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Wikidata weekly summary #319
Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.
Celtic Knot Conference, dedicated to Wikimedia projects and minority languages, July 5-6, in Aberystwyth (Wales). A lot of Wikidata workshops will take place during this event.
The Commons template
Wikidata infobox has now passed 1.3 million uses on Commons categories, with plenty more still to come. A new
help page gives advice on how to add, extend or improve uses of it, and how to fix data problems.
Sweden report: SMVK upload; Swedish National Archives; Wikidata connects Swedish people / archives using Wikidata tool hub; Topographical register at the Swedish National Archives; LIBRIS XL - Bibframe 2.0 and open linked data
(I’m sure you know this:) I found the list of my edits: under the “contributions” tab. I didn’t have to search for it when I was just an IP address.
Any advice on how to get info from knowledgeable people? I’ve got a few Qs on Talk pages (for articles) that are over a month old: I thought they’d be answered in less than 2 days.
MBG02 (
talk) 03:57, 19 July 2018 (UTC)reply
Wikidata weekly summary #322
Here's your quick overview of what has been happening around Wikidata over the last week.
As much as I am proud of that article and wish it could stay tag-free, I can't help but admit you had a point
with this.
The thoughts did occur to me while I was researching the article originally that a) other countries' movie release calendars might have different annual rhythms for reasons specific to those countries and their cultures, and b) the North American calendar might thus have effects on other countries' release calendars.
I tried to look for some information on those questions, but not really hard, and anyway there was a lot of research to do just to get the article to the level it's at now (My hope is to eventually nominate it for FA, and if approved to have it run on the first Friday in January). Do you know of anywhere I might find something I could put in the article? Or start to look?
Daniel Case (
talk) 22:54, 26 July 2018 (UTC)reply
While I do think changing the wording in the intro would probably be the best solution, believe it or not I did find
one source so far, an LA Times article, that discusses the Chinese release calendar and how it is affected by holidays there. The bit about how Avatar did surprisingly well during China's
New Year period at the beginning of the year seems like something we could include.
Daniel Case (
talk) 05:08, 27 July 2018 (UTC)reply
Now, in addition to picture slideshows, we have slideshows that can display excerpts. Portals are not just for topic tasting anymore. Now they can be made useful for surveying Wikipedia's coverage of entire subjects. This gives a deeper meaning to their name. Hmmm. "Portals"... Doorways to knowledge.
Portal:Lithuania was redesigned using excerpt slideshows. Check it out.
For those of you who cannot wait to test out these new toys...
We have not one, but three excerpt slideshow components to pick from:
This one accepts source pages from where the page names are gathered from list items. Then an excerpt from one of those pages is displayed. The selection of what is included in the slide show can be limited to a specific number from the collection (of the page names gathered), and that selection is renewed from scratch each time the page is purged.
For example, if you specify
Template:World Heritage Sites in Spain as a source page, the slideshow will cycle through those sites. Now you don't have to type them in one-by-one. This greatly reduces portal creation time.
Same as above, but gathers links instead of just linked list items.
Panoramic banners
{{
Portal image banner}} displays a panoramic picture the width of the page, and adjusts its size, so it stays that way even if the user changes page view size. And it accepts multiple file names, so that the picture displayed randomizes between them each time the page is visited/purged.
The gharial (Gavialis gangeticus), also known as gavial or fish-eating crocodile, is a
crocodilian in the
familyGavialidae and among the longest of all living crocodilians. Mature females are 2.6 to 4.5 m (8 ft 6 in to 14 ft 9 in) long, and males 3 to 6 m (9 ft 10 in to 19 ft 8 in). Adult males have a distinct boss at the end of the snout, which resembles an earthenware pot known as a ghara, hence the name "gharial". The gharial is well adapted to catching fish because of its long, narrow snout and 110 sharp, interlocking teeth. (Full article...)
