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The Signpost: 22 July 2024
- Discussion report: Internet users flock to Wikipedia to debate its image policy over Trump raised-fist photo
- News and notes: Wikimedia community votes to ratify Movement Charter; Wikimedia Foundation opposes ratification
- Obituary: JamesR
- Crossword: Vaguely bird-shaped crossword
Tech News: 2024-30
MediaWiki message delivery 00:02, 23 July 2024 (UTC)
THANK YOU for cleaning up the Florida State University rework!
Thank you very much for your continued help. I appreciate it very much! Sirberus (talk) 11:06, 23 July 2024 (UTC)
AWB mods
Hey, I sent you email a few days ago that may help with your banner shell issue. Did you not get an email from me, or have you been too busy to address it? David Brooks (talk) 03:44, 24 July 2024 (UTC)
- DavidBrooks I'm very burned out and trying not to do much here right now. But if you want me to test changes, I would oblige. Is there any reason the beta development can't be done publicly in the AWB area so others can discuss or test changes? Stefen Towers among the rest! Gab • Gruntwerk 04:29, 24 July 2024 (UTC)
- Just sent another email; LMK if nothing comes through in an hour or so. David Brooks (talk) 15:25, 24 July 2024 (UTC)
Tech News: 2024-31
MediaWiki message delivery 23:08, 29 July 2024 (UTC)
Sorry about the overwriting of the archiving bot
Hey, sorry I didn’t notice you had the same thought as I and set up the other archiving bot on the same day. I just assumed that someone tried setting up that archiving at some point and it didn’t work as I didn’t see any archive, so I set up the miszabot on top of it (which I find does have an easier to read set up for what it’s worth). In any case, we should get archiving to start tomorrow now I guess :) Raladic (talk) 02:06, 30 July 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for your note. Yeah, when the auto-archiving is first set up, it takes up to a full day for the bot to notice and drop by. Your alternative is one I've seen around, so it's quite all right. I just thought 60 days was too quick. Cheers! Stefen Towers among the rest! Gab • Gruntwerk 02:21, 30 July 2024 (UTC)
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Tech News: 2024-32
MediaWiki message delivery 20:41, 5 August 2024 (UTC)
Tech News: 2024-33
MediaWiki message delivery 23:19, 12 August 2024 (UTC)
Extra whitespace
Re this edit, I added trim in order to remove the white space between the opening parenthesis and the number, i.e. "( 430". Also, something in the database report page is introducing a </div>
tag into Template:WPLouisville-Participant, which is undesirable and needs to be fixed. When I used <onlyinclude>...</onlyinclude>
tags, the problem went away, but I see that updating the report removes those tags. Please figure out a way to remove that unbalanced closing tag from the Template pages. Thanks. – Jonesey95 (talk) 03:35, 14 August 2024 (UTC)
- That's why I reversed your changes - the database report template removes the onlyinclude. I understand the problem in terms of why it's displaying incorrectly, but don't know yet why an extra </li></ul></div> is being placed ahead of "430". I'm working on it. Thank you for your assistance. Stefen Towers among the rest! Gab • Gruntwerk 03:39, 14 August 2024 (UTC)
- I think you found the problem, and I think I have fixed it at {{database report}}. Teamwork! – Jonesey95 (talk) 05:51, 14 August 2024 (UTC)
English whisky abbreviation
C is occasionally used to abbreviate century and features on the Wikipedia article Century.ChefBear01 (talk) ChefBear01 (talk) 20:01, 14 August 2024 (UTC)
- If you have the space, you may as well spell it out. Also, see MOS:SMALLFONT - text in infoboxes is ordinarily not shrunk. Stefen Towers among the rest! Gab • Gruntwerk 20:08, 14 August 2024 (UTC)
- I am trying to tidy the infobox as the size is unnecessary large in sections and I am trying to avoid too much clutter. ChefBear01 (talk) 20:18, 14 August 2024 (UTC)
- Our guideline MOS:SMALLFONT says to avoid the kind of tidying in infoboxes that shrinks font sizes. And frankly, I think the infobox looks fine without the shrinkage. Stefen Towers among the rest! Gab • Gruntwerk 20:20, 14 August 2024 (UTC)
- I am trying to tidy the infobox as the size is unnecessary large in sections and I am trying to avoid too much clutter. ChefBear01 (talk) 20:18, 14 August 2024 (UTC)
The Signpost: 14 August 2024
- In the media: Portland pol profile paid for from public purse
- In focus: Twitter marks the spot
- News and notes: Another Wikimania has concluded
- Special report: Nano or just nothing: Will nano go nuclear?
- Opinion: HouseBlaster's RfA debriefing
- Traffic report: Ball games, movies, elections, but nothing really weird
- Humour: I'm proud to be a template