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Film Links unreadable[edit]
Hello, This is driving me insane, it started a few months ago, just 1 or two links would do this, in the last 3 weeks, its all film links, any idea what this is and how fix it?
Thank You in advance![1]https://x.com/Torn_Rose/status/1771341550943162455?s=20 ToRnRose1971 (talk) 01:03, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
- @ToRnRose1971: If it is still driving you insane I suggest asking at w:WP:HD, but explain your X url is a Wikipedia screenshot of the problem. I am on mobile so can't hover to see tool tips to help you. Commander Keane (talk) 04:45, 13 July 2024 (UTC)
Username usurping: Criteria[edit]
Is there a general (official or unofficial) criteria for usurping usernames (e.g. amount of edits across all Wikimedia projects, registered for a specific amount of time, etc.) or is it for anyone? WildMouse76 (talk) 00:23, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
- @WildMouse76, I couldn't see any documentation about number of edits, but in the old days there was a limit if the user had lots and lots of edits. Maybe that doesn't matter anymore. Regarding the second part of your question Help:Unified login may help. Commander Keane (talk) 04:56, 13 July 2024 (UTC)
GPS coordinates[edit]
Hello! I'm looking for a way to query the Wikimedia database using an API or any other system to retrieve images containing GPS coordinates. Is this possible? And second question: is there a way, when browsing the Wikipedia pages, to display all images of a category including the images from the subcategories? Thank you very much! Ckidon75 (talk) 13:18, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Ckidon75.
- First question: Not 100% sure but w:Template:GeoGroup does something similar, look at its wikicode to see how it grabs the coords. You can see it in action at w:Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Brisbane. The Commons app does something similar but it may use a regular dump of coordinates, you would need to ask them.
- Second question: I don't think so. See this Commons discussion. Commander Keane (talk) 05:14, 13 July 2024 (UTC)
List needed[edit]
I want to monitor the list, which has user names and number of total edits they have done in Tamil Wikipedia. Could anyone please help me to find out this option. I saw this facility last year, but could not remember now. - M. Selvasivagurunathan (talk) 05:49, 8 June 2024 (UTC)
- @Selvasivagurunathan m:
- w:en: Wikipedia:List of Wikipedians by number of edits has interwiki links for various languages but I did not see Tamil. You could try asking at w:Wikipedia talk:Database reports for someone to maybe run the report for Tamil Wikipedia. Commander Keane (talk) 04:21, 13 July 2024 (UTC)
VPN[edit]
I normally don't use VPN for entering WMF wikis but sometimes I forgot my VPN on and try to edit with it, is that a problem? RuzDD (talk) 09:44, 19 June 2024 (UTC)
- @RuzDD: Given no one has responded here for 23 days I suggest you ask at w:Wikipedia:Village pump (technical), I am sure someone there will know the answer. Commander Keane (talk) 04:24, 13 July 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you. RuzDD (talk) 07:50, 13 July 2024 (UTC)
Meta-Page Creation For Event[edit]
Creating a meta page for Wiki-Green Conference 2024 has become challenging, The reason is that the tabs for Event:Wiki-Green Conference 2024 is linked to Wiki-Green Conference 2023 and I don't know why. I will be grateful if I get help to solve this pending issue of 2023 activities repeating itself in 2024, so that I can quickly provided the necessary information to various tabs. Thanks Jwale2 (talk) 20:57, 29 June 2024 (UTC)
- @Jwale2: Looking at Template:Wiki-Green Conference 2024 it looks like you have solved this, yes? Or do you require further assistance? Commander Keane (talk) 04:36, 13 July 2024 (UTC)
Close Request for RFC[edit]
Hello. I think the consensus is obvious in this RFC (6 people thinks this block is wrong and no one thinks this block is right), so can a steward close it? RuzDD (talk) 08:06, 10 July 2024 (UTC)