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(replacing Yapperbot) SodiumBot (botop|talk) 19:30, 11 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #230 is out: How to write better error messages

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we share an essay on how to write better error messages, on improving which we focused in the last months.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 12:01, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2025-51

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

Updates for editors

View all 18 community-submitted tasks that were resolved last week. For example, one of the fixes addressed an issue for temporary accounts adding an external URL, which triggered an hCaptcha request in more cases than intended, and did not display the required popup on the first attempt to publish the edit. [1]

Updates for technical contributors

To improve database and site performance, external links to Wikimedia projects will no longer be stored in the database. This means they will not be searchable in Special:LinkSearch, will not be checked by the Spam Blacklist or AbuseFilter as new links, and will not be in the externallinks table on database replicas. In the future this may be extended to other highly-linked trusted websites on a per-wiki basis, such as Creative Commons links on Wikimedia Commons. [2]
Detailed code updates later this week: MediaWiki

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MediaWiki message delivery 19:00, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #231 is out: We wish you a happy new Gregorian year!

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we showcase some templates using Wikifunctions functions on several projects, and we wrap up work for this Gregorian year, wishing you happy holidays.

The updates will resume in the week of January 14, so if you feel like you want more, you can always read the previous updates in our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 16:01, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

bundling

did you know you can bundle redirects? would've been a big help for the ns list ends. Oreocooke (talk) 17:35, 20 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I know that it is possible, but not how to ask Twinkle to do it — GhostInTheMachine ^{talk to me} 18:58, 20 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Stop sending me deletion notifications

Thanks. sapphaline (talk) 18:33, 20 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I will try not to. I use Twinkle to nominate deletions, I assume it generated the notification — GhostInTheMachine ^{talk to me} 19:00, 20 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DCL Edinburgh

hi...my dad worked at the DCL cooperage at Haymarket in Edinburgh. Each Christmas a large party was held for the children of the employees of DCL. This was in Edinburgh and I recall attending when I was younger.

I am trying to find out which building it was held in. Can you help? ~2025-42070-70 (talk) 18:46, 21 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I only made a small technical change to The Distillers Company article, so somewhat bemused and maybe a little flattered to be asked. I had a chat with my AI and it suggested that the party was held at the Cally. It was the largest distillery in Scotland at one point, so the staff dining room was probably large enough to make a good party venue? The distillery closed in 1988. The chimney is still there, but the building was part demolished and the rest converted to flats. Perhaps you should try A whisky walking tour of Edinburgh? The remains of the distillery are in Distillery Lane, just below Haymarket Station. If you use Google Street view from Easter Dairy Wynd then the chimney is unmissable. Do you remember the gates at the main entrance? — GhostInTheMachine ^{talk to me} 19:44, 21 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

potentially non-neutral content on units of information

so, i was told to discuss this with you, the section on other units repeatedly calls the units obsolete and unusual, it should be other or secondary. Misterpotatoman (talk) 00:16, 22 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

A little context would help – Told by whom? Which article? — GhostInTheMachine ^{talk to me} 09:08, 22 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

my mentor and the article is Units of information Misterpotatoman (talk) 13:04, 22 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The article seems OK. Your changes caused damage - loss of the anchors, which you probably cannot see if you use a mobile editor. Best leave the article as it is — GhostInTheMachine ^{talk to me} 16:01, 22 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2025-52

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

Updates for editors

From January, edit filters can be set to automatically suppress their details such as rules and list of attempted edits and actions. This will help oversighters use edit filters to prevent doxxing or other suppressible material. [3]
The next issue of Tech News will be sent out on 12 January 2026 because of the end of year holidays. Thank you to all of the translators, and people who submitted content or feedback, this year.
View all 16 community-submitted tasks that were resolved last week. For example, the crash that occurred when tapping "First Steps" in the Wikipedia Android Year in Review has now been fixed, and the feature opens as expected. [4]

Updates for technical contributors

Interface elements such as diffs and categories generated by MediaWiki used to have the attribute data-mw="interface" to distinguish from wiki content. The attribute has been replaced with data-mw-interface="", to avoid potential conflicts with other data-mw attributes, which are generated by Parsoid. [5]
There is no new MediaWiki version this week or next week.

Meetings and events

The Wikimedia Hackathon Northwestern Europe 2026 will take place on 13-14 March 2026 in Arnhem, the Netherlands. Applications just opened mid-December and will close in mid-January or earlier if capacity is reached. With space for approximately 100 participants, early application is encouraged.

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MediaWiki message delivery 21:43, 22 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

AEL Limassol Rugby

Thanks for your help with the AEL Limassol Rugby page. I have added clarification on what was meant by "independent" and removed the tag you left as a result. Please let me know if this is sufficient. Although I have been editing for a number of years I am only an occasional editor and try to get things right!Fork me (talk) 13:18, 24 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Paphos Tigers too? — GhostInTheMachine ^{talk to me} 13:21, 24 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]