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Tech News: 2016-29
12:01, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
Contests
User:Dr. Blofeld has created Wikipedia:WikiProject Africa/Contests. The idea is to run a series of contests/editathons focusing on each region of Africa. He has spoken to Wikimedia about it and $1000-1500 is possible for prize money. As someone who has previously expressed interest in African topics, would you be interested in contributing to one or assisting draw up core article/missing article lists? He says he's thinking of North Africa for an inaugural one in October. If interested please sign up in the participants section of the Contest page, thanks.♦ --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 01:32, 21 July 2016 (UTC)
The Signpost: 21 July 2016
- News and notes: Board faces diversity and skill-base issues in new FDC appointments
Four seats to be filled in top WMF grantmaking body; General Counsel and Secretary Geoff Brigham leaves Wikimedia
- Discussion report: Busy month for discussions
New ArbCom restrictions; genetically modified food safety
- In the media: Women in science editathon gets national press; Wikipedia "shockingly biased"
Female scientists in India; Cracked.com probes Wikipedia's weaknesses
- Featured content: A wide variety from the best
Promotions in four featured-content forums
- Traffic report: Sports and esports
Northern summer makes sport the winner
- Arbitration report: Script writers appointed for clerks
Plus a clerk appointment and two motions
- Recent research: Using deep learning to predict article quality
Plus navigating the Chinese Wikipedia, and talkpage sentiment
Tech News: 2016-30
19:54, 25 July 2016 (UTC)
Bot
In a few days a new database dump will be up. We may need your help to finish things faster. We have a increasing number of errors and we would like more bots to join the alliance. So prepare to resume your CHECKWIKI fixes! -- Magioladitis (talk) 09:03, 30 July 2016 (UTC)
- @Magioladitis: Hi, Magio. I am really happy to hear from you again. I would be glad to coordinate my work with you. Best wishes. --Meno25 (talk) 09:24, 30 July 2016 (UTC)
- Hello my friend. If we coordinate properly we can detect 3 or 4 times more errors and fix them daily! That would be awesome. Let's move to a syntax-error free Wikipedia :) -- Magioladitis (talk) 09:27, 30 July 2016 (UTC)
Tech News: 2016-31
21:48, 1 August 2016 (UTC)
Bot
In a few days a new database dump will be up. We may need your help to finish things faster. We have a increasing number of errors and we would like more bots to join the alliance. So prepare to resume your CHECKWIKI fixes! -- Magioladitis (talk) 09:03, 30 July 2016 (UTC)
- @Magioladitis: Hi, Magio. I am really happy to hear from you again. I would be glad to coordinate my work with you. Best wishes. --Meno25 (talk) 09:24, 30 July 2016 (UTC)
- Hello my friend. If we coordinate properly we can detect 3 or 4 times more errors and fix them daily! That would be awesome. Let's move to a syntax-error free Wikipedia :) -- Magioladitis (talk) 09:27, 30 July 2016 (UTC)
Tech News: 2016-31
21:48, 1 August 2016 (UTC)
The Signpost: 04 August 2016
- Editorial: Wikipedia policy suppresses sharing of information
And the Signpost loses and gains a co-editor-in-chief
- News and notes: Foundation presents results of harassment research, plans for automated identification; Wikiconference submissions open
WMF and Alphabet are developing an algorithm designed to detect personal attacks
- In the media: Paid editing service announced; Commercial exploitation of free images; Wikipedia as a crystal ball; Librarians to counter systemic bias
Plus Android and Taylor Swift
- Obituary: Kevin Gorman, who took on Wikipedia's gender gap and undisclosed paid advocacy, dies at 24
Condolences are being left on his English Wikipedia talk page
- Traffic report: Summer of Pokémon, Trump, and Hillary
Pokémon Go led the chart for two weeks running
- Featured content: Women and Hawaii
Eight articles, two lists and fourteen pictures were promoted
- Recent research: Easier navigation via better wikilinks
Plus: new Wiki Studies journal, Wikipedia usage on Twitter and more
- Blog: All-new notifications page helps Wikimedians focus on what matters most
WMF announces enhancements to the notifications system
- Technology report: User script report (January to July 2016, part 1)
New user scripts and other tech news
Thanks
Thanks for the promptness with the John Burley article. Much appreciated. Sjwells53 (talk) 14:43, 6 August 2016 (UTC)
Tech News: 2016-32
15:41, 8 August 2016 (UTC)
Reviews of Other BIO articles
Hello, Hello, Hello, @Meno25. Can you take a look at these articles and review them. Hans Hermes, Erich Hüttenhain, Gisbert Hasenjaeger, Hans Rohrbach and Wilhelm Fenner and of course Heinrich Scholz Thanks. scope_creep 12:41, 13 August 2016 (UTC)
- @Scope creep:
Done Thank you fr your work. --Meno25 (talk) 12:46, 13 August 2016 (UTC)
Tech News: 2016-33
19:37, 15 August 2016 (UTC)
The Signpost: 18 August 2016
- News and notes: Focus on India—WikiConference produces new apps; state government adopts free licenses
Conference draws highly diverse and productive participation, and several years' advocacy pays off in a new government policy
- Special report: Engaging diverse communities to profile women of Antarctica
Guest post recaps in-depth engagement of experts to address Wikipedia gender gap while improving coverage of their field
- In the media: The ugly, the bad, the playful, and the promising
Wikipedia coverage ranged from sobering to playful in this issue's roundup
- Featured content: Simply the best ... from the last two weeks
Eight articles, eleven lists, one topic and five pictures were promoted
- Traffic report: Olympic views
Politics gives way to sports, TV and film
- Technology report: User script report (January–July 2016, part 2)
A review of numerous useful Wikipedia customizations
- Arbitration report: The Michael Hardy case
New case opened, and a reminder to administrators not to impose blocks based on private information
Tech News: 2016-34
21:18, 22 August 2016 (UTC)