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Flow Newsletter
Hey Fluffernutter. I'm dropping you a note to let you know (or remind you) about Flow, the structured discussion system for Misplaced Pages that we're building. You may have heard about some of the longer-term vision for Flow in the past, but in the last two months we've been moving quickly to narrow down the short-term scope of the project, and we're keen to get feedback.
First: we've written up an explanation of the "minimum viable product" – the set of features that will be in the first, on-wiki deployment. Because discussions on Misplaced Pages are complex and varied, we're approaching Flow development as an incremental process of uncovering user needs for different types of discussion. The first release will be limited to a few WikiProject talkpages only, with the goal of testing out our first stab at peer-to-peer discussion functionality and improving it based on feedback from the WikiProject members who use it. If you've got any thoughts on the MVP, or on the philosophy we're trying to follow with this software, let us know on the Flow talkpage. If you know of a WikiProject that might be interested in testing this out, let Maryana know on her talkpage :)
Second: we're having a set of discussions around some experimental features we'll be trying in the first release. These include indenting and nesting of comments and comment editing. If you've got any practical thoughts on these, we'd appreciate hearing them. For background and feedback on the design, there are the ongoing set of design iteration notes, a Design FAQ, and a page for design feedback.
The software prototype is still in early development, and changing daily in small ways, with major goals updating every 2 weeks. If you've got comments about other bits of the software, we'll be holding an IRC office hours session in #wikimedia-office at 18:00 UTC on 17 November to talk about Flow as a whole, and fielding questions on the talkpage before and after then.
Third: this is a pre-newsletter announcement of a new WP:Flow/Newsletter signup page! If you'd like further updates, details, and requests for input, please add your name there.
Thanks, Quiddity (WMF) (talk) 19:56, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
- Due to multiple-human-error (the best kind of error!) the Office Hours meeting was announced with the wrong month. The logs for today's (quiet) meeting, can be seen at m:IRC office hours#Office hour logs.
- The updated time and date of our next IRC office hours meeting is: 18:00 UTC on 24 October. Thanks, and sorry about the mixup. Quiddity (WMF) (talk) 21:37, 17 October 2013 (UTC)
Matthew Bryden
Hi Fluffernutter. I don't know if you remember me, but we talked a long time ago after I saw a presentation you did at an old Wikimania. I changed my username since then, since my old username had identifiable information.
I've sort of exhausted my patience on this article and I don't feel the Talk page discussion is going in a productive direction. I was wondering if you would take a look at whether the article is fair.
I do not have a COI, but an editor at COIN asked me to participate on a volunteer basis; a PR rep from Bell Pottinger (I think it was Pottinger?) brought the article to our attention. CorporateM (Talk) 17:21, 16 October 2013 (UTC)
- I'm sorry, CM, but (as you can probably tell from the amount of time it took me to respond), I'm short on time lately and I don't think I can be relied on to help you out with this. Maybe one of my friendly talk page stalkers has some time to donate, but otherwise I guess I'd have to refer you back to COIN or (if things are really bad) ANI. A fluffernutter is a sandwich! (talk) 16:16, 17 October 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks for the advice. I posted it at ANI here. I think that was the right place to go at this point. CorporateM (Talk) 19:07, 19 October 2013 (UTC)
GOCE September 2013 drive wrap-up
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Tech News: 2013-42
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please inform other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
New features
- You can now choose which language to show for SVG files that contain several languages, using the "lang" option, like
]for the German layer of File:Gerrit patchset 25838 test.svg. - Developers are looking for wiki communities to try the new search system.
VisualEditor news
- You can now create and edit references inside media captions.
- You now need to press the "delete" key twice to delete a template, reference or image; the first time, they only become selected, to avoid accidental deletion of infoboxes and similar content.
- When you resize images, you will now still see them, and their size will also be seen in the center.
Future
- The new notifications system ("Echo") will be added to almost all wikis that don't already have it on October 22. It will notify you of changes and events that affect you.
- MediaWiki 1.22wmf22 was added to test wikis on October 17. It will arrive to non-Misplaced Pages wikis on October 21 and all Misplaced Pages wikis on October 24 (calendar).
- The interface to reset your password will soon be changed.
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09:10, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
Stephanie Adams
Can you unprotect Stephanie Adams if the reason for its full-protection no longer applies? Jackmcbarn (talk) 22:55, 22 October 2013 (UTC)
- It's theoretically possible to unprotect it, yes. I'm not up-to-date on the article's situation, or the current state of the situation that led to its protection. Can you explain why you think the reason no longer exists? The last time I checked it was a long-term issue. A fluffernutter is a sandwich! (talk) 23:47, 22 October 2013 (UTC)
- You didn't mention a reason when you protected it last year (I assume edit warring), but it seems like while it was originally semi'd, there was only 1 edit-warrior, and he's now blocked. Maybe since IPs were such a problem in the past, you could downgrade it to semi, but I don't see a need to keep it admin-only forever. Jackmcbarn (talk) 23:59, 22 October 2013 (UTC)
- Ah, I thought maybe you knew something I didn't. No, edit warring wasn't the issue. There are long-term BLP issues with that article, having to do with socking and harassment. I'm afraid that unless there's a solid reason to believe that situation no longer exists, this is one of those unfortunate articles that can't in good conscience be unprotected. A fluffernutter is a sandwich! (talk) 00:03, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
- You didn't mention a reason when you protected it last year (I assume edit warring), but it seems like while it was originally semi'd, there was only 1 edit-warrior, and he's now blocked. Maybe since IPs were such a problem in the past, you could downgrade it to semi, but I don't see a need to keep it admin-only forever. Jackmcbarn (talk) 23:59, 22 October 2013 (UTC)