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Updating an external link

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A minor request. The external link in this section of page Extension:FontAwesome still links to the older version (v5). Please update it as normal users are apparently unable to edit an external link. 103.186.197.245 (talk) 09:45, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

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MediaWiki talk:Mobile.css

Could an interface admin please handle the request at MediaWiki talk:Mobile.css? Thanks. * Pppery * _{it has begun} 02:45, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

Can't add my hosting service with external Link to the responding MediaWiki Page

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Hello @all

I wanted to add my hosting service including external link to my hosting business to Hosting services. But I'm not allow to add a external link, can someone tell me how to proceed? Mav85 (talk) 11:02, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

You should be able to do so now. Clump (talk) 11:10, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

Thanks, it worked. Mav85 (talk) 15:04, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

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My hosting services entry is only visible in english

Hello @all

My hosting services entry is only visible in english, how I get it visible also for other languages, for e. g. german? Mav85 (talk) 15:16, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

The issue seems to be fixed by a bot (FuzzyBot), but I couldn't figure out how to translate the contents of the table, is there a way? Translate doesn't show table content, as far I could see. Mav85 (talk) 07:24, 6 September 2023 (UTC)

What kind of feedback are you referring to? Mav85 (talk) 07:02, 11 September 2023 (UTC)

Are you saying it is not visible at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Hosting_services/de or that the blurb isn't in german?

It looks like it is visible now (there may just have been a delay). If you want the blurb to be translated, you have to surround the english version of the blurb in <translate>Text to translate</translate>. Bawolff (talk) 03:12, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

That it isn't in german. I have added the translate tags and will wait till the bot adds my changes. Mav85 (talk) 07:20, 11 September 2023 (UTC)

It also has to wait for someone to make the translation

https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-Hosting+services&action=page&filter=%21translated&language=de Bawolff (talk) 08:48, 11 September 2023 (UTC)

Thanks, it's done. Mav85 (talk) 08:45, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

Deletion request at mediawiki:WikiEdit.js and mediawiki:WikiEdit.css

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Can an interface administrator (someone with interface editing + any user group that is able to delete pages) please delete these pages when appropriate? They were nominated for deletion by the page creator. Tropicalkitty (talk) 22:42, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

I would personally prefer that these pages be history merged into the corresponding MiniEdit pages rather than deleted, but I have no good reason for that and am fine with another Iadmin deleting without history merging. * Pppery * _{it has begun} 00:02, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

Not strictly related to the deletion, but I have some questions:

• Why the user was able to edit the MediaWiki namespace without being interface-admin? Maybe he can delete those pages as well.
• Why it hasn't been created as a gadget here, despite the installation instructions recommending it? Ciencia Al Poder (talk) 11:29, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

The user that requested deletion has global interface editor permissions to create/edit those pages, but it appears they cannot delete pages. Tropicalkitty (talk) 00:11, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

It looks like GIE needs to be given move rights… Although I'm not sure what the envisaged scope of the group was. but "creating" pages instead of moving has potentially broken history (and any licensing requirements that it needs) P858snake (talk) 00:56, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

Perhaps moving/history merge could be done instead, if that is somehow possible. Tropicalkitty (talk) 01:32, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

History merge will probably don't work here, since the source page was edited after creating the target page. And to make things even more complicated, the content model was changed too. Doing the "old school" merge history of deleting target page, move old to new, delete and then restore specific revisions should work, but that's always a bit involved.

Bringing @Sophivorus attention just for awareness sake. Ciencia Al Poder (talk) 08:55, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

Hi guys, sorry for all the trouble. Given all these complications, and since I'm the only author of the page, and I really don't mind losing the history, if @Pppery agrees, I'd say just delete it with no history merge. Else, doing the old-school merge would be fine too, as far as I'm concerned. I'll try to avoid causing these complications in the future, cheers! Sophivorus (talk) 12:18, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

When my currently pending request for interface adminship is granted, I'll do a history merge. Any existing Iadmin is free to push the delete button in the meantime. The problem is that none appear to be watching this thread. * Pppery * _{it has begun} 21:55, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

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Proposal for the removal of "Category:MediaWiki configuration settings 1.x.x"

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For a significant period, Category:MediaWiki configuration settings 1.40.0 and Category:MediaWiki configuration settings introduced in version 1.40.0 have had overlapping content (with similar overlaps found in other versions).

This revision removes pages from the category mentioned earlier.

Special:Diff/845365's edit summary: "Add a category for deprecated configuration settings; add a category for when a configuration setting was introduced that is redundant with an existing category, but that matches the naming style of the deprecated and removed categories."

What are your thoughts? Shirayuki (talk) 00:03, 17 September 2023 (UTC)

I see no need to have two sets of categories containing exactly the same pages. * Pppery * _{it has begun} 00:04, 17 September 2023 (UTC)

Agreed Ciencia Al Poder (talk) 15:09, 17 September 2023 (UTC)

The phrasing of "MediaWiki configuration settings 1.x.x" has always bothered me. "MediaWiki configuration settings introduced in version 1.x.x" is way better. I agree with the proposal. —Mainframe98 _talk 19:04, 17 September 2023 (UTC)

I agree with the proposal of having MediaWiki configuration settings introduced in version 1.x.x, instead of the other (which should be deleted or redirected to the updated category). Tropicalkitty (talk) 04:14, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

Done. Some of them reported errors, which sadly I expected, but they all appear gone now. Jdforrester (talk) 17:58, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

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About Stable interface policy/Frontend

In the past, Stable interface policy was prepared for translation and then reverted with the summary 'Disable translate extension. Use subpages instead.'

Is it okay to prepare for translation Stable interface policy/Frontend?" Shirayuki (talk) 06:33, 24 September 2023 (UTC)

Courtesy ping for Krinkle, who made the mentioned edit.

I don’t think manual translation is ever a good solution, short of language-specific content (like glossaries, label/description conventions on Wikidata etc.). Not using the Translate extension is a bit easier for authors of the English document, but much more complicated for translators, and gives less confidence for readers, as there’s no indication of whether the translation is up to date. Tacsipacsi (talk) 17:30, 24 September 2023 (UTC)

help posting

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It wont let me post my new page that I wrote about my organization. Kasenw52 (talk) 15:40, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

This is not the place for writing articles about your (or anyone else's) organization. Ciencia Al Poder (talk) 17:10, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

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