Wikisource:Ciacole/2023
Interfaccia desktop: ultime novità
[canbia]Ciao, vi segnalo che le ultime novità del progetto delle Migliorie all'interfaccia desktop sono on line. Buona lettura!--Patafisik (WMF) (disc.) 15:27, 16 zen 2023 (CET)
Poll regarding January 2023 Wikisource Community meeting
[canbia]Hello fellow Wikisource enthusiasts!
We will be organizing the January 2023 Wikisource Community meeting in the last week of January and we need your help to decide on a time and date that works best for the most number of people. Kindly share your availabilities at the wudele link below:
https://wudele.toolforge.org/5tauCFqk8NJQBcBv
Meanwhile, feel free to check out the page on Meta-wiki and suggest topics for the agenda.
Regards
KLawal-WMF and PMenon-WMF
Sent via MediaWiki message delivery (disc.) 04:49, 20 zen 2023 (CET)
Invitation to join Wikisource Community meeting (28 January 2023)
[canbia]Hello fellow Wikisource enthusiasts!
We are the hosting the first Wikisource Community meeting of the year on 28th January 2023 at 12 PM UTC / 5:30 PM IST (check your local time) according to the wudele poll.
The first half of the meeting will be focused on non-technical updates and conversations like events, conferences, proofread-a-thons and collaborations. The second half will be focused on technical updates and conversations, such as talking about major challenges faced by Wikisource communities, similar to the ones conducted in previous Triage meetings.
If you are interested in joining the meeting, kindly leave a message on sgill@wikimedia.org and we will add you to the calendar invite.
Meanwhile, feel free to check out the page on Meta-wiki and suggest any other topics for the agenda.
Regards
KLawal-WMF, PMenon-WMF, Sam Wilson (WMF), and Satdeep Gill (WMF)
Sent using MediaWiki message delivery (disc.) 14:03, 25 zen 2023 (CET)
Global ban for PlanespotterA320/RespectCE
[canbia]Per the Global bans policy, I'm informing the project of this request for comment: m:Requests for comment/Global ban for PlanespotterA320 (2) about banning a member from your community. Thank you.--Lemonaka (talk) 21:40, 6 February 2023 (UTC)
Poll regarding February 2023 Wikisource Community meeting
[canbia]Hello fellow Wikisource enthusiasts!
We will be organizing this month’s Wikisource Community meeting in the last week of February and we need your help to decide on a time and date that works best for the most number of people. Kindly share your availabilities at the Wudele link below:
https://wudele.toolforge.org/qDEHHRJRNJLmwsi4
Meanwhile, feel free to check out the page on Meta-wiki and suggest topics for the agenda.
Regards PMenon-WMF and KLawal-WMF
PMenon-WMF (talk) 08:08, 14 feb 2023 (CET)
Community feedback-cycle about updating the Wikimedia Terms of Use starts
[canbia]Hello everyone,
Wikimedia Foundation Legal Department is organizing a feedback-cycle with community members to discuss updating the Wikimedia Terms of Use.
The Terms of Use (ToU) are the legal terms that govern the use of websites hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. We will be gathering your feedback on a draft proposal from February through April. The draft will be translated into several languages, with written feedback accepted in any language.
This update comes in response to several things:
- Implementing the Universal Code of Conduct
- Updating project text to the Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0 license
- Proposal for better addressing undisclosed paid editing
- Bringing our terms in line with current and recently passed laws affecting the Foundation, including the European Digital Services Act
As part of the feedback cycle two office hours will be held, the first on March 2, the second on April 4.
For further information, please consult:
- The proposed update of the ToU by comparison
- The page for your feedback
- Information about the office hours
On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Legal Team,
DBarthel (WMF) 18:48, 21 feb 2023 (CET)
Editing news 2023 #1
[canbia]Leggi in un'altra lingua • Lista d'iscrizione per questa newsletter multilingue
Questa newsletter include due aggiornamenti chiave sulEditing lavoro di gruppo:
- Il gruppo di editing finirà di aggiungere nuove caratteristiche al Talk pages project e du applicarle.