Image 2
Snakes are elongated,
limbless,
carnivorousreptiles of the
suborderSerpentes (/sɜːrˈpɛntiːz/). Like all other
squamates, snakes are
ectothermic,
amniotevertebrates covered in overlapping
scales. Many species of snakes have skulls with several more joints than their
lizard ancestors, enabling them to swallow prey much larger than their heads (
cranial kinesis). To accommodate their narrow bodies, snakes' paired organs (such as kidneys) appear one in front of the other instead of side by side, and most have only one functional
lung. Some species retain a
pelvic girdle with a pair of
vestigial claws on either side of the
cloaca. Lizards have independently evolved elongate bodies without limbs or with greatly reduced limbs at least twenty-five times via
convergent evolution, leading to many lineages of
legless lizards. These resemble snakes, but several common groups of legless lizards have eyelids and external ears, which snakes lack, although this rule is not universal (see
Amphisbaenia,
Dibamidae, and
Pygopodidae). (Full article...)
Turtles, or testudines, are
reptiles of the
orderTestudines, characterized by a special
shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the
Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and
Cryptodira (hidden necked turtles), which differ in the way the head retracts. There are 360 living and recently extinct
species of turtles, including land-dwelling
tortoises and freshwater
terrapins. They are found on most continents, some islands and, in the case of
sea turtles, much of the ocean. Like other
amniotes (reptiles,
birds, and
mammals) they breathe air and do not lay eggs underwater, although many species live in or around water. (Full article...)
A caiman (/ˈkeɪmən/; also cayman as a variant spelling from
Taínokaimanadditional citation(s) needed) is an
alligatorid belonging to the
subfamilyCaimaninae, one of two primary lineages within the
Alligatoridaefamily, the other being
alligators. Caimans inhabit
Mexico and
Central and
South America from marshes and swamps to mangrove rivers and lakes. They have scaly skin and live a fairly nocturnal existence. They are relatively small-sized
crocodilians with an average maximum weight of 6 to 40 kg (13 to 88 lb) depending on species, with the exception of the
black caiman (Melanosuchus niger), which can grow more than 4 m (13 ft) in length and weigh in excess of 1,000 kg (2,200 Ib). The black caiman is the largest caiman species in the world and is found in the slow-moving rivers and lakes that surround the Amazon basin. The smallest species is the
Cuvier's dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus), which grows to 1.2 to 1.5 m (3.9 to 4.9 ft) long. There are six different species of caiman found throughout the watery jungle habitats of Central and Southern America. The average length for most of the other caiman species is about 2 to 2.5 m (6.6 to 8.2 ft) long. (Full article...)
Amphisbaenia/æmfɪsˈbiːniə/ (called amphisbaenians or worm lizards) is a group of typically
legless lizards, comprising over 200 extant species. Amphisbaenians are characterized by their long bodies, the reduction or loss of the limbs, and rudimentary eyes. As many species have a pink body and scales arranged in rings, they have a superficial resemblance to
earthworms. While the genus Bipes retains forelimbs, all other genera are limbless. Phylogenetic studies suggest that they are nested within
Lacertoidea, closely related to the lizard family
Lacertidae. Amphisbaenians are widely distributed, occurring in North America, Europe, Africa, South America, Western Asia and the Caribbean. Most species are less than 6 inches (15 cm) long. (Full article...)
Tortoises (/ˈtɔːr.təs.ɪz/) are
reptiles of the family Testudinidae of the order
Testudines (
Latin for "tortoise"). Like other
turtles, tortoises have a
shell to protect from
predation and other threats. The shell in tortoises is generally hard, and like other members of the suborder
Cryptodira, they retract their necks and heads directly backward into the shell to protect them. (Full article...)
A frog is any member of a diverse and largely
carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless
amphibians composing the
orderAnura (ἀνούρα, literally without tail in
Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-frog" Triadobatrachus is known from the
Early Triassic of
Madagascar, but
molecular clock dating suggests their split from other amphibians may extend further back to the
Permian, 265
million years ago. Frogs are widely distributed, ranging from the
tropics to
subarctic regions, but the greatest concentration of
species diversity is in
tropical rainforest. Frogs account for around 88% of extant amphibian species. They are also one of the five most diverse
vertebrate orders. Warty frog species tend to be called
toads, but the distinction between frogs and toads is informal, not from
taxonomy or evolutionary history.
