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Question from Soraluna (06:40, 17 April 2025)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vx32

I was unable to add a citation in this article. As I could find a citation option in the menu, and when I tried to add from the template, it is not showing the complete title and not the [1] number. Please guide me. Source link: https://pdos.csail.mit.edu/papers/vx32:usenix08/ --Soraluna (talk) 06:40, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Soraluna: It looks like you did add the citation with this edit. What's the problem? What did you see vs what did you expect to see? TheSandDoctor Talk 16:23, 18 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Due to some technical issue from my end may be the option was glitching. But when I refreshed I was able to add. Thanks for the reply. Soraluna (talk) 13:18, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Soraluna: I am glad that it started working for you! Please do let me know if you ever have any questions. TheSandDoctor Talk 06:15, 22 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Wikifunctions is now integrated with Dagbani Wikipedia since April 15. It is the first project that will be able to call functions from Wikifunctions and integrate them in articles. A function is something that takes one or more inputs and transforms them into a desired output, such as adding up two numbers, converting miles into metres, calculating how much time has passed since an event, or declining a word into a case. Wikifunctions will allow users to do that through a simple call of a stable and global function, rather than via a local template. [1]
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  • Following its publication on HuggingFace, the "Structured Contents" dataset, developed by Wikimedia Enterprise, is now also available on Kaggle. This Beta initiative is focused on making Wikimedia data more machine-readable for high-volume reusers. They are releasing this beta version in a location that open dataset communities already use, in order to seek feedback, to help improve the product for a future wider release. You can read more about the overall Structured Contents project, and about the first release that's freely usable.
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Question from Christian Maoudis BOM (11:24, 22 April 2025)

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Hi is it posable to set up a private wiki space for use in a small team to track information, if so could you link me to any documentation there is on the subject --Christian Maoudis BOM (talk) 11:24, 22 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Christian Maoudis BOM: That is certainly possible. You'd be looking at setting up the underlying software that runs Wikipedia, MediaWiki, on your own computer/server that is serving it either to your local area network or the internet more broadly. Here is the official guide for Manual:installing MediaWiki. TheSandDoctor Talk 12:07, 22 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from ShyGuy230 (19:50, 22 April 2025)

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Hello, what are some of the basics of editing? --ShyGuy230 (talk) 19:50, 22 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi ShyGuy230! Please see this interactive guide that will walk you through some editing/contributing basics and please let me know if you have any questions. TheSandDoctor Talk 23:26, 22 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from I am sturzy on Yao Ramesar (01:45, 24 April 2025)

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Hello, how can I edit --I am sturzy (talk) 01:45, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@I am sturzy: Please see this interactive guide to help you learn how to contribute. Please let me know if you have any questions! TheSandDoctor Talk 05:32, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from I am sturzy (07:01, 24 April 2025)

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If I'm true creating a page when is the page going to be out --I am sturzy (talk) 07:01, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@I am sturzy: Please see WP:YFA and also see WP:AUTOBIO. Creating an article about yourself is highly discouraged and based on the content that you've attempted to create so far, would be considered spam. Please also don't thank users for multiple edits at a time like you did me for ~10 edits across many pages, especially seemingly random edits. It is annoying. I am not saying to not "thank" users for edits, but please use it more sparingly and in contexts where it makes sense. TheSandDoctor Talk 21:54, 30 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from I am sturzy (07:02, 24 April 2025)

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I'm not going to see the page on Google --I am sturzy (talk) 07:02, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@I am sturzy: That would be because drafts are not indexed by most search engines on purpose. Please see my reply in the above section. TheSandDoctor Talk 21:55, 30 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Event organizers who host collaborative activities on multiple wikis, including Bengali, Japanese, and Korean Wikipedias, will have access to the CampaignEvents extension this week. Also, admins in the Wikipedia where the extension is enabled will automatically be granted the event organizer right soon. They won't have to manually grant themselves the right before they can manage events as requested by a community.
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Defamation on user talk page