- Stanno cominciando un nuovo progetto, Edit check.
Progetto pagine di discussione
The Editing team is nearly finished with this first phase of the Talk pages project. Nearly all new features are available now in the Beta Feature for Instruminti de discusion.
It will show information about how active a discussion is, such as the date of the most recent comment. There will soon be a new "Xonta discusion" button. You will be able to turn them off at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing-discussion. Please tell them what you think.
An A/B test for Instruminti de discusion on the mobile site has finished. Editors were more successful with Instruminti de discusion. The Editing team is enabling these features for all editors on the mobile site.
New Project: Edit Check
The Editing team is beginning a project to help new editors of Wikipedia. It will help people identify some problems before they click "Pùblega i to canbiamenti". The first tool will encourage people to add references when they add new content. Please watch that page for more information. You can join a conference call on 3 March 2023 to learn more.
–Whatamidoing (WMF) (discusion) 00:25, 23 feb 2023 (CET)
Invitation for February 2023 Wikisource Community Meeting
[canbia]Hello fellow Wikisource enthusiasts!
We are the hosting this month's Wikisource Community meeting on 26th February 2023 at 11 AM UTC (check your local time) according to the wudele poll.
The first half of the meeting will be focused on non-technical updates and conversations like events, conferences, proofread-a-thons and collaborations. The second half will be focused on technical updates and conversations, such as talking about major challenges faced by Wikisource communities, similar to the ones conducted in previous Community meetings.
If you are interested in joining the meeting, kindly leave a message on sgill@wikimedia.org and we will add you to the calendar invite.
Meanwhile, feel free to check out the page on Meta-wiki and suggest any other topics for the agenda.
Regards
KLawal-WMF, PMenon-WMF, Sam Wilson (WMF), and Satdeep Gill (WMF)
Your wiki will be in read only soon
[canbia]Leggi questo messaggio in un'altra lingua • Aiutaci a tradurre nella tua lingua
Wikimedia Foundation sta effettuando test di passaggio tra il suo data center primario e quello secondario. Lo scopo è accertarsi che Wikipedia e le altre wiki Wikimedia riescano a rimanere online anche dopo un disastro. Al fine di garantire che tutto funzioni a dovere, il dipartimento tecnologico di Wikimedia ha bisogno di condurre un test programmato. Il test dimostrerà se è possibile passare da un data center all'altro in sicurezza. Diversi team si prepareranno per il test e saranno a disposizione per correggere qualsiasi problema imprevisto che si dovesse verificare.
Tutto il traffico sarà commutato il giorno 1 marzo. Il test avrà inizio alle 14:00 UTC.
Sfortunatamente, a causa di alcune limitazioni di MediaWiki, tutte le attività di modifica dovranno essere interrotte mentre si effettua il cambio. Ci scusiamo per il disagio, stiamo lavorando per minimizzarlo in futuro.
Sarai in grado di leggere, ma non di modificare, tutte le wiki per un breve periodo di tempo.
- Il giorno mercoledì 1 marzo 2023 non sarà possibile effettuare modifiche per al massimo un'ora.
- Se proverai a modificare o a salvare durante il periodo di sospensione, vedrai apparire un messaggio d'errore. Speriamo che nessuna modifica venga persa durante questi pochi minuti, ma non possiamo garantirlo. Se vedi apparire il messaggio di errore, per cortesia attendi fino a che non sia tornato tutto alla normalità. Da quel momento potrai salvare le tue modifiche. È comunque consigliabile fare prima una copia delle modifiche, per essere pronti a ogni eventualità.
Altre conseguenze:
- I processi in background saranno più lenti e alcuni potrebbero interrompersi. I link rossi potrebbero non essere aggiornati velocemente come al solito. Se crei una voce per cui esiste già un link entrante a partire da un'altra voce, il collegamento rimarrà rosso più a lungo del solito. Alcuni script in esecuzione di lunga durata dovranno essere fermati.
- La distribuzione del codice dovrebbe avvenire normalmente come le altre settimane. Tuttavia, alcuni blocchi nell'aggiornamento del codice potrebbero avvenire puntualmente se l'operazione lo dovesse richiedere in seguito.
