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Interface problems

We seem to be having problems with our sidebar. I've reported this bug here. Feel free to comment on it.  Hazard-SJ  ✈  03:07, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

Seems to be the interface in general.  Hazard-SJ  ✈  04:36, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for that Hazard-SJ. The problem actually lies with the language setting that we are currently in, which seems to be set to English (en) as you can see in your preferences (if you left it as the default). I suspect that this has something to do with the data-center migration that Wikimedia just had recently, though I can't confirm this for sure. --Hydriz (talk) 10:52, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

And this has been fixed. --Hydriz (talk) 14:36, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

Help turn ideas into grants in the new IdeaLab

I apologize if this message is not in your language. Please help translate it.

• Do you have an idea for a project to improve this community or website?
• Do you think you could complete your idea if only you had some funding?
• Do you want to help other people turn their ideas into project plans or grant proposals?

Please join us in the IdeaLab, an incubator for project ideas and Individual Engagement Grant proposals.

The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking new ideas and proposals for Individual Engagement Grants. These grants fund individuals or small groups to complete projects that help improve this community. If interested, please submit a completed proposal by February 15, 2013. Please visit https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG for more information.

Thanks! --Siko Bouterse, Head of Individual Engagement Grants, Wikimedia Foundation 20:50, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

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New About page

I changed our about page so that it looks more attractive to newcomers. I didn't call for any community input since there isn't much on the original about page, so I just went ahead to make some changes. I apologize if the source code is quite messy, but what matters is the output. Hope you guys like it! --Hydriz (talk) 14:19, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

Looks good :) --Peterdownunder (talk) 03:36, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

Agreed. Well done indeed! Arbitrarily0 ^(talk) 01:05, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

Convert complex templates to Lua to make them faster and more powerful

(Please consider translating this message for the benefit of your fellow Wikimedians)

Greetings. As you might have seen on the Wikimedia tech blog or the tech ambassadors list, a new functionality called "Lua" is being enabled on all Wikimedia sites today. Lua is a scripting language that enables you to write faster and more powerful MediaWiki templates.

If you have questions about how to convert existing templates to Lua (or how to create new ones), we'll be holding two support sessions on IRC next week: one on Wednesday (for Oceania, Asia & America) and one on Friday (for Europe, Africa & America); see m:IRC office hours for the details. If you can't make it, you can also get help at mw:Talk:Lua scripting.

If you'd like to learn about this kind of events earlier in advance, consider becoming a Tech ambassador by subscribing to the mailing list. You will also be able to help your fellow Wikimedians have a voice in technical discussions and be notified of important decisions.

Guillaume Paumier, via the Global message delivery system. 20:21, 13 March 2013 (UTC) (wrong page? You can fix it.)

How to speak english

I know a little bit English i can understand well but i can't speak well so how can i speak well ?

Hi! Welcome to the Simple English Wiktionary! The English used here is simplified so it should be easier for you to understand. There are many ways to improve your English, reading the Simple English Wiktionary and Simple English Wikipedia are two of them! You may want to take an English Class, or get a tutor if you are very interested in learning the language. Welcome! Tofutwitch11 (talk) 23:23, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

The Simple Barnstar

I have made a new barnstar, The Simple Barnstar, just for use in the Simple English projects. You can find details at Template:Barnstar. StevenJ81 (talk) 15:11, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, StevenJ81, for your note. Best regards, Arbitrarily0 ^(talk) 01:04, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

Proposal of a pronunciation recording tool

Hello, Rahul21, a developer, offers to develop a pronunciation recording tool for Wiktionary, helped by Michael Dale as part of GSoC. The tool would allow to record and add audio pronunciations to Wiktionary entries while browsing them (see background discussion on Wiktionary-l). Please read and comment the proposal! Regards, Nemo 22:43, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

Request for comment on inactive administrators

(Please consider translating this message for the benefit of your fellow Wikimedians. Please also consider translating the proposal.)

Read this message in English / Lleer esti mensaxe n'asturianu / বাংলায় এই বার্তাটি পড়ুন / Llegiu aquest missatge en català / Læs denne besked på dansk / Lies diese Nachricht auf Deutsch / Leś cal mesag' chè in Emiliàn / Leer este mensaje en español / Lue tämä viesti suomeksi / Lire ce message en français / Ler esta mensaxe en galego / हिन्दी / Pročitajte ovu poruku na hrvatskom / Baca pesan ini dalam Bahasa Indonesia / Leggi questo messaggio in italiano / ಈ ಸಂದೇಶವನ್ನು ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಿ / Aqra dan il-messaġġ bil-Malti / norsk (bokmål) / Lees dit bericht in het Nederlands / Przeczytaj tę wiadomość po polsku / Citiți acest mesaj în română / Прочитать это сообщение на русском / Farriintaan ku aqri Af-Soomaali / Pročitaj ovu poruku na srpskom (Прочитај ову поруку на српском) / อ่านข้อความนี้ในภาษาไทย / Прочитати це повідомлення українською мовою / Đọc thông báo bằng tiếng Việt / 使用中文阅读本信息。

Hello!

