (notes <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lIyXEMf5BMKlA8cjq_bqT3wNsTyg4PSxNEJkf7l…>, ticket <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T206085>) that highlighted the need for collaboration in order to figure out what features or goals we want to aspire to do, what decisions need to be taken and then the follow-up actions to take to ensure the new features or goals are a success. We closed out the event with many attendees talking about what they learned over the last 4 days. We also heard a few words from Toby Negrin, on behalf of Victoria Coleman, to thank everyone that traveled so far, including all the Foundation department folks, WMDE, Community members and other MediaWiki experts from around the globe. Toby also gave a lovely shout out to the Program Committee <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Technical_Conference/2018#Program_…> (TheDJ, Birgit, Greg, Joaquin, Kate, and Corey) and the Organizing Team <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Technical_Conference/2018#Organizi…> (Rachel, Deb, Lauren, and Irene) along with our fabulous and dedicated scribes (Nick, Michael, and Irene). Corey Floyd took the time to thank everyone as well and mentioned that the week's discussions, action items and gaps will be throughly reviewed and will identify the teams that will work on them to achieve our 3 to 5 year goals. With lots of chatter, we finished up the week with another round of notes and documentation sprint to allow folks to add their comments, notes, uploads to Commons and Phabricator. Many of the notes have already been added to the wiki session notes pages <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Technical_Conference/2018/Session_…>, but several more are still in the process of being converted into wiki format and may take a few more days (as everyone returns home). More random and fun images (see more uploads <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimedia_Technical_Conference> ): - dots and pens <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dots_Sharpies_and_Postits.png> - symbols <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:TechConf_symbols.png> that we used - a session held in the fireplace room <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Tech_Conf_-_Session_-_Mak…> - napkin <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WMTechConf2018-crave_catering.jpg> from the caterers that kept us well fed and hydrated - leftover notes <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WMTechConf2018-white_board_notes_fr…> on a white board - and a sassy unicorn <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WMTechConf2018-unicorn.jpg>, goat stickers <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WMTechConf2018-four_goat_stickers.j…>, team photo <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WMTechConf2018-Program_and_Organizi…>, and a new mascot <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WMTechConf2018-maybe_the_next_masco…> design In the coming days, we will send out a survey to get event feedback that will tie directly into the planning for our next Wikimedia Technical Conference. Thanks again to all that participated, in person and virtually! It was an intense and completely interactive conference that sparked a ton of discussions and collaboration! Cheers, Deb -- deb tankersley program manager, engineering Wikimedia Foundation

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Django tests are failing from time to time
by Martin Urbanec 26 Oct '18

26 Oct '18

Hi all, I have absolutely no idea why T207310 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T207310> happens. I have removed some tests (see 469888 <https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/wikimedia-cz/tracker/+/469888>) and it seems it works, but I cannot see anything that should cause tests failing only from time to time. Can somebody help me with this? Thanks! Martin

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(no subject)
by יגאל חיטרון 26 Oct '18

26 Oct '18

Hello. Please pay attention to https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T208074. Looks serious. Some of interwiki links do not appear at all, in all wikipedia projects. Igal (User:IKhitron)

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Patchsets by new Gerrit contributors waiting for code review and/or merge
by Andre Klapper 26 Oct '18

26 Oct '18

CR0: Please review and provide guidance if you are familiar with the code, and decide (CR±1 or CR±2): * https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/mediawiki/extensions/AbuseFilter/+/20117… ** Add average AbuseFilter run time and conditions to display table ** 2018-October-16 ** Maintainers/Stewards: MediaWiki Platform team * https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/mediawiki/extensions/AbuseFilter/+/20117… ** Expand stat tracking in AbuseFilter ** 2018-October-16 ** Maintainers/Stewards: MediaWiki Platform team * https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/mediawiki/core/+/462155/ ** Adds 'GetFileIconThumb' hook to file page ** 2018-October-14 ** Maintainers/Stewards: Reading > Multimedia team * https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/mediawiki/extensions/Translate/+/463335/ ** New feature: Google Translate translation provider ** 2018-October-01 ** Maintainers/Stewards: Language engineering CR+1: Please help make a decision (CR±1, CR±2) on these CR+1 patches: * https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/mediawiki/extensions/Wikibase/+/453821/ ** Add monolingual language code hbo ** 2018-August-27 ** Maintainers/Stewards: WMDE Engineering * https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/mediawiki/extensions/VEForAll/+/454560/ ** Fix composer package name to match conventions ** 2018-September-07 ** Maintainers/Stewards: ??? Read https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Gerrit/Code_review#By_project how you can get notified of new patches in your code areas of interest. Thanks in advance for your reviews! Of last time's 6 listed patches, 1 received reviews by Jamesmontalvo3, Cicalse, Anomie. Maintainers/Stewards data taken from https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Developers/Maintainers CR0 source: https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/q/ownerin:newcomers+status:open+label:Veri… CR+1 source: https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/q/ownerin:newcomers+status:open+label:Veri… -- Andre Klapper | ak-47(a)gmx.net https://blogs.gnome.org/aklapper/

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