- GitLab non sarà disponibile per circa 90 minuti.
Trizek (WMF) (Discusion) 22:21, 27 feb 2023 (CET)
Wikimania 2023 Welcoming Program Submissions
[canbia]Poll regarding March 2023 Wikisource Community meeting
[canbia]Hello fellow Wikisource enthusiasts!
We will be organizing this month’s Wikisource Community meeting in the last week of March and we need your help to decide on a time and date that works best for the most number of people. Kindly share your availabilities at the wudele link below:
https://wudele.toolforge.org/U2feqmZBy62FJjVd
Meanwhile, feel free to check out the page on Meta-wiki and suggest topics for the agenda.
Regards
KLawal-WMF and PMenon-WMF
Sent via MediaWiki message delivery (disc.) 06:31, 19 mar 2023 (CET)
March 2023 Wikisource Community meeting
[canbia]Hello fellow Wikisource enthusiasts!
We are the hosting this month’s Wikisource Community meeting on 27th March 2023 at 10 AM UTC / 3:30 PM IST (check your local time) according to the wudele poll.
The first half of the meeting will be focused on non-technical updates and conversations like events, conferences, proofread-a-thons and collaborations. The second half will be focused on technical updates and conversations, such as talking about major challenges faced by Wikisource communities, similar to the ones conducted in previous Community meetings.
If you are interested in joining the meeting, kindly leave a message on sgill@wikimedia.org and we will add you to the calendar invite.
Meanwhile, feel free to check out the page on Meta-wiki and suggest any other topics for the agenda.
Regards
KLawal-WMF, PMenon-WMF, Sam Wilson (WMF), and Satdeep Gill (WMF)
Sent using MediaWiki message delivery (disc.) 11:01, 25 mar 2023 (CET)
Poll regarding April 2023 Wikisource Community meeting
[canbia]Hello fellow Wikisource enthusiasts!
We will be organizing this month’s Wikisource Community meeting in the last week of April and we need your help to decide on a time and date that works best for the most number of people. Kindly share your availabilities at the wudele link below:
https://wudele.toolforge.org/kXlPUgNFBo8TdWE9
Meanwhile, feel free to check out the page on Meta-wiki and suggest topics for the agenda.
Regards
KLawal-WMF and PMenon-WMF
Sent via MediaWiki message delivery (disc.) 17:47, 14 avr 2023 (CEST)
La tua wiki presto sarà in modalità solo lettura
[canbia]Leggi questo messaggio in un'altra lingua • Aiutaci a tradurre nella tua lingua
Wikimedia Foundation sta effettuando test di passaggio tra il suo data center primario e quello secondario. Lo scopo è accertarsi che Wikipedia e le altre wiki Wikimedia riescano a rimanere online anche dopo un disastro. Al fine di garantire che tutto funzioni a dovere, il dipartimento tecnologico di Wikimedia ha bisogno di condurre un test programmato. Il test dimostrerà se è possibile passare da un data center all'altro in sicurezza. Diversi team si prepareranno per il test e saranno a disposizione per correggere qualsiasi problema imprevisto che si dovesse verificare.
Tutto il traffico sarà commutato il giorno 26 aprile. Il test avrà inizio alle 14:00 UTC.
Sfortunatamente, a causa di alcune limitazioni di MediaWiki, tutte le attività di modifica dovranno essere interrotte mentre si effettua il cambio. Ci scusiamo per il disagio, stiamo lavorando per minimizzarlo in futuro.
Sarai in grado di leggere, ma non di modificare, tutte le wiki per un breve periodo di tempo.
- Il giorno mercoledì 26 aprile 2023 non sarà possibile effettuare modifiche per al massimo un'ora.
- Se proverai a modificare o a salvare durante il periodo di sospensione, vedrai apparire un messaggio d'errore. Speriamo che nessuna modifica venga persa durante questi pochi minuti, ma non possiamo garantirlo. Se vedi apparire il messaggio di errore, per cortesia attendi fino a che non sia tornato tutto alla normalità. Da quel momento potrai salvare le tue modifiche. È comunque consigliabile fare prima una copia delle modifiche, per essere pronti a ogni eventualità.