An adult frog has a stout body, protruding
eyes, anteriorly-attached
tongue, limbs folded underneath, and no
tail (the tail of
tailed frogs is an extension of the male cloaca). Frogs have
glandular skin, with secretions ranging from distasteful to toxic. Their skin varies in colour from well-
camouflaged dappled brown, grey and green to vivid patterns of bright red or yellow and black to show toxicity and
ward off predators. Adult frogs live in fresh water and on dry land; some species are adapted for living underground or in trees.
Frogs typically lay their
eggs in water. The eggs hatch into aquatic
larvae called
tadpoles that have tails and internal
gills. They have highly specialized rasping mouth parts suitable for
herbivorous,
omnivorous or
planktivorous diets. The
life cycle is completed when they
metamorphose into adults. A few species deposit eggs on land or bypass the tadpole stage. Adult frogs generally have a carnivorous diet consisting of small
invertebrates, but omnivorous species exist and a few feed on plant matter. Frog skin has a rich
microbiome which is important to their health. Frogs are extremely efficient at converting what they eat into body mass. They are an important food source for
predators and part of the
food web dynamics of many of the world's
ecosystems. The skin is
semi-permeable, making them susceptible to dehydration, so they either live in moist places or have special adaptations to deal with dry habitats. Frogs produce a wide range of
vocalizations, particularly in their
breeding season, and exhibit many different kinds of complex
behaviors to attract mates, to fend off predators and to generally survive. (Full article...)
Salamanders are a group of
amphibians typically characterized by their
lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to the body, and the presence of a tail in both larvae and adults. All ten extant salamander families are grouped together under the
orderUrodela from the group
Caudata. Salamander diversity is highest in eastern
North America, especially in the
Appalachian Mountains; most
species are found in the
Holarctic realm, with some species present in the
Neotropical realm.
Salamanders never have more than four toes on their front legs and five on their rear legs, but some species have fewer digits and others lack hind limbs. Their permeable skin usually makes them reliant on habitats in or near water or other cool, damp places. Some salamander species are fully aquatic throughout their lives, some take to the water intermittently, and others are entirely terrestrial as adults.
This group of amphibians is capable of
regenerating lost limbs as well as other damaged parts of their bodies. Researchers hope to reverse engineer the regenerative processes for potential human medical applications, such as brain and spinal cord injury treatment or preventing harmful scarring during heart surgery recovery. The remarkable ability of salamanders to regenerate is not just limited to limbs but extends to vital organs such as the heart, jaw, and parts of the spinal cord, showing their uniqueness compared to different types of vertebrates. This ability is most remarkable for occurring without any type of scarring. This has made salamanders an invaluable model organism in scientific research aimed at understanding and achieving regenerative processes for medical advancements in human and animal biology. (Full article...)
Toad is a common name for certain
frogs, especially of the family
Bufonidae, that are characterized by dry, leathery skin, short legs, and large bumps covering the
parotoid glands.
A distinction between frogs and toads is not made in scientific
taxonomy, but is common in popular culture (
folk taxonomy), in which toads are associated with drier, rougher skin and more
terrestrial habitats. (Full article...)
Caecilians (/sɪˈsɪliən/;
New Latin for 'blind ones') are a group of limbless,
vermiform (worm-shaped) or serpentine (snake-shaped)
amphibians with small or sometimes nonexistent eyes. They mostly live hidden in soil or in streambeds, and this cryptic lifestyle renders caecilians among the least familiar amphibians. Modern caecilians live in the tropics of
South and
Central America,
Africa, and southern
Asia. Caecilians feed on small subterranean creatures such as
earthworms. The body is cylindrical and often darkly coloured, and the skull is bullet-shaped and strongly built. Caecilian heads have several unique adaptations, including fused cranial and jaw bones, a two-part system of jaw muscles, and a
chemosensory tentacle in front of the eye. The skin is slimy and bears ringlike markings or grooves and may contain scales.
