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Hi. I vectorized the simple wiktionary logo — see the thumbnail on the right. Maybe some of you will find it useful for internal projects. -- (talk) 16:51, 12 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your efforts. (If there are no comments from others then I will send this to the latest or next archive) MathXplore (talk) 05:31, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I feel that these aren't necessarily right for this wiki. They're not English words, after all. This could open the door to massive proliferation of this kind of content, as there's really an unlimited number of emoticons. Lights and freedom (talk) 03:20, 14 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion is currently stale but I think this is a reasonable concern so I did not include it in the latest archive. If there are no further comments from others then I will send some kind of reminder to WT:AN. MathXplore (talk) 05:27, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not sure how I feel about this. I could see room for defining certain symbols (just like I think that we could eventually define foreign words) but probably not all emoticons, since they are essentially infinite. What is ENWT's policy on this? --Cromwellt|talk|contribs 02:26, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I don't know if they have a policy but I just found en:Appendix:Emoticons. It seems that they have some kind of definition. MathXplore (talk) 02:34, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
My personal, not very deeply held or thought out preference is not to include them. --Brett (talk) 11:42, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I think English names of emoticons can be included (and use this category to collect them). I understand that emoticons are not actual English words, so I believe they should not be included to an English dictionary (including to a multifunctional dictionary would be OK, but that is not our objective). MathXplore (talk) 13:02, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Suggestion to archive 2023 closed simple talk threads[change]

If there are no further comments to closed simple talk threads in 2023 (such as tech news), I think these sections can be archived, what do others think about this? MathXplore (talk) 07:29, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think this can be done without consensus since we're not removing anything, just archiving. Minorax (talk) 06:22, 10 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for the feedback, I was just asking because there is one section that I'm not sure if it should be counted as closed (special:PermaLink/516282#Move_requests). MathXplore (talk) 06:33, 10 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Y Done, closed threads are archived to Wiktionary:Simple talk/Archive 33. MathXplore (talk) 05:25, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Tech News and other MediaWiki and Meta stuff[change]

While these items are of some interest, I suggest we create a separate page for them because they are literally taking over Simple Talk and they are neither simple nor questions and answers between users, etc., of this wiki, which is what this page is for. --Cromwellt|talk|contribs 02:34, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Adding to my own comment, it looks like ENWT has the Grease Pit for technical stuff (including MediaWiki) and maybe the Beer Parlor is where the "can we look over your shoulder" stuff might go? I'm not saying we need those two places or even an equivalent, just looking for inspiration. I think for now a single place for anything that doesn't go here should be enough. Maybe something with "Misc" in the title? Or how about "Other talk"? --Cromwellt|talk|contribs 02:52, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I estimate the MediaWiki message delivery is being directed per simplewiki settings. The simplewiki Simple Talk is actively used by the local editors, so Tech News etc. don't take over the place. The situation is clearly different as mentioned above. Having a page like Wiktionary:Newsletters can be an option. MathXplore (talk) 02:53, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@MathXplore It's true that simplewiki Simple Talk has more discussions, but it's also getting fewer newsletters. For example, Tech News isn't sent there anymore. Compare Special:Contributions/MediaWiki message delivery with w:simple:Special:Contributions/MediaWiki message delivery. Kk.urban (talk) 04:40, 26 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I agree. It's hard to see when there's real discussions, because they're overwhelmed by newsletters. It would be better to have the newsletters go to a newsletters page. I think titles like "Grease Pit" and "Beer Parlor" are too confusing. Kk.urban (talk) 04:34, 26 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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