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== Tech News: 2024-27 ==

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Latest ''']''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. ] are available.

'''Recent changes'''
* Over the next three weeks, dark mode will become available for all users, both logged-in and logged-out, starting with the mobile web version. This fulfils one of the ], and improves low-contrast reading and usage in low-light settings. As part of these changes, dark mode will also work on User-pages and Portals. There is more information in ].
* Logged-in users can now set ], thanks to a combined effort across Foundation teams. This allows Wikimedians using multiple wikis to set up a consistent reading experience easily, for example by switching between light and dark mode only once for all wikis.
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== Tech News: 2024-28 ==

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'''Tech News survey'''
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'''Recent changes'''
* ] Wikimedia developers can now officially continue to use both ] and ], due to a June 24 decision by the Wikimedia Foundation to support software development on both platforms. Gerrit and GitLab are both code repositories used by developers to write, review, and deploy the software code that supports the MediaWiki software that the wiki projects are built on, as well as the tools used by editors to create and improve content. This decision will safeguard the productivity of our developers and prevent problems in code review from affecting our users. More details are available in the ] page.
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* Editors with rollback user-rights who use the Misplaced Pages App for Android can use the new ] features. These features include a new feed of Recent Changes, related links such as Undo and Rollback, and the ability to create and save a personal library of user talk messages to use while patrolling. If your wiki wants to make these features available to users who do not have rollback rights but have reached a certain edit threshold, ]. You can ].
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== Rest in peace == == Rest in peace ==
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* RIP – ] (''']''') 08:04, 18 July 2024 (UTC) * RIP – ] (''']''') 08:04, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
* Requiescat in pace. ] (]) 09:00, 18 July 2024 (UTC) * Requiescat in pace. ] (]) 09:00, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
* You were one of the first administrators whose work I admired, all the way back in 2008 when I first started editing seriously. Fare thee well. ] (he/him • ] • ]) 10:11, 18 July 2024 (UTC) * You were one of the first administrators whose work I admired, all the way back in 2008 when I first started editing seriously. Fare thee well. ] (he/him • ] • ]) 10:11, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
* Us Wikipedians will miss you. We hope that someone who is your successor does just as good a job as you did with the bot. ] (]) 12:07, 18 July 2024 (UTC) * Us Wikipedians will miss you. We hope that someone who is your successor does just as good a job as you did with the bot. ] (]) 12:07, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
* RIP ] (]) 13:35, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
* My condolences to your family; we'll miss you. <3 ] (]) 13:54, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
* Oh this is sad. Although low-intensity, James has been a consistent presence on Misplaced Pages for a very long time. ] &#124; ] 15:22, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
* Very sad, indeed. When you turned in your mop, James, you said you had hoped to be back but unfortunately life took another turn. You will be missed. <span style="font-family:Papyrus; color:#800080;">]</span> <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">] ]</sup> 18:13, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
* I hope you rest in peace James, my condolences to your family. —usernamekiran ] 22:46, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
*RIP, I didn't know him personally, but his ] was invaluable for my work on the ] page and of course ]'s worth is incalculable. I think it's remarkable that he kept his bots running for sixteen years, through all the software/hardware changes that happened during that time, including the changeover from the ]. ] (]) 03:52, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
*May you rest in peace James, My sincere condolences to friends and family. –]<sup>]</sup> 20:38, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
*My sincere condolences to all friends and family of James. ''']] (])''' 12:11, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
*Sad news. I didn't see James around too, too often, but he was one of the most amicable people I've had the pleasure of interacting with on Misplaced Pages. He'll be missed. ] ] 05:38, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

==Misplaced Pages Obituary==
I've written a quik first draft of an obituary at the deceased Wikipedians page at ]. Feel free to edit/add to it. ] (]) 03:52, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
: Thank you! Do you think we could hide some of the archive box? --] (]) 07:26, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
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::{{replyto|Gerda Arendt}} It took quite a lot of fiddling to figure out how to do it ... but I've managed it! I also disabled archiving while I was here because it's not needed now. ] (]) 09:07, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
::: Thank you for the fiddling! --] (]) 09:20, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
::::No worries! I also took the liberty of ]. ] (]) 09:29, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

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We cherish your ] contributions. -- ] (]) 07:25, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

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I've written a quik first draft of an obituary at the deceased Wikipedians page at Misplaced Pages:Deceased Wikipedians/2024#JamesR. Feel free to edit/add to it. Graham87 (talk) 03:52, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

Thank you! Do you think we could hide some of the archive box? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:26, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
@Gerda Arendt: It took quite a lot of fiddling to figure out how to do it ... but I've managed it! I also disabled archiving while I was here because it's not needed now. Graham87 (talk) 09:07, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
Thank you for the fiddling! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:20, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
No worries! I also took the liberty of linking earlier archives. Graham87 (talk) 09:29, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

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