Modern caecilians are a
clade, the
orderGymnophiona/ˌdʒɪmnəˈfaɪənə/ (or Apoda/ˈæpədə/), one of the three living amphibian groups alongside Anura (
frogs) and Urodela (
salamanders). Gymnophiona is a
crown group, encompassing all modern caecilians and all descendants of their last common ancestor. There are more than 220 living
species of caecilian classified in 10
families. Gymnophionomorpha is a recently coined name for the corresponding
total group which includes Gymnophiona as well as a few extinct
stem-group caecilians (extinct amphibians whose closest living relatives are caecilians but are not descended from any caecilian). Some palaeontologists have used the name Gymnophiona for the
total group and the old name Apoda for the crown group'. However, Apoda has other even older uses, including as the name of a genus of Butterfly making its use potentially confusing and best avoided. 'Gymnophiona' derives from the Greek words γυμνος / gymnos (
Ancient Greek for 'naked') and οφις / ophis (
Ancient Greek for 'snake'), as the caecilians were originally thought to be related to snakes and to lack scales.
The study of caecilian evolution is complicated by their poor fossil record and specialized anatomy. Genetic evidence and some anatomical details (such as
pedicellate teeth) support the idea that frogs, salamanders, and caecilians (collectively known as
lissamphibians) are each others' closest relatives. Frogs and salamanders show many similarities to
dissorophoids, a group of extinct amphibians in the order
Temnospondyli. Caecilians are more controversial; many studies extend dissorophoid ancestry to caecilians. Some studies have instead argued that caecilians descend from extinct
lepospondyl or
stereospondyl amphibians, contradicting evidence for lissamphibian
monophyly (common ancestry). Rare fossils of early gymnophionans such as Eocaecilia and Funcusvermis have helped to test the various conflicting hypotheses for the relationships between caecilians and other living and extinct amphibians. ('Full article...)
Tortoises (/ˈtɔːr.təs.ɪz/) are
reptiles of the family Testudinidae of the order
Testudines (
Latin for "tortoise"). Like other
turtles, tortoises have a
shell to protect from
predation and other threats. The shell in tortoises is generally hard, and like other members of the suborder
Cryptodira, they retract their necks and heads directly backward into the shell to protect them. (Full article...)
Image 4
Snakes are elongated,
limbless,
carnivorousreptiles of the
suborderSerpentes (/sɜːrˈpɛntiːz/). Like all other
squamates, snakes are
ectothermic,
amniotevertebrates covered in overlapping
scales. Many species of snakes have skulls with several more joints than their
lizard ancestors, enabling them to swallow prey much larger than their heads (
cranial kinesis). To accommodate their narrow bodies, snakes' paired organs (such as kidneys) appear one in front of the other instead of side by side, and most have only one functional
lung. Some species retain a
pelvic girdle with a pair of
vestigial claws on either side of the
cloaca. Lizards have independently evolved elongate bodies without limbs or with greatly reduced limbs at least twenty-five times via
convergent evolution, leading to many lineages of
legless lizards. These resemble snakes, but several common groups of legless lizards have eyelids and external ears, which snakes lack, although this rule is not universal (see
Amphisbaenia,
Dibamidae, and
Pygopodidae). (Full article...)
A caiman (/ˈkeɪmən/; also cayman as a variant spelling from
Taínokaimanadditional citation(s) needed) is an
alligatorid belonging to the
subfamilyCaimaninae, one of two primary lineages within the
Alligatoridaefamily, the other being
alligators. Caimans inhabit
Mexico and
Central and
South America from marshes and swamps to mangrove rivers and lakes. They have scaly skin and live a fairly nocturnal existence. They are relatively small-sized
crocodilians with an average maximum weight of 6 to 40 kg (13 to 88 lb) depending on species, with the exception of the
black caiman (Melanosuchus niger), which can grow more than 4 m (13 ft) in length and weigh in excess of 1,000 kg (2,200 Ib). The black caiman is the largest caiman species in the world and is found in the slow-moving rivers and lakes that surround the Amazon basin. The smallest species is the
Cuvier's dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus), which grows to 1.2 to 1.5 m (3.9 to 4.9 ft) long. There are six different species of caiman found throughout the watery jungle habitats of Central and Southern America. The average length for most of the other caiman species is about 2 to 2.5 m (6.6 to 8.2 ft) long. (Full article...)
