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Global reminder bot

Can you clarify on whether I need to go through Meta:RfA for this if it would edit only a few times per day or so? It isn't clear on the bots page since that says that it's only required if a bot flag is required. Also do you know what the general practice for this is on other wikis (i.e, those that don't have a clear bot policy themselves)? Leaderboard (talk) 19:06, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

In general, bots should get community acceptance on a project before they are used. This can usually be accomplished on the village pump pages of projects without dedicated bot pages (c.f. International names for Village Pump). Yes, I think you should do a meta:request for bot flag here as well, m-w is fairly low-key on this and many requests will just pass silently. You certainly should not try to unleash bot editing on hundreds of projects that haven't asked for it - that's a good way to start getting lots of blocks. It's a good idea to have a bot flag where you will operate, it helps assure others you ask is approved. If you want to try to run this bot "globally" you will certainly need to go through the steps outlines in Bot_policy#Global bots. — xaosflux ^Talk 19:25, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

Just to be clear, you're suggesting that it's OK to have a bot that wouldn't edit all that much to have the bot flag set anyway? Leaderboard (talk) 06:40, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

It is certainly OK to have a bot flag on a bot that doesn't edit that much. Also note, having a bot flag doesn't require you to assert the bot flag on edits that for some reason shouldn't be flagged bot on recentchanges/watchlists as well. As this is mostly for usertalk keep in mind that you shouldn't use +bot and +minor at the same time or it will supress newtalk notification. — xaosflux ^Talk 09:30, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #169 is out: Limits on Name and Description Lengths

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we discuss the introduction of more stringent limits on the length of object names, input names, and descriptions, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive! You might be interested in the launch of our "About" widget, a summary of our experience at Wikimania 2024, or the refinement of WasmEdge.

Also, we remind you that if you have questions or ideas to discuss, the next Volunteers' Corner will be held on September 2, at 17:30 UTC (link to the meeting).

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 08:04, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

User:Minorax/$ wanted

Good day. Can you re-run the dump for the page again? ref User_talk:Xaosflux/Archive3#User:Minorax/$_wanted. Thanks in advance. --Min☠︎rax^«¦talk¦» 02:09, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

@Minorax done to User:Minorax/$ wanted. — xaosflux ^Talk 09:38, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

Ergo Sum's global interface editor access

Hi, Xaos. I noticed that you granted Ergo Sum global interface editor access. I assume that you meant to add global IPBE instead, as you gave them Meta IPBE too? Thanks, Sdrqaz (talk) 09:46, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

@Sdrqaz thank you for the note, yes that was my error and it has been corrected. I also went through their global contribs since then to see if there were any communities I needed to follow up with, but don't see any edits over their other access. — xaosflux ^Talk 09:53, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

Meta:Requests_for_bot_status/Leaderbot_2#Leaderbot_2

Hi, I've been waiting a while for this without any update - is there something specific I need to do? Apologies if this is irritating. Thanks in advance. Leaderboard (talk) 04:05, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

Bot requests on this project sometimes take a while, this is a low-volume project. In any case, I've closed the task request as accepted now. — xaosflux ^Talk 09:56, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #171 is out: Dagbani Wikipedia will be our first wiki for Wikifunctions integration

There is a new update for Wikifunctions and Abstract Wikipedia. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we introduce Dagbani Wikipedia as our first wiki for Wikifunctions integration, discuss the recent stability challenges we've had in the past few days, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 13:51, 13 September 2024 (UTC)

Template Votings

The template {{Votings}} doesn't seem to work correctly with this election. Would you mind having a look? I've tried a purge action on the template, with no result. Thanks, M/ (talk) 18:38, 13 September 2024 (UTC)

Solved with a workaround. The LUA code doesn't understand relative paths. --M/ (talk) 19:19, 13 September 2024 (UTC)

