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Regarding this edit: note by changing from a bulleted list item (starting with *) to an unbulleted list item (starting with :, you are closing the bullet list and opening an unbulleted list, which gets announced by screen readers. I edited your comment to use paragraph breaks to avoid these extra announcements. You can see User:Isaacl/On wikitext list markup for some more detail.

Also note by choosing to start your comment with a bulleted list item, you are ending the preceding list (an unbulleted one) and starting a new one, which also means extra announcements. Some people feel it's really important to start their comment with a bullet list item, so I don't typically change that. However, if you aren't strongly opinionated about that, I suggest changing it to be an unbulleted list item (without leaving any blank lines between your comment and the preceding one), to avoid extra announcements. I appreciate your consideration in this matter. isaacl (talk) 22:03, 27 October 2024 (UTC)

Hey @Isaacl somehow I missed this section earlier. Thank you for the info, I will attempt to keep it in mind (and possibly fail). Soni (talk) 07:13, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

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Here is a quick overview of highlights from the Wikimedia Foundation over the first half of November 2024. Please help translate.

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Upcoming and current events and conversations
Talking: 2024 continues

• Commons Community Call: The first community call with Wikimedia Commons volunteers and stakeholders to help prioritize support efforts for 2025-2026 Fiscal Year will take place on November 21. The theme of this call will be about how content should be organised on Wikimedia Commons. The call will be hosted by Chief Product and Technology Officer Selena Deckelmann.
• Conferencia Justicia climática Perú 2024: Conference on climate justice, indigenous voices and Wikimedia platform will be held in Huaraz, Peru from November 8 to 10.
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• Ombuds Commission and Case Review Committee: Applications for joining the Ombuds commission and the Case Review Committee are open until December 2.
• Language community meeting: A language community meeting will be hosted on November 29, 16:00 UTC, discussing technical updates and problem-solving.

Annual Goals Progress on Infrastructure
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• Advisory Council: The new Product and Technology Advisory Council (PTAC) was announced. The PTAC will try to publish a set of community-validated recommendations that can serve as a potential 2-3 year blueprint for product and technical success.
• Wikifunctions: The Abstract Wikipedia team is working toward a rewrite of our backend services in a different programming language, likely Rust. More status updates.
• Tech News: The Guided Tour extension, which help newcomers understand how to edit, now works with dark mode; Wikipedia readers can now download a browser extension to experiment with potential features that making it easier for readers to discover information on the wikis. More tech updates from tech news 44 and 43.
• Temporary accounts: Logged-out editors on 12 wikis, including Norwegian, Romanian, Serbian, Danish, and Cantonese Wikipedia, receive temporary accounts now. This new account type enhances the privacy of logged-out editors and makes it easier for community members to communicate with them. Read the new Diff post to learn more about temporary accounts.
• Mobile apps: The Mobile Apps team has released an update to the iOS app’s navigation, now available in the latest App store version.
• Campaign Events Extension: The Campaign Events extension is now live on two more wikis, Wikidata and the Spanish Wikipedia.
• Admin Retention: A survey on Wikipedia Administrator Recruitment, Retention, and Attrition is open until November 11. As part of the Foundation's 2024-2025 Annual Plan, the research team and collaborators are studying recruitment, retention, and attrition patterns among long-tenured community members in official moderation and administration roles.
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Annual Goals Progress on Equity
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• WikiCelebrate: From making a minor maintenance edit in 2005 to being one of the most appreciated Wikimedians in the Central Eastern European (CEE) region: this month we celebrate Mārtiņš Bruņenieks.
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Annual Goals Progress on Safety & Integrity
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• Global Advocacy: Reflecting on the anniversary of the EU’s Digital Service Act (DSA), Wikimedians share successes and public policy priorities at digital rights Global Gathering event, and more global advocacy updates.

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Edit to Recall

Hey, I noticed you modified the wording on the recall closure.

Don't you think "25 signatures of extended confirmed editors were gathered in time" is also a bit of a weird way to say it? It makes it seem as though the recall was out canvassing and up against a deadline, rather than simply open for signatures.

Thanks, -OXYLYPSE (talk) 11:10, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

@OXYLYPSE Probably, but I'll leave that consideration to User:Alalch E. and Wikipedia_talk:Administrator_recall#Concerns_about_the_word_"successful" as the best person to reword their own comment/best place to figure out this wording.

Once we decide on a consistent wording to use in certified/non-certified RRFA petitions, it should be easy to make the template for closed RRFAs with said wording/retrospectively change the wording to match best practices. Soni (talk) 11:21, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the ping. @OXYLYPSE: How would you have said it if you were the closer? —Alalch E. 11:29, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

Hey @Alalch E.. Probably something really dry and neutral, like you'd get back from the government if you complained to them: "Petition upheld. 25 extended confirmed editors signed this petition within thirty days." For the opposite, "Petition not upheld. 25 extended confirmed editors did not sign this petition within thirty days." OXYLYPSE (talk) 11:36, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

"25 extended confirmed editors signed this petition within thirty days" seems like the optimal way to put it for the future. —Alalch E. 11:51, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

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Hello, On the ArbCom Candidate question page for Liz, you inserted a follow-up that broke the numbering scheme for the questions. I attempted to fix it here [1]. Does this look right? I'm not confident with wiki markup. Closhund/talk/ 02:57, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

@Closhund It did work, thank you Soni (talk) 05:28, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Heading levels

Hi, I'm not sure why you changed some level 2 headings to level 1 headings at Wikipedia:Administrator recall/RfCs. Level 1 headings are virtually never used, except when a page is transcluding multiple other pages in their entirety. Also, it lead to a confusing organization, as "Current RfCs" was a subheading of "Former RfCs and discussions". Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 20:22, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

@Chaotic Enby I was not aware of Level 1 headings virtually never being used, thanks for that heads up. As for the mess, apologies; it's a bit too late at night and I probably shouldn't have been doing the heading stuff now.

I will suggest though, that we should use a separate heading for RFCs and Other discussions. RFCs are far more binding and the level of detail/importance is valid there. Other discussions, less so, and will continue to happen with way more frequency. I recommend clubbing "Early closure discussions" and "Early workshopping" as subheadings under "Former discussions".

Additionally, I recommend "Policy status discussion" being a subheading of "Wikipedia:Village pump (policy) RfC" or just straight up merged. It was effectively a close challenge of that discussion, so clubbing makes sense.

Generally my rule of thumb is minimal details necessary, simply because we'll have a lot more RFCs and reworkings about recall as the months go on. So I was trying to fit the heading format in a way that's easy to expand away. Soni (talk) 20:31, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Even if RfCs are technically more binding, I don't think that in itself justifies breaking chronological order, especially since some other discussions also tried to reach a binding consensus. I tried to make a separate heading to discuss each RfC/discussion, especially since people visiting this page likely want to look for a specific discussion. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 20:40, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

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