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Hello,

I know this might not be your primary area, but since you were involved in the sockpuppet investigation you have some background in the broader dispute. After the main dispute in the Copts article calmed down, with consensus reached for the roadmap introduced on the talk page, it recently spilled over into the Coptic identity article where the user @Epenkimi had been introducing the exact same content and narrative. When I addressed this on the basis of the consensus reached in the other article he went around referring to my edits as vandalism (1, 2 and 3). I then proceeded to list the dispute on WP:NPOVN for broader input on the general issue, and after facing objections from multiple other editors the user threw a tantrum on the talk page and the noticeboard, and then went into self-imposed Wiki-exile, but not without implicating me in his victimhood narrative on his user page. I don't appreciate this mischaracterization of my effort to improve these articles, and frankly I'm just generally frustrated at this point with this user's tone and childish conduct. Turnopoems 𓋹 ✎ 11:47, 30 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I will CC @Rosguill as well, as they have also been participating in the discussion. Turnopoems 𓋹 ✎ 14:47, 30 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think I have much to add here as I'm now involved in the dispute, but I second Turnopoems' characterization of the general situation. signed, Rosguill talk 16:24, 30 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Turnopoems: I am torn here. I see this as a potential aspersion-ish thing but not enough to necessarily block under WP:NPA and they do state that they've quit/left Wikipedia already. I haven't had much time for Wiki this month but I am flip-flopping enough here in my draft of a response to you/how I want to proceed that I am going to think on this a bit further and come back here, either with an action plan or recommendation/referral to WP:ANI. TheSandDoctor Talk 22:04, 30 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
If this is going to ANI, I think based on what they've already said and their edits a topic ban from either Copts or Christianity is warranted. If this had been a WP:CTOP I would have probably just tbanned them rather than intervene as an editor following the NPOVN post. signed, Rosguill talk 23:00, 30 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you both, @Rosguill and @TheSandDoctor, for your input. Please let me know what you consider to be the most appropriate course of action once you’ve reached a conclusion. This aspect of Wikipedia is the one I’m least familiar with, fortunately, so I will comply with whatever resolution you determine is most suitable for the situation. Turnopoems 𓋹 ✎ 07:28, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Turnopoems: Sorry for my delay in replying. I do think that ANI is an appropriate place to take this. Thanks to @Rosguill: for confirming that that isn't an insane instinct. WP:ANI is a good choice to get a broader subset of administrators to see it than who watch here and to come to more of a consensus than a talk page can usually deliver. Generally ANI is something to use sparingly, but this issue has gone on long enough. There is a definite behaviour issue here but I would like to see more input from other admins. Please link here when/if it is posted there. TheSandDoctor Talk 13:35, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@TheSandDoctor: No worries, and thank you for your suggestion. I’ve now submitted a report at ANI, including some additional background context that may or may not prove useful. We’ll see how the discussion unfolds from here. Turnopoems 𓋹 ✎ 16:32, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Turnopoems: I've commented there. Thanks for the link and you're most welcome. TheSandDoctor Talk 19:04, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Ma89eo1 (10:46, 1 May 2025)

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I do not understand a thing about wikipedia editing, help --Ma89eo1 (talk) 10:46, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Ma89eo1: Please see the Wikipedia Adventure interactive tutorial. It should help show you the basics. Please let me know if you have any further questions. TheSandDoctor Talk 13:36, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@TheSandDoctor Thanks, what should i do now? Ma89eo1 (talk) 17:56, 1 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Ma89eo1: I am sorry for my delayed response; this somehow slipped through the cracks. Now that you've done the Wikipedia adventure and learned a little bit about editing, I would just look at articles that interest you or use the random article button to find articles. Once you have, just see if there are typos or small clarifications that you can add etc. Just please keep in mind that if you add new information, you need cite your references (that link is a guide) and only reference reliable sources. If you have any questions, please do let me know and I will try my best to respond more promptly; we're just all volunteers here and sometimes offline life gets in the way/slows us down. TheSandDoctor Talk 04:53, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Blackeye Uganda (05:47, 5 May 2025)

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hey, i am super excited to have u as ma mentor on this new move in life. its my first time doing this and i have much love for it, how should i get to understanding Wikipedia better --Blackeye Uganda (talk) 05:47, 5 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Blackeye Uganda: I am sorry for my delayed response. I would recommend starting off with The Wikipedia Adventure. It's a good interactive tutorial to help you learn the basics of editing. Once that is done feel free to pop by here if you have any questions! TheSandDoctor Talk 04:54, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2025-19

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  • For wikis that have the CampaignEvents extension enabled, two new feature improvements have been released:
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  • Developers who use the moment library in gadgets and user scripts should revise their code to use alternatives like the Intl library or the new mediawiki.DateFormatter library. The moment library has been deprecated and will begin to log messages in the developer console. You can see a global search for current uses, and ask related questions in this Phabricator task.
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Administrators' newsletter – May 2025

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News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2025).