Explanation

Hi Xaosflux, thanks for your undo here. Just a little explanation as to why this happened; a user requested IA, but it was deleted by EPIC shortly after I added it to the request page. Regards, Wüstenspringmaus _talk 12:31, 15 September 2024 (UTC)

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #172 is out: Introducing focus topic areas

There is a new update for Wikifunctions and Abstract Wikipedia. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we introduce focus topic areas for generating natural language texts and we update you on last week's site incident.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 11:30, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #173 is out: Quarterly planning for October–December 2024

There is a new update for Wikifunctions and Abstract Wikipedia. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we give you an overview of what we will focus on in the next three months, we discuss our presentation at Celtic Knot conference 2024, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 15:42, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

Inactive bot

Hello. As per policy, bots which are inactive for a period of 14 months shall have their flag removed. Please reply here if you wish to keep the bot flag. * Pppery * _{it has begun} 19:28, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #174 is out: Focus topic: food

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we discuss one of our next topics we will focus on for our work: food. We hope you have a good appetite for discussion. :)

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Also, we remind you that if you have questions or ideas to discuss, the next Volunteers' Corner will be held on October 7, at 17:30 UTC (link to the meeting).

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 08:42, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

Expansion of IP global ban

I refer you to your open proxy global block of this IP. I ask that this block be expanded to a range block as there are other IP's in the range from the same provider that have been used on Wikipedia on the same subjects (see for example here and [1]. I did a WHOIS for the last one and it covers the range that includes the IP you have already globally blocked as an open proxy. See here. Curly Suix (talk) 03:54, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

The entire range doesn't appear to be running open proxies at this time, however your two examples and an adjacent do - 3 more IP's have been blocked there. If it persists within this provider we may need to expand it further in the future. — xaosflux ^Talk 09:58, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

What about this one?. Right next door to the one you blocked originally. It's been active on the same subjects also. Curly Suix (talk) 03:35, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

I've done a /24 range block now as there are many open proxies on this allocation. — xaosflux ^Talk 09:54, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #175 is out: Wikidata Lexemes in Wikifunctions are coming soon

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we present a preview of our planned support for Wikidata lexemes in Wikifunctions, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 15:53, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

This is about Ternera vikidia

Could you delete some names Because I see a name I am French and I would like you to delete it thank you it is another iri User who put a violent name I am sorry Sheet that's the name look for yourself it's serious 2A01:CB20:40D1:4600:F55B:8A62:624F:C5D1 21:30, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

You will have to be much more specific about what your request is. What is the exact page you are referring to, and what are you asking be done? — xaosflux ^Talk 23:39, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

Global bot approval request for Leaderbot

Hello!

I apologize for sending this message in English. Please help translate to your language.

In accordance to the policy, this message is to notify you that there is a new approval request for a global bot.

The discussion is available at Steward requests/Bot status#Global bot status for Leaderbot on Meta.

Thank you for your time.

Best regards, EPIC (talk) 09:36, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #176 is out: What could abstract content look like?

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we present some thoughts by User:Mahir256 about how abstract content could look like in the future, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 14:12, 17 October 2024 (UTC)

About bot

I'm sorry to bother you, but let me check with you anyway. Does the bot run without approval when performing a small number of tasks (editing and sending emails)? Sorry to bother you again and waiting for your reply. Iming (talk) 11:05, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

Your request may get closed as "approved" but unflagged. Bots only need flags if there is a reason to assert the bot code on edits. — xaosflux ^Talk 12:47, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

Got it. Thanks for your time. Iming (talk) 12:59, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #177 is out: Our goal for this Quarter: Agreement

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we discuss our goal of building up phrases from Lexemes using linguistic agreement, i.e. accordance to number and gender when constructing a phrase.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 16:32, 25 October 2024 (UTC)

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #178 is out: Rewriting the backend

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we discuss how the team is working hard to rewrite Wikifunctions' backend, to overcome some of the limits we encountered with the current language.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Also, we remind you that if you have questions or ideas to discuss, the next Volunteers' Corner will be held on November 4, at 18:30 UTC (link to the meeting).