Altre conseguenze:
- I processi in background saranno più lenti e alcuni potrebbero interrompersi. I link rossi potrebbero non essere aggiornati velocemente come al solito. Se crei una voce per cui esiste già un link entrante a partire da un'altra voce, il collegamento rimarrà rosso più a lungo del solito. Alcuni script in esecuzione di lunga durata dovranno essere fermati.
- La distribuzione del codice dovrebbe avvenire normalmente come le altre settimane. Tuttavia, alcuni blocchi nell'aggiornamento del codice potrebbero avvenire puntualmente se l'operazione lo dovesse richiedere in seguito.
- GitLab non sarà disponibile per circa 90 minuti.
MediaWiki message delivery 02:42, 21 avr 2023 (CEST)
Invitation for April 2023 Wikisource Community Meeting
[canbia]Hello fellow Wikisource enthusiasts!
We are the hosting this month’s Wikisource Community meeting on 25th April 2023 at 8 AM UTC / 1:30 PM IST (check your local time) according to the wudele poll.
The first half of the meeting will be focused on non-technical updates and conversations like events, conferences, proofread-a-thons and collaborations. The second half will be focused on technical updates and conversations, such as talking about major challenges faced by Wikisource communities, similar to the ones conducted in previous Community meetings.
There are going to be updates about Transkribus and we will be sharing more information during the meeting.
If you are interested in joining the meeting, kindly leave a message on swilson@wikimedia.org' and we will add you to the calendar invite.
Meanwhile, feel free to check out the page on Meta-wiki and suggest any other topics for the agenda.
Regards
KLawal-WMF, PMenon-WMF, Sam Wilson (WMF), and Satdeep Gill (WMF)
Seeking volunteers for the next step in the Universal Code of Conduct process
[canbia]Hello,
As follow-up to the message about the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines by Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Vice Chair, Shani Evenstein Sigalov, I am reaching out about the next steps. I want to bring your attention to the next stage of the Universal Code of Conduct process, which is forming a building committee for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C). I invite community members with experience and deep interest in community health and governance to nominate themselves to be part of the U4C building committee, which needs people who are:
- Community members in good standing
- Knowledgeable about movement community processes, such as, but not limited to, policy drafting, participatory decision making, and application of existing rules and policies on Wikimedia projects
- Aware and appreciative of the diversity of the movement, such as, but not limited to, languages spoken, identity, geography, and project type
- Committed to participate for the entire U4C Building Committee period from mid-May - December 2023
- Comfortable with engaging in difficult, but productive conversations
- Confidently able to communicate in English
The Building Committee shall consist of volunteer community members, affiliate board or staff, and Wikimedia Foundation staff.
The Universal Code of Conduct has been a process strengthened by the skills and knowledge of the community and I look forward to what the U4C Building Committee creates. If you are interested in joining the Building Committee, please either sign up on the Meta-Wiki page, or contact ucocprojectwikimedia.org by May 12, 2023. Read more on Meta-Wiki.
Best regards,
Xeno (WMF) 21:01, 26 avr 2023 (CEST)
Selection of the U4C Building Committee
[canbia]The next stage in the Universal Code of Conduct process is establishing a Building Committee to create the charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C). The Building Committee has been selected. Read about the members and the work ahead on Meta-wiki.
-- UCoC Project Team, 06:21, 27 maj 2023 (CEST)
Poll for June Wikisource Community meeting (Europe and Americas-friendly)
[canbia]Hello fellow Wikisource enthusiasts!
We will be organizing this month's Wikisource Community meeting in the last week of June and we need your help to decide on a time and date that works best for the most number of people. Kindly share your availabilities at the wudele link below by 22nd June 2023:
https://wudele.toolforge.org/BsgqYumphlryxu37
Meanwhile, feel free to check out the page on Meta-wiki and suggest topics for the agenda.
