User talk:Xeverything11/archives/2022

Conversions request
Hello, and thanks for your contributions to the cookbook! When you are adding unit conversions to recipes, is there any way you could avoid the nested parentheses? It makes it harder to read and add additional units, and it's preferable to use a forward slash to separate two different units within a single set of parentheses. For example, (1 tsp / 5 ml) is preferable to (1 tsp (5 ml)). Cheers! — Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 19:08, 22 November 2022 (UTC)


 * Additionally, per Cookbook:Policy/Recipe template, please make sure to leave the original units as is and put the conversions in parentheses, i.e. "Quantities should be listed in whichever system (imperial or metric) the recipe was created in, with the other system's equivalent values listed immediately after, in ''. This lets users know which units are "original" and which are estimated conversions." Thanks! — Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 19:14, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

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 * A new preference, “Enable limited width mode”, has been added to the Vector 2022 skin. The preference is also available as a toggle on every page if your monitor is 1600 pixels or wider. It allows for increasing the width of the page for logged-out and logged-in users.

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 * Mathematical formulas shown in SVG image format will no longer have PNG fall-backs for browsers that don't support them. This is part of work to modernise the generation system. Showing only PNG versions was the default option until in February 2018.
 * On some wikis that use flagged revisions, a new checkbox will be added to Special:Contributions that enables you to see only the pending changes by a user.

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Recipe style guidelines
Hello! Your feedback would be welcome and appreciated at Cookbook_talk:Policy/Recipe_template. Thanks! —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 15:21, 24 November 2022 (UTC)


 * Pinging you @Xeverything11 just in case you've missed this! You've been active lately, and other people have given some feedback that could be helpful. You may also wish to weigh in given your high activity of late. —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 17:43, 25 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi @Xeverything11! I notice you've been converting cookbook recipe ingredients to table format. Before you continue doing that, could you weigh in on the table formatting I proposed? I think we should agree on a convention before putting a lot of work into reformatting. Thanks so much! —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 20:23, 28 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Only on bread and bread-related recipes. Xeverything11 (discuss • contribs) 08:21, 29 November 2022 (UTC)
 * I see that! But, do you think you could hold off for a bit until we come to community consensus? Since it's a style change that's actively under discussion, I think it's important to wait before proceeding with tables whose style has not been incorporated into the guidelines. Cheers! —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 20:46, 29 November 2022 (UTC)

Those IPs
Who do you think they are? I warned the last one to watch his tounge, then I notice it is his only edit. Do you think they are the same person? 15:05, 30 November 2022 (UTC)


 * These IPs are long-term abusers, which is w:en:User:Projects. Xeverything11 (discuss • contribs) 15:08, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I'll take a look. 15:10, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

You are now a reviewer
Thanks for your contributions. You have recently been promoted to reviewer, meaning you can:
 * Review edits made by others
 * Use rollback
 * Move pages without leaving a redirect

15:38, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

Please do not post aggressive messages on my talk page
I have replied to your post but I don't appreciate the tone of your message. Xania   talk 08:59, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

Feeding the vandals
Hi @Xeverything11! I recommend not engaging with the vandals by edit warring with them (see w:Wikipedia:Don't eat the troll's food), especially since they are jumping between IPs to avoid blocking and will continue to revert your reverts. I think the best option is to simply request page protection and/or blocking. Cheers! —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 15:41, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
 * You can report vandalism at WB:Reading room/Administrative Assistance. But in this case, it has already been reported. 16:13, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
 * I already reported the IPs to Steward requests/Global for global blocking. Xeverything11 (discuss • contribs) 16:15, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Actually, I think that is a better place to report them. Thanks. 16:18, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
 * A deleted message can be read here - I guess it is pointless to hide it now he (the LTA) has read it. 22:20, 5 December 2022 (UTC)

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 * An A/B test has begun at 15 Wikipedias for DiscussionTools on mobile. Half of the editors on the mobile web site will have access to the  tool and other features.
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 * Octicons-sync.svg The new version of MediaWiki will be on test wikis and MediaWiki.org from . It will be on non-Wikipedia wikis and some Wikipedias from . It will be on all wikis from (calendar).
 * Octicons-tools.svg The HTML markup used by DiscussionTools to show discussion metadata below section headings will be inserted after these headings, not inside of them. This change improves the accessibility of discussion pages for screen reader software.

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 * The fourth edition of the Coolest Tool Award will happen online on Friday 16 December 2022 at 17:00 UTC! The event will be live-streamed on YouTube in the MediaWiki channel and added to Commons afterwards.

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 * Because of the holidays the next issue of Tech News will be sent out on 9 January 2023.

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 * Last week, all wikis had no edit access for 9 minutes. This was caused by a database problem.

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 * There is no new MediaWiki version this week or next week.
 * The word "" is very short in some languages, such as Arabic (" ردّ "). This makes the button on talk pages difficult to use. An arrow icon will be added to those languages. This will only be visible to editors who have the Beta Feature turned on.

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 * Edits can be automatically "tagged" by the system software or the system. Those tags link to a help page about the tags. Soon they will also link to Recent Changes to let you see other edits tagged this way. This was a Community Wishlist 2022 request.
 * The Trust & Safety tools team have shared new plans for building the Private Incident Reporting System. The system will make it easier for editors to ask for help if they are harassed or abused.
 * Realtime Preview for Wikitext is coming out of beta as an enabled feature for every user of the 2010 Wikitext editor in the week of January 9, 2023. It will be available to use via the toolbar in the 2010 Wikitext editor. The feature was the 4th most popular wish of the Community Wishlist Survey 2021.

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Requests
Hi @Xeverything11! As established by the Cookbook Recipe template and by the discussion you were a part of, could you please stop using nested parentheses in cookbook ingredient lists (see recent edits at French Toast, Bean and Bacon Bake, Microwave Risotto). It makes it hard to read, and I then have to go and change it. I also still recommend not engaging in edit warring with the LTA vandals, since it only feeds them. Do let me know if you have any thoughts/concerns!! —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 14:16, 22 December 2022 (UTC)


 * A workaround about de-nesting is to add disp=s at the end of convert template. Xeverything11 (discuss • contribs) 15:55, 22 December 2022 (UTC)