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 13:19, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #179 is out: The dream of a Universal Language

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we talk about several presentation in and around the topics of languages and our work, we discuss the current refactoring of our functions catalogue and we take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 22:50, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #180 is out: New type: Rational numbers

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we present you our newest Type, rational numbers, as well as the new renderer and parser for natural numbers, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 09:40, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #181 is out: New special page for missing labels, new type for Gregorian years, and much more

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we introduce a new special page for objects with a missing label, we present two new types (Gregorian year and Wikidata statement rank), we showcase several contributions made by you volunteers, and we take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 18:23, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #182 is out: WordGraph release; New Special page: list functions by tests; new type for day of the year, and much more

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we discuss the implications of the release of Google Zurich's WordGraph dataset, we introduce a new special page, support for other Wikidata statements and a new type (day of Roman year), and finally we take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 15:03, 28 November 2024 (UTC)

Next Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Volunteers' Corner will be on December 9

Hi, we remind you that, if you have questions or ideas to discuss about Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia, you can participate to the next Volunteers' Corner, that will be held on December 9, at 15:30 UTC (link to the meeting).

We hope to see you there! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 14:46, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

Polite poke ref RfP

Hey, just a little poke ref Meta:Requests for bot status/TNTBot 2 — if and when you get a moment :) — TheresNoTime (talk • they/them) 10:22, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

Done — xaosflux ^Talk 13:46, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

ZScaler blocks, round five

I regret to inform you that your global ZSCALER_PROXY blocks of today have made a huge colateral damage. Unless I missed a development, the consensus among admins has been that the ZScaler service is not an open proxy and that the ranges should only be softblocked in the case of abuse.

For details surrounding the last round of ZScaler hardblocks, please see w:Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive324#zscaler proxies (2020). I'm mostly inactive now so I'm not bothered much, but I think you should reconsider (and submit for review) those blocks. No such user (talk) 13:33, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

If a local project wants to override a global block they are welcome to. — xaosflux ^Talk 13:44, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #183 is out: Sketching a path to Abstract Wikipedia; Team offsite in Lisbon; and much more

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In this issue, we discuss how natural language generation for Abstract Wikipedia might develop, and we share news on tools and types on Wikifunctions.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 18:52, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia Newsletter #184 is out: Function of the Week: age; Intros for year articles; New Type: Floating-point number

There is a new update for Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions. Please, come and read it!

In the last issue for 2024, we discuss functions to create introductions for articles about years, we showcase one of the 23 functions with the Gregorian year type, we introduce a new type, and finally we take a look at the latest software developments.

Want to catch up with the previous updates? Check our archive!

Enjoy the reading! -- User:Sannita (WMF) (talk) 22:06, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Need some info about global user page

I am a new Wikipedia user, active on the English, Italian, and Spanish language projects. I am writing to you as a CheckUser, with the hope that you can help me with a technical issue I've encountered.  I tried to create my global user page, but the action was blocked with the following message:

This action has been automatically identified as harmful, and therefore disallowed. If you believe your action was constructive, please inform an administrator of what you were trying to do. A brief description of the abuse rule which your action matched is: Global "ntsamr"-pattern spambot filter

I have been unable to find any information explaining the cause of this block. Not sure if this is due to a lack of necessary user rights for global account creation, an error in my formatting or template usage, or another issue entirely.  I would be grateful if you could provide with help or direct me to the appropriate resources for resolving the issue.

Thank you in advance and happy holidays Bit-Pasta (talk) 22:35, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

@Bit-Pasta try again. This was mostly related to some phrases you used, which are similar to some phrases that an automated spam program is using. — xaosflux ^Talk 23:23, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

I see. I used some help to improve the text, will try to make it more personal. Thank you. Bit-Pasta (talk) 08:13, 22 December 2024 (UTC)