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This week's article for improvement (week 14, 2019)

The interior of a gym in The Netherlands, around 1900
Hello, K6ka.

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Gym

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Previous selections: Keyboard instrument • Organ (anatomy)


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Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 1 April 2019 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]
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16:29, 1 April 2019 (UTC)

Printing Table Colours

Hi there,

Apologies to query in multiple forums, but I wasn't sure if you had Help talk:Using colours watchlisted.

I was wondering if there was a way, when using the printable version of an article, to print colour within boxes.

For example, List of pollen sources puts the actual shade of the stated colour within the box. This is helpful, but disappears when looking at print preview (or the PDF version) - can it be retained? Nosebagbear (talk) 17:15, 4 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Nosebagbear: I'm afraid I do not have that page watchlisted. You can try asking at the technical village pump.
If you want to print with colour, here's an idea that might work:
  1. Copy the contents of the article into Google Docs.
  2. Click on "File" -> "Download as" -> PDF.
I just tried it out and was able to get the colour within tables to be preserved. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 17:36, 4 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
@K6ka: - hi there. Thanks for that, it seems to work pretty well, which I think is good enough for my purposes. Nosebagbear (talk) 17:42, 4 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – April 2019

News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2019).

Technical news

Arbitration

Miscellaneous

  • Two more administrator accounts were compromised. Evidence has shown that these attacks, like previous incidents, were due to reusing a password that was used on another website that suffered a data breach. If you have ever used your current password on any other website, you should change it immediately. All admins are strongly encouraged to enable two-factor authentication, please consider doing so. Please always practice appropriate account security by ensuring your password is secure and unique to Wikimedia.
  • As a reminder, according to WP:NOQUORUM, administrators looking to close or relist an AfD should evaluate a nomination that has received few or no comments as if it were a proposed deletion (PROD) prior to determining whether it should be relisted.

This week's article for improvement (week 15, 2019)

Hello, K6ka.

The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection:

Story of the Negro

Please be bold and help to improve this article!


Previous selections: Gym • Keyboard instrument


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Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 8 April 2019 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

Hi,

I undid your change to the watchthis MediaWiki message since it didn't work - it was just showing unparsed wikitext on the delete form since MediaWiki treats it as plain text. Also it didn't really make sense to me if it did work - the text is a form label, clicking on it is supposed to check the box, so having it link somewhere else is a bit weird.

Is there a specific problem or request you were trying to address? IMO, it would be better to fix this in MediaWiki properly. HTH, Legoktm (talk) 14:49, 8 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Legoktm: I made the change mostly for consistency with the MediaWiki:Minoredit page, which is shown in the edit window and wikilinks to Help:Minor edit. Since MediaWiki:Watchthis is used for the "Watch this page" checkbox right next to it, I thought it would be good to add a link to Help:Watchlist there as well. It works in the edit window, but apparently not on the delete form. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 17:18, 8 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

18:24, 8 April 2019 (UTC)

Revision Deletion

Hi, I hope you don't mind me reaching out to you here about the revdel request I made on IRC a couple of days ago?

First off, I want to apologise again if I seemed to imply that I thought you were hesitant because of any bias on your part - that wasn't my intention, but the comment I made was badly worded. I've been thinking about the discussion quite a bit over the last couple of days and I cringe when I think I might have given that impression, so again, sorry.

I've been patrolling recent changes for about six months now. In that time I've made a lot of revision deletion requests, most of which have been accepted, but a few get declined; I've also once or twice been (very politely) ticked off for failing to request deletion when it would have been warranted. I'm therefore trying to get develop a solid understanding of what should, and should not, be revdelled - I don't want to waste your time with frivolous requests, but I also want to make sure that I don't let stuff slip through the net. Just to help me get a better handle on this, would you mind discussing your decision on this case?

I requested deletion because the description seemed obviously derogatory, and there was no assertion or sourcing anywhere in the article that supported it - that made me believe that it was a slur, as described in criterion 2 of WP:CRD, and in breach of our BLP policy. I'd do the same in a BLP if the subject was described as a murderer, or a sex criminal, or some other particularly heinous form of criminal. Am I wrong to take this approach, and can you give me any guidance on how to make the call about requesting revdel in cases like this?

Thanks in advance for any advice you're able to give. GirthSummit (blether) 11:27, 11 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Girth Summit.
To clarify, I didn't decline the request, I just said I was a bit "hesitant" on that one. It probably didn't come across to me personally as being inappropriate enough for revdel the same way "child molestor" or a racist term probably would've. I could certainly be wrong in my judgement, as nobody's perfect (and anyone who thinks otherwise is mistaken).
And thanks for your apology; I agree that what you said was a little uncalled for, but luckily for you I forgot about it within an hour after you made it. k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 13:35, 11 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for clarifying - and I'm glad not to have caused lasting offence! I see that the edit wasn't deleted so I assume that others agreed with your assessment. Cheers GirthSummit (blether) 14:34, 11 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

This week's article for improvement (week 16, 2019)

Various dairy products: milk, feta cheese, yogurt and parmesan cheese (clockwise from upper-left)
Hello, K6ka.

The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection:

Dairy product

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Previous selections: Story of the Negro • Gym


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Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 15 April 2019 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

23:00, 15 April 2019 (UTC)

Congratulations! You managed to somehow delete the main page.

The Main Page Barnstar
According to the deletion log, you have succesfully deleted the main page. Congratulations![sarcasm] InvalidOStalk 17:48, 18 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Please don't take this as a personal attack. InvalidOStalk 17:48, 18 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

InvalidOS, Sorry, but this can only be read as an attack as you've completely misread the log entry. K6ka never deleted the main page but instead removed disruptive edits from a compromised account from the page history. —CYBERPOWER (Chat) 18:16, 18 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, apologies. InvalidOStalk 18:22, 18 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
@Cyberpower678: Am I allowed to blank this in good faith? InvalidOStalk 18:25, 18 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
InvalidOS, That's up to K6ka now. It's been commented on and it's his talk page. —CYBERPOWER (Chat) 18:29, 18 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I might've laughed a bit more if WP:IDIOT wasn't used as the shortcut. Thank you for the apology, though k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 18:24, 18 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
You’re welcome. I will ensure not to make this type of mistake again. InvalidOStalk 18:31, 18 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Rangeblock

I've blocked 2a00:1fa0::/33 (talk · contribs) for 72 hours. This is the second time in as many days that range has been blocked. Acroterion (talk) 22:28, 21 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

19:08, 23 April 2019 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 18, 2019)

Hello, K6ka.

The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection:

Gunilla Persson

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Previous selections: Biodegradable plastic • Dairy product


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Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:05, 29 April 2019 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI • Opt-out instructions[reply]

Growth team updates #7

16:18, 29 April 2019 (UTC)

22:27, 29 April 2019 (UTC)

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