Regards
KLawal-WMF and PMenon-WMF
Sent via MediaWiki message delivery (disc.) 17:08, 16 xug 2023 (CEST)
Invitation for June 2023 Wikisource Community Meeting
[canbia]Hello fellow Wikisource enthusiasts!
We are the hosting this month’s Wikisource Community meeting on 26 June 2023, 5 PM UTC (check your local time) according to the wudele poll.
The first half of the meeting will be focused on non-technical updates and conversations like events, conferences, proofread-a-thons and collaborations. The second half will be focused on technical updates and conversations, such as talking about major challenges faced by Wikisource communities, similar to the ones conducted in previous Community meetings.
If you are interested in joining the meeting, kindly leave a message on sgill@wikimedia.org and we will add you to the calendar invite.
Meanwhile, feel free to check out the page on Meta-wiki and suggest any other topics for the agenda.
Regards
KLawal-WMF, PMenon-WMF, Sam Wilson (WMF), and Satdeep Gill (WMF)
Sent using MediaWiki message delivery (disc.) 12:17, 21 xug 2023 (CEST)
Announcing the new Elections Committee members
[canbia]Hello there,
We are glad to announce the new members and advisors of the Elections Committee. The Elections Committee assists with the design and implementation of the process to select Community- and Affiliate-Selected trustees for the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. After an open nomination process, the strongest candidates spoke with the Board and four candidates were asked to join the Elections Committee. Four other candidates were asked to participate as advisors.
Thank you to all the community members who submitted their names for consideration. We look forward to working with the Elections Committee in the near future.
On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees,
RamzyM (WMF) 20:00, 28 xug 2023 (CEST)
Deploying the Phonos in-line audio player to your Wiki
[canbia]Ciao!
Apologies if this message is not in your language, ⧼Please help translate⧽ to your language.
This wiki will soon be able to use the inline audio player implemented by the Phonos extension. This is part of fulfilling a wishlist proposal of providing audio links that play on click.
With the inline audio player, you can add text-to-speech audio snippets to wiki pages by simply using a tag:
<phonos file="audio file" label="Listen"/>
The above tag will show the text next to a speaker icon, and clicking on it will play the audio instantly without taking you to another page. A common example where you can use this feature is in adding pronunciation to words as illustrated on the English Wiktionary below.
{{audio|en|En-uk-English.oga|Audio (UK)}}
Could become:
<phonos file="En-uk-English.oga" label="Audio (UK)"/>
The inline audio player will be available in your wiki in 2 weeks time; in the meantime, we would like you to read about the features and give us feedback or ask questions about it in this talk page.
Thank you!UOzurumba (WMF), on behalf of the Foundation's Language team
04:26, 27 luj 2023 (CEST)
Poll regarding August 2023 Wikisource Community meeting
[canbia]Hello fellow Wikisource enthusiasts!
We will be organizing this month’s Wikisource Community meeting in the last week of August and we need your help to decide on a time and date that works best for the most number of people. Kindly share your availability at the wudele link below:
https://wudele.toolforge.org/U9b5TC4QJMPuu1tY
Meanwhile, feel free to check out the page on Meta-wiki and suggest topics for the agenda.
Regards
KLawal-WMF and PMenon-WMF
Sent via MediaWiki message delivery (disc.) 12:53, 12 ago 2023 (CEST)
Review the Charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee
[canbia]Hello all,
I am pleased to share the next step in the Universal Code of Conduct work. The Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) draft charter is now ready for your review.
The Enforcement Guidelines require a Building Committee form to draft a charter that outlines procedures and details for a global committee to be called the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C). Over the past few months, the U4C Building Committee worked together as a group to discuss and draft the U4C charter. The U4C Building Committee welcomes feedback about the draft charter now through 22 September 2023. After that date, the U4C Building Committee will revise the charter as needed and a community vote will open shortly afterward.
Join the conversation during the conversation hours or on Meta-wiki.
