User talk:ToBeFree
SPI[edit]
Hi there, I trust you're doing well. I would really appreciate it if you could take a look at this report as a CheckUser when you have the time. The reported account is quite active. If my report has merit, which has often been the case in the past, the amount of scrutiny and work they require is increasing day by day as they are editing almost every day. The report has been waiting along for about three weeks, and I thought reaching out to active CUs would help as this is a typical WP:LTA. Thank you, Aintabli (talk) 03:30, 8 June 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Aintabli, well but a bit busy :) I'm happy to see that an SPI exists and that Spicy has already dealt with it. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 02:12, 9 June 2024 (UTC)
- No problem. Honestly, I didn't expect another admin would deal with a weeks-old report shortly after I reached out to you about it. Thank you nevertheless. Aintabli (talk) 02:26, 9 June 2024 (UTC)
- I have a feeling Spicy may be one of the 316 people watching this page. If that's the case, I'm very grateful for this. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 02:30, 9 June 2024 (UTC)
- No problem. Honestly, I didn't expect another admin would deal with a weeks-old report shortly after I reached out to you about it. Thank you nevertheless. Aintabli (talk) 02:26, 9 June 2024 (UTC)
The Signpost: 8 June 2024[edit]
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Report[edit]
- Their history suggests they should be a new user, but they knew enough to file a blatantly false report at AIV. Either this is the worst CIR fail I've ever seen, or they are a troll. -Ad Orientem (talk) 01:56, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Ad Orientem, good point, thanks – I hadn't thought about that aspect. I give up at [1] [2] [3] [4] and [5]. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 02:38, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
Tech News: 2024-24[edit]
Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.
Recent changes
- The software used to render SVG files has been updated to a new version, fixing many longstanding bugs in SVG rendering. [6]
- The HTML used to render all headings is being changed to improve accessibility. It was changed last week in some skins (Vector legacy and Minerva). Please test gadgets on your wiki on these skins and report any related problems so that they can be resolved before this change is made in Vector-2022. The developers are still considering the introduction of a Gadget API for adding buttons to section titles if that would be helpful to tool creators, and would appreciate any input you have on that.
- The HTML markup used for citations by Parsoid changed last week. In places where Parsoid previously added the
mw-reference-text
class, Parsoid now also adds thereference-text
class for better compatibility with the legacy parser. More details are available. [7]
Problems
- There was a bug with the Content Translation interface that caused the tools menus to appear in the wrong location. This has now been fixed. [8]
Changes later this week
- The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from 11 June. It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from 12 June. It will be on all wikis from 13 June (calendar). [9][10]
- The new version of MediaWiki includes another change to the HTML markup used for citations: Parsoid will now generate a
<span class="mw-cite-backlink">
wrapper for both named and unnamed references for better compatibility with the legacy parser. Interface administrators should verify that gadgets that interact with citations are compatible with the new markup. More details are available. [11] - On multilingual wikis that use the
<translate>
system, there is a feature that shows potentially-outdated translations with a pink background until they are updated or confirmed. From this week, confirming translations will be logged, and there is a new user-right that can be required for confirming translations if the community requests it. [12]
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BLP violations[edit]
Hello, I know you take WP:BLP seriously, so would you mind looking into the report I created on WP:AN/I about Fastcar4924539 (talk · contribs)? This editor shows little to no regard to the policy despite being told numerous times about it, I was hoping it would be dealt with posting on the board, but no administrator has even commented, so I thought I would see if you can do anything/have input on how to deal with such things. Thank you. TylerBurden (talk) 22:26, 11 June 2024 (UTC)
- Hi TylerBurden, thank you very much for the notification. That decision didn't take long. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 23:08, 11 June 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you for the swift response and action! TylerBurden (talk) 18:43, 12 June 2024 (UTC)
BLP vandal at King Princess[edit]
IP, currently blocked, is claiming to be the subject. Thought you'd like to know. –Skywatcher68 (talk) 19:19, 12 June 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Skywatcher68, thanks – I personally find their identity claim highly unlikely to be true. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 23:58, 12 June 2024 (UTC)