There is a new request for comment on Meta-Wiki concerning the removal of administrative rights from long-term inactive Wikimedians. Generally, this proposal from stewards would apply to wikis without an administrators' review process.

We are also compiling a list of projects with procedures for removing inactive administrators on the talk page of the request for comment. Feel free to add your project(s) to the list if you have a policy on administrator inactivity.

All input is appreciated. The discussion may close as soon as 21 May 2013 (2013-05-21), but this will be extended if needed.

Thanks, Billinghurst (thanks to all the translators!) 05:18, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

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Are we supposed to use simple English on talk pages?

Greetings. I have a question: Are we supposed to use simple English when we are changing talk pages? Also, are there specific rules as for what is considered simple English and what is not? Thanks. TeragR (talk) 22:08, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

Hello, it is better to use Simple English, because many people using the Simple English Wiktionary might not understand English very well. We have lists such as Wiktionary:Simple English word list that group some of the words.  Hazard-SJ  ✈  03:04, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

[en] Change to wiki account system and account renaming

Some accounts will soon be renamed due to a technical change that the developer team at Wikimedia are making. More details on Meta.

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[en] Change to section edit links

The default position of the "edit" link in page section headers is going to change soon. The "edit" link will be positioned adjacent to the page header text rather than floating opposite it.

Section edit links will be to the immediate right of section titles, instead of on the far right. If you're an editor of one of the wikis which already implemented this change, nothing will substantially change for you; however, scripts and gadgets depending on the previous implementation of section edit links will have to be adjusted to continue working; however, nothing else should break even if they are not updated in time.

Detailed information and a timeline is available on meta.

Ideas to do this all the way to 2009 at least. It is often difficult to track which of several potential section edit links on the far right is associated with the correct section, and many readers and anonymous or new editors may even be failing to notice section edit links at all, since they read section titles, which are far away from the links.

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Creation script problem

I have found that the Conrad.Irwin creation script has stopped working. Anyone else having the same problem?--Peterdownunder (talk) 23:35, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Try importing mine. I implemented some fix on the script (though I can't remember exactly what). --Hydriz (talk) 13:14, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

It is only working partly - I get the missing links in green, but when I go to the page none of the information has been added the way it did before.--Peterdownunder (talk) 21:45, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

You have to wait a while before it loads, and did you clear your browser's cache? --Hydriz (talk) 00:56, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

Given it three minutes (it was coming up almost instantly before) and nothing. Cache cleared. Still not working.--Peterdownunder (talk) 12:27, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

That's weird, I have it working and could create the child pages for depict. --Hydriz (talk) 08:07, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

Weirder still, it still does not work, even if I use a different browser. Hmmmm.--Peterdownunder (talk) 21:42, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

Search completion

Why does it suggest terms like "faux-amis" and "néapolitains" for which we have no entry? πr² (talk • changes) 22:49, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

And to add to that, those entries have never been started here.  Hazard-SJ  ✈  04:14, 15 May 2013 (UTC)

need consultant for grant

We are undertaking the development of a free multimedia English dictionary (Dictionary 3.0) that will allow students to look up words on the fly as they are reading, anytime, anywhere. Such support is very important and useful as a major factor affecting reading comprehension is vocabulary knowledge. The dictionary will be cross-platform and accessible on all devices (phones, tablets, PCs…). Currently, the prototype works in Chrome on a PC, safari on a mac, and on an iPad/iPhone. To see a sample entry go to http://smartdictionary.imtc.gatech.edu/index.html and type in “spooky”. Then click on the thumbnail in the left corner to see the full entry for “spooky”. You should see the words “Spooky”, a definition and sample sentence, and a video that illustrates the sample sentence. Also try "snob". I am looking for a consultant with dictionary credibility to add to a grant. An academic or industry person who worked on a kid or school dictionary would be best. Hope someone can help. To see a sample of the dictionary go to Harley Hamilton, PhD Senior Research Scientist School of Interactive Computing Georgia Institute of Technology hhamilton@gatech.edu

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• The latest version of MediaWiki (version 1.22/wmf4) was added to non-Wikipedia wikis on May 13, and to the English Wikipedia (with a Wikidata software update) on May 20. It will be updated on all other Wikipedia sites on May 22. [1] [2]
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• New sites: Greek Wikivoyage and Venetian Wiktionary joined the Wikimedia family last week; the total number of project wikis is now 794. [7] [8]
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• The next version of MediaWiki (version 1.22/wmf5) will be added to Wikimedia sites starting on May 27. [11]
• An updated version of Notifications, with new features and fewer bugs, will be added to the English Wikipedia on May 23. [12]
• The final version of the "single user login" (which allows people to use the same username on different Wikimedia wikis) is moved to August 2013. The software will automatically rename some usernames. [13]
• A new discussion system for MediaWiki, called "Flow", is under development. Wikimedia designers need your help to inform other users, test the prototype and discuss the interface. [14].
• The Wikimedia Foundation is hiring people to act as links between software developers and users for VisualEditor. [15]

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