Best,
RamzyM (WMF), on behalf of the U4C Building Committee, 17:35, 28 ago 2023 (CEST)
La tua wiki presto sarà in modalità solo lettura
[canbia]Leggi questo messaggio in un'altra lingua • Aiutaci a tradurre nella tua lingua
Wikimedia Foundation scambierà il traffico tra i suoi data center. Lo scopo è accertarsi che Wikipedia e le altre wiki Wikimedia riescano a rimanere online anche dopo un disastro. Al fine di garantire che tutto funzioni a dovere, il dipartimento tecnologico di Wikimedia ha bisogno di condurre un test programmato. Il test dimostrerà se è possibile passare da un data center all'altro in sicurezza. Diversi team si prepareranno per il test e saranno a disposizione per correggere qualsiasi problema imprevisto che si dovesse verificare.
Tutto il traffico sarà commutato il giorno 20 settembre. Il test avrà inizio alle 14:00 UTC.
Sfortunatamente, a causa di alcune limitazioni di MediaWiki, tutte le attività di modifica dovranno essere interrotte mentre si effettua il cambio. Ci scusiamo per il disagio, stiamo lavorando per minimizzarlo in futuro.
Sarai in grado di leggere, ma non di modificare, tutte le wiki per un breve periodo di tempo.
- Il giorno mercoledì 20 settembre 2023 non sarà possibile effettuare modifiche per al massimo un'ora.
- Se proverai a modificare o a salvare durante il periodo di sospensione, vedrai apparire un messaggio d'errore. Speriamo che nessuna modifica venga persa durante questi pochi minuti, ma non possiamo garantirlo. Se vedi apparire il messaggio di errore, per cortesia attendi fino a che non sia tornato tutto alla normalità. Da quel momento potrai salvare le tue modifiche. È comunque consigliabile fare prima una copia delle modifiche, per essere pronti a ogni eventualità.
Altre conseguenze:
- I processi in background saranno più lenti e alcuni potrebbero interrompersi. I link rossi potrebbero non essere aggiornati velocemente come al solito. Se crei una voce per cui esiste già un link entrante a partire da un'altra voce, il collegamento rimarrà rosso più a lungo del solito. Alcuni script in esecuzione di lunga durata dovranno essere fermati.
- La distribuzione del codice dovrebbe avvenire normalmente come le altre settimane. Tuttavia, alcuni blocchi nell'aggiornamento del codice potrebbero avvenire puntualmente se l'operazione lo dovesse richiedere in seguito.
- GitLab non sarà disponibile per circa 90 minuti.
Trizek_(WMF) (talk) 11:24, 15 set 2023 (CEST)
Opportunità aperte al Comitato di Affiliazione, alla commissione ombudsman e al Comitato di esame dei casi
[canbia]Puoi trovare questo messaggio tradotto in altre lingue su Meta-wiki.
Altre lengoe • Aiutaci a tradurre nella tua linguaCiao a tutti! Il Comitato di Affiliati (AffCom), la commissione di Ombuds (OC) e il Comitato di Revisione di Caso (CRC) cercano nuovi membri. Questi gruppi di volontari forniscono un importante appoggio strutturale e di supervisione alla comunità e al movimento. Le persone sono incoraggiate a presentarsi, o a incoraggiare altri che a loro parere potrebbero dare un contributo. Altre informazioni sui ruoli dei gruppi, le abilità necessarie e l'opportunità di presentare domanda si trovano nella Pagina di Meta-wiki.
A nome del gruppo di sostegno del comitato,
Revisione e commento sul pacchetto di regole di selezione del Board of Trustees di Wikimedia Foundation del 2024
[canbia]Carissimi,
È ora possibile rivedere e commentare il complesso di regole per la selezione del Board of Trustees di WMF. Tale possibilità rimarrà aperta fino al 29 ottobre 2023. Il pacchetto di regole per la selezione è stato basato su versioni precedenti stilate del comitato elettorale e sarà utilizzato nella selezione del Board of Trustees nel 2024. Inviare i tuoi commenti aiuterà a migliorare il processo di selezione del Board e a renderlo più uniforme. Puoi trovare maggiori informazioni sulla relativa pagina di Meta-wiki.