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Interface administrator changes

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Question from Arijamon (15:19, 7 May 2025)

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Hi there sand doctor, I would like to add a person I know, master chef who brought French fine dinning to Los Angeles in 1981 from France, he is a key player in French food in Los Angeles and cooking for many presidents as well thru out the 80s 90s, thank you for your help setting this up --Arijamon (talk) 15:19, 7 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Arijamon: Welcome to Wikipedia! Articles need to satisfy the notability guideline for people, which is accomplished by there being multiple reliable secondary sources (that are independent of each other) that have covered that chef extensively (think news stories, non-fiction books etc). If you can provide me with a name that would be a good start, as well as possibly what you believe to be the 3 strongest sources covering that chef. They don't have to be online sources (e.g. they can predate the internet, don't have to be in English etc.), but that does help if they are online. Let's see what we can figure out here! TheSandDoctor Talk 04:47, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The Master Chefs name is Chef Patrick Jamon and some
of the latest articles online are from New York Times, Tico times, and Los Angeles times, also I have countless Los Angeles times news paper articles from back in the late 80s and 90s as well as pictures with every president since 1980, thank you Arijamon (talk) 17:16, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Fslozano (14:32, 8 May 2025)

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Hi, Can you tell me, if I'm allowed to link my blog in the "about me" box in my user's page? --Fslozano (talk) 14:32, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Fslozano: You could as that would be in compliance with the user page guidelines, though keep in mind this specific passage: "You are also welcome to include a simple link to your personal home page, although you should not surround it with any promotional language. However, if a link to your home page is the only thing on your userpage, this may be seen as an attempt at self-promotion."
I hope that helps! TheSandDoctor Talk 04:49, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It helps. Fslozano (talk) 15:35, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from BoiledChickenScranwich (03:51, 10 May 2025)

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Hi --BoiledChickenScranwich (talk) 03:51, 10 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello BoiledChickenScranwich! Welcome to Wikipedia. If you have any questions, please do feel free to let me know or ask at the Teahouse. TheSandDoctor Talk 04:50, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Question from 12asim (08:09, 11 May 2025)

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hello how do i change images while editing? some articles have wrong images that do not mat h the description thank you --12asim (talk) 08:09, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @12asim: Do you have any examples that you could link me? TheSandDoctor Talk 04:43, 14 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
thank you, i figured it out after some learning.
another question is can we report editors that spam wrong information during political edit wars and vandalise pages?
12asim (talk) 19:21, 15 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@12asim: If it is obvious vandalism/spam that you are spotting, then WP:AIV is the venue to report it. Otherwise please see the breakdown at Wikipedia:Requests for administrator attention. TheSandDoctor Talk 05:57, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2025-20

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  • The "Get shortened URL" link on the sidebar now includes a QR code. Wikimedia site users can now use it by scanning or downloading it to quickly share and access shared content from Wikimedia sites, conveniently.

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  • The Wikimedia Foundation is working on a system called Edge Uniques, which will enable A/B testing, help protect against distributed denial-of-service attacks (DDoS attacks), and make it easier to understand how many visitors the Wikimedia sites have. This is to help more efficiently build tools which help readers, and make it easier for readers to find what they are looking for. Tech News has previously written about this. The deployment will be gradual. Some might see the Edge Uniques cookie the week of 19 May. You can discuss this on the talk page.
  • Starting May 19, 2025, Event organisers in wikis with the CampaignEvents extension enabled can use Event Registration in the project namespace (e.g., Wikipedia namespace, Wikidata namespace). With this change, communities don't need admins to use the feature. However, wikis that don't want this change can remove and add the permitted namespaces at Special:CommunityConfiguration/CampaignEvents.
  • The Wikipedia project now has a Wikipedia in Nupe (w:nup:). This is a language primarily spoken in the North Central region of Nigeria. Speakers of this language are invited to contribute to new Wikipedia.
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  • Developers can now access pre-parsed Dutch Wikipedia, amongst others (English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese) through the Structured Contents snapshots (beta). The content includes parsed Wikipedia abstracts, descriptions, main images, infoboxes, article sections, and references.
  • The /page/data-parsoid REST API endpoint is no longer in use and will be deprecated. It is scheduled to be turned off on June 7, 2025.
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Question from Secretnavy20 on Sutton Foster (12:34, 17 May 2025)

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I want this to be Published

“Sutton Foster had always been a strong advocate for LGBTQ rights, but little did she know that her passion for the cause would take on a whole new meaning in her own life.

It all started when Sutton began to question her own identity and feelings towards the same sex. She had always been open-minded and accepting of others, but now she found herself facing a truth she had been avoiding for years - she was a member of the LGBTQ community.

At first, Sutton was hesitant to come out publicly. She was afraid of how her friends, family, and fans would react. But as she delved deeper into her own self-discovery, she realized that she couldn't continue to live in fear and denial.

So, one day, Sutton took a deep breath and made the decision to come out as a proud member of the LGBTQ community. She shared her story with the world, explaining how her journey of self-acceptance had led her to this moment.

The response was overwhelmingly positive. Sutton's fans rallied around her, showing their support and admiration for her courage. Her friends and family embraced her with open arms, proud of the person she had become.