Image 8
Male gharial
The gharial (Gavialis gangeticus), also known as gavial or fish-eating crocodile, is a
crocodilian in the
familyGavialidae and among the longest of all living crocodilians. Mature females are 2.6 to 4.5 m (8 ft 6 in to 14 ft 9 in) long, and males 3 to 6 m (9 ft 10 in to 19 ft 8 in). Adult males have a distinct boss at the end of the snout, which resembles an earthenware pot known as a ghara, hence the name "gharial". The gharial is well adapted to catching fish because of its long, narrow snout and 110 sharp, interlocking teeth. (Full article...)
Turtles, or testudines, are
reptiles of the
orderTestudines, characterized by a special
shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the
Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and
Cryptodira (hidden necked turtles), which differ in the way the head retracts. There are 360 living and recently extinct
species of turtles, including land-dwelling
tortoises and freshwater
terrapins. They are found on most continents, some islands and, in the case of
sea turtles, much of the ocean. Like other
amniotes (reptiles,
birds, and
mammals) they breathe air and do not lay eggs underwater, although many species live in or around water. (Full article...)
Amphisbaenia/æmfɪsˈbiːniə/ (called amphisbaenians or worm lizards) is a group of typically
legless lizards, comprising over 200 extant species. Amphisbaenians are characterized by their long bodies, the reduction or loss of the limbs, and rudimentary eyes. As many species have a pink body and scales arranged in rings, they have a superficial resemblance to
earthworms. While the genus Bipes retains forelimbs, all other genera are limbless. Phylogenetic studies suggest that they are nested within
Lacertoidea, closely related to the lizard family
Lacertidae. Amphisbaenians are widely distributed, occurring in North America, Europe, Africa, South America, Western Asia and the Caribbean. Most species are less than 6 inches (15 cm) long. (Full article...)
Caecilians (/sɪˈsɪliən/;
New Latin for 'blind ones') are a group of limbless,
vermiform (worm-shaped) or serpentine (snake-shaped)
amphibians with small or sometimes nonexistent eyes. They mostly live hidden in soil or in streambeds, and this cryptic lifestyle renders caecilians among the least familiar amphibians. Modern caecilians live in the tropics of
South and
Central America,
Africa, and southern
Asia. Caecilians feed on small subterranean creatures such as
earthworms. The body is cylindrical and often darkly coloured, and the skull is bullet-shaped and strongly built. Caecilian heads have several unique adaptations, including fused cranial and jaw bones, a two-part system of jaw muscles, and a
chemosensory tentacle in front of the eye. The skin is slimy and bears ringlike markings or grooves and may contain scales.
Modern caecilians are a
clade, the
orderGymnophiona/ˌdʒɪmnəˈfaɪənə/ (or Apoda/ˈæpədə/), one of the three living amphibian groups alongside Anura (
frogs) and Urodela (
salamanders). Gymnophiona is a
crown group, encompassing all modern caecilians and all descendants of their last common ancestor. There are more than 220 living
species of caecilian classified in 10
families. Gymnophionomorpha is a recently coined name for the corresponding
total group which includes Gymnophiona as well as a few extinct
stem-group caecilians (extinct amphibians whose closest living relatives are caecilians but are not descended from any caecilian). Some palaeontologists have used the name Gymnophiona for the
total group and the old name Apoda for the crown group'. However, Apoda has other even older uses, including as the name of a genus of Butterfly making its use potentially confusing and best avoided. 'Gymnophiona' derives from the Greek words γυμνος / gymnos (
Ancient Greek for 'naked') and οφις / ophis (
Ancient Greek for 'snake'), as the caecilians were originally thought to be related to snakes and to lack scales.