Cordiali saluti,
Katie Chan
Presidente del comitato elettorale
03:13, 17 oto 2023 (CEST)
Invitation for Wikisource Community Meeting October 2023
[canbia]Hello fellow Wikisource enthusiasts!
We are the hosting this month’s Wikisource Community meeting on 28 October 2023, 7 AM UTC (check your local time). This meeting time is Eastern Hemisphere-focused and we will alternate the meeting times every month.
The first half of the meeting will be focused on non-technical updates and conversations like events, conferences, proofread-a-thons and collaborations. The second half will be focused on technical updates and conversations, such as talking about major challenges faced by Wikisource communities, similar to the ones conducted in previous Community meetings.
If you are interested in joining the meeting, kindly leave a message on sgill@wikimedia.org and we will add you to the calendar invite.
Meanwhile, feel free to check out the page on Meta-wiki and suggest any other topics for the agenda.
Regards KLawal-WMF, PMenon-WMF, Sam Wilson (WMF), and Satdeep Gill (WMF)
Sent using MediaWiki message delivery (disc.) 16:11, 18 oto 2023 (CEST)
The Vector 2022 skin as the default in three weeks?
[canbia]Read this in your language • Aiutaci a tradurre nella tua lingua • Please tell other users about these changes
Hello. I'm writing on behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Web team. In three weeks, we would like to make the Vector 2022 skin the default on this wiki.
If you prefer keeping the current skin select "Vector legacy (2010)" on the appearance tab of the global preferences and save the change. We encourage you to give the new skin a try, though.
It would become the default for all logged-out users, and also all logged-in users who currently use Vector legacy as a local (but not global) preference. Logged-in users can at any time switch to any other skin. No changes are expected for these skins.
About the skin
[canbia][Why is a change necessary] When the current default skin was created, it reflected the needs of the readers and editors as these were 14 years ago. Since then, new users have begun using the Internet and Wikimedia projects in different ways. The old Vector does not meet their needs.
[Objective] The objective for the Vector 2022 skin is to make the interface more welcoming and comfortable for readers and useful for advanced users. It introduces a series of changes that aim to improve problems new and existing readers and editors were having with the old skin. It draws inspiration from previous user requests, the Community Wishlist Surveys, and gadgets and scripts. The work helped our code follow the standards and improve all other skins. The PHP code in the other available skins has been reduced by 75%. The project has also focused on making it easier to support gadgets and use APIs.
[Changes in a nutshell] The skin introduces changes that improve readability and usability. The new skin does not remove any functionality currently available on the Vector skin.
- The limited width and pin-able menus allow to adjust the interface to the screen size, and focus on editing or reading. Logged-in and logged-out users may use a toggle button to keep the full width, though.
- The sticky header makes it easier to find tools that editors use often. It decreases scrolling to the top of the page by 16%.
- The new table of contents makes it easier to navigate to different sections. Readers and editors jump to different sections of the page 50% more than with the old table of contents. It also looks a bit different on talk pages.
- The new search bar is easier to find and makes it easier to find the correct search result from the list. This increased the amount of searches started by 30% on the tested wikis.
- The skin does not negatively affect pageviews, edit rates, or account creation. There is evidence of increases in pageviews and account creation across partner communities.
[Customize this skin] It's possible to configure and personalize our changes. We support volunteers who create new gadgets and user scripts. Check out the repository for a list of currently available customizations and changes, or add your own.
Our plan
[canbia]If no large concerns are raised, we plan on deploying on 14 November. If you'd like to ask our team anything, if you have questions, concerns, or additional thoughts, please comment in any language. If this is the first comment to my message, make sure to ping me. We will gladly answer! Also, check out our FAQ. Thank you! SGrabarczuk (WMF) (discusion) 03:17, 26 oto 2023 (CEST)
(New) Feature on Kartographer: Adding geopoints via QID
[canbia]Since September 2022, it is possible to create geopoints using a QID. Many wiki contributors have asked for this feature, but it is not being used much. Therefore, we would like to remind you about it. More information can be found on the project page. If you have any comments, please let us know on the talk page. – Best regards, the team of Technical Wishes at Wikimedia Deutschland