From that day on, Sutton Foster became not only a talented actress and singer, but also a powerful voice for the LGBTQ community. She used her platform to advocate for equality and acceptance, spreading a message of love and understanding wherever she went.

And as she continued on her journey of self-discovery, Sutton found a new sense of purpose and fulfillment in being true to herself and standing up for what she believed in. She had finally found her place in the world, and she was determined to make a difference for others who were struggling with their own identities.

Sutton Foster's story was a powerful reminder that it's never too late to embrace who you are and stand up for what you believe in. And as she continued to inspire others with her courage and strength, she knew that she was exactly where she was meant to be --Secretnavy20 (talk) 12:34, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Secretnavy20: Content in Wikipedia articles needs to be written from a neutral point of view and supported by reliable sources. We also don't publish original research. That is why you've been blocked for a week by another administrator. TheSandDoctor Talk 17:30, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tech News: 2025-21

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  • The Editing Team and the Machine Learning Team are working on a new check for newcomers: Peacock check. Using a prediction model, this check will encourage editors to improve the tone of their edits, using artificial intelligence. We invite volunteers to review the first version of the Peacock language model for the following languages: Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, English, and Japanese. Users from these wikis interested in reviewing this model are invited to sign up at MediaWiki.org. The deadline to sign up is on May 23, which will be the start date of the test.

Updates for editors

  • From May 20, 2025, oversighters and checkusers will need to have their accounts secured with two-factor authentication (2FA) to be able to use their advanced rights. All users who belong to these two groups and do not have 2FA enabled have been informed. In the future, this requirement may be extended to other users with advanced rights. Learn more.
  • Wishlist item Multiblocks will begin mass deployment by the end of the month: all non-Wikipedia projects plus Catalan Wikipedia will adopt Multiblocks in the week of May 26, while all other Wikipedias will adopt it in the week of June 2. Please contact the team if you have concerns. Administrators can test the new user interface now on your own wiki by browsing to Special:Block?usecodex=1, and can test the full multiblocks functionality on testwiki. Multiblocks is the feature that makes it possible for administrators to impose different types of blocks on the same user at the same time. See the help page for more information. [4]
  • Later this week, the Special:SpecialPages listing of almost all special pages will be updated with a new design. This page has been redesigned to improve the user experience in a few ways, including: The ability to search for names and aliases of the special pages, sorting, more visible marking of restricted special pages, and a more mobile-friendly look. The new version can be previewed at Beta Cluster now, and feedback shared in the task. [5]
  • The Chart extension is being enabled on more wikis. For a detailed list of when the extension will be enabled on your wiki, please read the deployment timeline.
  • Wikifunctions will be deployed on May 27 on five Wiktionaries: Hausa, Igbo, Bengali, Malayalam, and Dhivehi/Maldivian. This is the second batch of deployment planned for the project. After deployment, the projects will be able to call functions from Wikifunctions and integrate them in their pages. A function is something that takes one or more inputs and transforms them into a desired output, such as adding up two numbers, converting miles into metres, calculating how much time has passed since an event, or declining a word into a case. Wikifunctions will allow users to do that through a simple call of a stable and global function, rather than via a local template.
  • Later this week, the Wikimedia Foundation will publish a hub for experiments. This is to showcase and get user feedback on product experiments. The experiments help the Wikimedia movement understand new users, how they interact with the internet and how it could affect the Wikimedia movement. Some examples are generated video, the Wikipedia Roblox speedrun game and the Discord bot.
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  • Advanced item User script developers can use a new reverse proxy tool to load javascript and css from gitlab.wikimedia.org with mw.loader.load. The tool's author hopes this will enable collaborative development workflows for user scripts including linting, unit tests, code generation, and code review on gitlab.wikimedia.org without a separate copy-and-paste step to publish scripts to a Wikimedia wiki for integration and acceptance testing. See Tool:Gitlab-content on Wikitech for more information.
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MediaWiki message delivery 23:10, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Economist erick (13:41, 21 May 2025)

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PLEASE GIVE THE BRIEF EXPLANATION ABOUT THE USE OF WIKIPEDIA, ADVANTAGES AND HOW IT STIMULATE SUCCESS ON PUBLICATIONS --e.ladslaus (talk) 13:41, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Economist erick. Please see what Writ Keeper wrote on your talk page. I couldn't have said it better myself, TheSandDoctor Talk 22:18, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Question from ApronMars (22:27, 21 May 2025)

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Hi Sand Doctor, I am really struggling with adding page categories. Specifically on the page Jeanie Tomaini, I have added three categories, but the ‘category box’ is not appearing and she is not coming up on any of those category lists. Do you have any advice? --ApronMars (talk) 22:27, 21 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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