The study of caecilian evolution is complicated by their poor fossil record and specialized anatomy. Genetic evidence and some anatomical details (such as
pedicellate teeth) support the idea that frogs, salamanders, and caecilians (collectively known as
lissamphibians) are each others' closest relatives. Frogs and salamanders show many similarities to
dissorophoids, a group of extinct amphibians in the order
Temnospondyli. Caecilians are more controversial; many studies extend dissorophoid ancestry to caecilians. Some studies have instead argued that caecilians descend from extinct
lepospondyl or
stereospondyl amphibians, contradicting evidence for lissamphibian
monophyly (common ancestry). Rare fossils of early gymnophionans such as Eocaecilia and Funcusvermis have helped to test the various conflicting hypotheses for the relationships between caecilians and other living and extinct amphibians. ('Full article...)
Salamanders are a group of
amphibians typically characterized by their
lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to the body, and the presence of a tail in both larvae and adults. All ten extant salamander families are grouped together under the
orderUrodela from the group
Caudata. Salamander diversity is highest in eastern
North America, especially in the
Appalachian Mountains; most
species are found in the
Holarctic realm, with some species present in the
Neotropical realm.
Salamanders never have more than four toes on their front legs and five on their rear legs, but some species have fewer digits and others lack hind limbs. Their permeable skin usually makes them reliant on habitats in or near water or other cool, damp places. Some salamander species are fully aquatic throughout their lives, some take to the water intermittently, and others are entirely terrestrial as adults.
This group of amphibians is capable of
regenerating lost limbs as well as other damaged parts of their bodies. Researchers hope to reverse engineer the regenerative processes for potential human medical applications, such as brain and spinal cord injury treatment or preventing harmful scarring during heart surgery recovery. The remarkable ability of salamanders to regenerate is not just limited to limbs but extends to vital organs such as the heart, jaw, and parts of the spinal cord, showing their uniqueness compared to different types of vertebrates. This ability is most remarkable for occurring without any type of scarring. This has made salamanders an invaluable model organism in scientific research aimed at understanding and achieving regenerative processes for medical advancements in human and animal biology. (Full article...)
Toad is a common name for certain
frogs, especially of the family
Bufonidae, that are characterized by dry, leathery skin, short legs, and large bumps covering the
parotoid glands.
A distinction between frogs and toads is not made in scientific
taxonomy, but is common in popular culture (
folk taxonomy), in which toads are associated with drier, rougher skin and more
terrestrial habitats. (Full article...)
Image 4
Various types of frog
A frog is any member of a diverse and largely
carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless
amphibians composing the
orderAnura (ἀνούρα, literally without tail in
Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-frog" Triadobatrachus is known from the
Early Triassic of
Madagascar, but
molecular clock dating suggests their split from other amphibians may extend further back to the
Permian, 265
million years ago. Frogs are widely distributed, ranging from the
tropics to
subarctic regions, but the greatest concentration of
species diversity is in
tropical rainforest. Frogs account for around 88% of extant amphibian species. They are also one of the five most diverse
vertebrate orders. Warty frog species tend to be called
toads, but the distinction between frogs and toads is informal, not from
taxonomy or evolutionary history.
An adult frog has a stout body, protruding
eyes, anteriorly-attached
tongue, limbs folded underneath, and no
tail (the tail of
tailed frogs is an extension of the male cloaca). Frogs have
glandular skin, with secretions ranging from distasteful to toxic. Their skin varies in colour from well-
camouflaged dappled brown, grey and green to vivid patterns of bright red or yellow and black to show toxicity and
ward off predators. Adult frogs live in fresh water and on dry land; some species are adapted for living underground or in trees.
Frogs typically lay their
eggs in water. The eggs hatch into aquatic
larvae called
tadpoles that have tails and internal
gills. They have highly specialized rasping mouth parts suitable for
herbivorous,
omnivorous or
planktivorous diets. The
life cycle is completed when they
metamorphose into adults. A few species deposit eggs on land or bypass the tadpole stage. Adult frogs generally have a carnivorous diet consisting of small
invertebrates, but omnivorous species exist and a few feed on plant matter. Frog skin has a rich
microbiome which is important to their health. Frogs are extremely efficient at converting what they eat into body mass. They are an important food source for
predators and part of the
food web dynamics of many of the world's
ecosystems. The skin is
semi-permeable, making them susceptible to dehydration, so they either live in moist places or have special adaptations to deal with dry habitats. Frogs produce a wide range of
vocalizations, particularly in their
breeding season, and exhibit many different kinds of complex
behaviors to attract mates, to fend off predators and to generally survive. (Full article...)
Notice how the box bottoms line up. That readjusts even if you click the slideshow buttons.
By the way, when you include more than one box in a column, any left over whitespace in that column is divided between them.
Box-header colour
You may have noticed the new {{
Box-header colour}} template used above. It lets you pick the color locally (right on the same page). Before, this was handled on a subpage somewhere.
Testing, testing
Now that we have lots of toys to play with for making cool portals...
Don't forget, that the majority of views of Wikipedia these days are from mobile devices. We need to make certain that portals display well on those. So, remember to check your work on portals in mobile view mode...
To see a portal in mobile view mode, insert a ".m" into a portal's url, after "en", like this:
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Phabricator and on
MediaWiki.org.
Chart of the New Pages Patrol backlog for the past 6 months. (Purge)
Hello JarrahTree, thank you for your work reviewing New Pages!
June backlog drive
Overall the June backlog drive was a success, reducing the last 3,000 or so to below 500. However, as expected, 90% of the patrolling was done by less than 10% of reviewers. Since the drive closed, the backlog has begun to rise sharply again and is back up to nearly 1,400 already. Please help reduce this total and keep it from raising further by reviewing some articles each day.
New technology, new rules
New features are shortly going to be added to the
Special:NewPagesFeed which include a list of drafts for review, OTRS flags for COPYVIO, and more granular filter preferences. More details can be found at
this page.
Probationary permissions: Now that PERM has been configured to allow expiry dates to all minor user rights, new NPR flag holders may sometimes be limited in the first instance to 6 months during which their work will be assessed for both quality and quantity of their reviews. This will allow admins to accord the right in borderline cases rather than make a flat out rejection.
Current reviewers who have had the flag for longer than 6 months but have not used the permissions since they were granted will have the flag removed, but may still request to have it granted again in the future, subject to the same probationary period, if they wish to become an active reviewer.
Editathons
Editathons will continue through August. Please be gentle with new pages that obviously come from good faith participants, especially articles from developing economies and ones about female subjects. Consider using the '
move to draft' tool rather than bluntly tagging articles that may have potential but which cannot yet reside in mainspace.
The Signpost
The next issue of
the monthly magazine will be out soon. The newspaper is an excellent way to stay up to date with news and new developments between our newsletters. If you have special messages to be published, or if you would like to submit an article (one about NPR perhaps?), don't hesitate to contact the editorial team
here.
EditGroups can now revert batches which created items. These items are deleted in the revert batch. This feature is only available to administrators but other users can easily request revert from the tool.
populationWDvsOSM: a new script that compares the population in OSM place nodes and boundary relations with Wikidata
user:Lakokat is back to adminship, congratulations!
Terminator, a tool by Magnus Manske that finds Wikidata items that lack a label, description, or article in a specific language, has now a version 2 (
blog post)
Working on adding a better HTML title to Lexeme pages (
phabricator:T195386)
Further work on supporting Senses on Lexemes - specifically persistent IDs for Senses and preventing the deletion of the last Gloss of a Sense (
phabricator:T198032,
phabricator:T198199)
Adjusted colors of the Query Service UI to be more in line with Wikimedia style guide (
phabricator:T192235, Thanks abian!)
Past:
State of the Map, the OpenStreetMap equivalent of Wikimania, was held in Milan from 28-30 July. There were two meetups on interactions between Wikimedia and OSM, and Wikidata was mentioned in several sessions, including:
Num1. I’m still wondering what you meant by “go into your dashboard”.
Num2. I’m staggered by the vandalism: I’m sure what I’ve seen is only a drop in the ocean; but gosh! I’m waiting to see if a pagewatcher is going to revert something - but my Q for you is;
He (weirdly) added 1 letter (to make a typo) in a Talk item, by a person who has no other entries (on Wiki) and probably hasn’t logged on for over a year. What happens?
Do you want me to read a treatise on editing rules/ policy?
MBG02 (
talk) 07:20, 8 August 2018 (UTC)reply