Wikibooks:Reading room/Archives/2022/January

did not found the pdf of chess opening theory
hi at the top of https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Chess_Opening_Theory it is writed there is a book, but no link to it as far as I understand Xavier Combelle (discuss • contribs) 18:57, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I think it doesn't exist: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:MediaSearch&search=Chess+Opening+Theory&fulltext=Search&type=other —Justin ( koavf ) ❤T☮C☺M☯ 01:19, 8 January 2022 (UTC)

Where do I request a CheckUser?
Where do I request a CheckUser? I have some evidence that User:Gifnk_dlm_2020 is behind Your favorite emperor here.96.18.219.55 (discuss) 16:48, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Please put your request at here. Stang (discuss • contribs) 16:52, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
 * That page is semi-protected. Add this CheckUser request to the Admin noticeboard for me.96.18.219.55 (discuss) 17:03, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Left a link to here. Stang (discuss • contribs) 17:15, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I have already explained here. -Gifnk dlm 2020 Happy New Year 🎄❄️⛄️🎇 (talk) 17:32, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

I want to contribute to the English Wikipedia,but my IP is blocked.
See the heading,My IP was blocked by Blablubbs. Do you know an en.wiki admin who can fix this? T. Gregtregretgtr (discuss • contribs) 18:00, 14 January 2022 (UTC)


 * File an unblock request on en.wiki. Leaderboard (discuss • contribs) 18:35, 14 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I can't. I have no talk page access. T. Gregtregretgtr (discuss • contribs) 18:41, 14 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Take the UTRS route then. Leaderboard (discuss • contribs) 19:49, 14 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I tried. It was denied. T. Gregtregretgtr (discuss • contribs) 23:15, 14 January 2022 (UTC)
 * And I Can't file another one T. Gregtregretgtr (discuss • contribs) 23:26, 14 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Would you be able to get talk page access if you accessed Wikipedia from a different IP address? Many consumer internet providers do not give static IP addresses, and it is possible to get it changed. Another possibility is to try connecting from a public library or coffee shop? Mbrickn (discuss • contribs) 01:55, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Do you know an en.wiki admin??? T. Gregtregretgtr (discuss • contribs) 17:29, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Not that I know of. I'm not nearly as involved in Wikipedia as I am in Wikibooks, Wikimedia Commons, Wikidata, and Wikivoyage. Mbrickn (discuss • contribs) 22:45, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I went ahead and made a post asking for assistance on your behalf at Wikipedia:Village pump (miscellaneous) Mbrickn (discuss • contribs) 22:56, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

Save the Date: Coolest Tool Award 2021: this Friday, 17:00 UTC
Hello all,

The ceremony of the 2021 Wikimedia Coolest Tool Award will take place virtually on Friday 14 January 2022, 17:00 UTC.

This award is highlighting software tools that have been nominated by contributors to the Wikimedia projects. The ceremony will be a nice moment to show appreciation to our tool developers and maybe discover new tools!

Read more about the livestream and the discussion channels.

Thanks for joining! andre (talk) -08:02, 6 January 2022 (UTC)

page deletion request
Thanks so much for the warm welcome, User:Gifnk dlm 2020, I'm excited to be here working on the Chess Opening Theory wikibook. I'm relatively new and I accidentally created a page called https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Chess_Opening_Theory/1._e4/1...Nc6/2._Nf3/2...e5/ with a trailing slash, when I intended to create https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Chess_Opening_Theory/1._e4/1...Nc6/2._Nf3/2...e5 instead, without the trailing slash. It must not have the trailing slash or else it won't integrate properly with the page at lichess.org/analysis. I don't want to just leave the duplicate page here but I'm not sure how to go about taking it down.Kemery720 (discuss • contribs) 08:42, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Only administrators can delete pages. When your account is a bit older, you will be able to move a misnamed page to a new name. For now, if you want a page deleted put at the top, including a reason. MarcGarver (discuss • contribs) 09:15, 21 January 2022 (UTC)

Fortran 77 Tutorial Creative Commons licence proof
I'm looking for proof of the claim that the Fortran 77 Tutorial is derived from Creative Commons material from Stanford University. However the copyright notice on the source material appears to not be a Creative Commons license, or compatible terms (Requires non-commercial). I've tried searching for a newer version of the page which is perhaps under a compatible license, but I have found nothing. However I know little about the internal culture of Stanford University, so perhaps I missed something, which is why I am asking about this here, rather then making a deletion request. --Mbrickn (discuss • contribs) 01:51, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
 * You are correct it is incompatible with Wikibooks and needs to be deleted - which I will do. Thanks for pointing it out. MarcGarver (discuss • contribs) 09:16, 21 January 2022 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Folklore is back!
You are humbly invited to participate in the Wiki Loves Folklore 2022 an international photography contest organized on Wikimedia Commons to document folklore and intangible cultural heritage from different regions, including, folk creative activities and many more. It is held every year from the 1st till the 28th of February.

You can help in enriching the folklore documentation on Commons from your region by taking photos, audios, videos, and submitting them in this commons contest.

You can also organize a local contest in your country and support us in translating the project pages to help us spread the word in your native language.

Feel free to contact us on our project Talk page if you need any assistance.

Kind regards,

Wiki loves Folklore International Team

--MediaWiki message delivery (discuss • contribs) 13:14, 9 January 2022 (UTC)

Community Wishlist Survey 2022
The Community Wishlist Survey 2022 is now open!'''

This survey is the process where communities decide what the Community Tech team should work on over the next year. We encourage everyone to submit proposals until the deadline on 23 January, or comment on other proposals to help make them better. '' The communities will vote on the proposals between 28 January and 11 February.

The Community Tech team is focused on tools for experienced Wikimedia editors. You can write proposals in any language, and we will translate them for you. Thank you, and we look forward to seeing your proposals! SGrabarczuk (WMF) (talk) 18:10, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

Last two days for submitting proposals
Tomorrow is the last day for submitting proposals for the Community Wishlist Survey 2022.

Also, everyone is welcome to translate, promote, and discuss proposals. SGrabarczuk (WMF) (talk) 14:45, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

Talk to the Community Tech


We, the team working on the Community Wishlist Survey, would like to invite you to an online meeting with us. It will take place on ,  on Zoom, and will last an hour. This external system is not subject to the WMF Privacy Policy. Click here to join.

Agenda


 * Bring drafts of your proposals and talk to to a member of the Community Tech Team about your questions on how to improve the proposal

Format

The meeting will not be recorded or streamed. Notes without attribution will be taken and published on Meta-Wiki. The presentation (all points in the agenda except for the questions and answers) will be given in English.

We can answer questions asked in English, French, Polish, Spanish, and German. If you would like to ask questions in advance, add them on the Community Wishlist Survey talk page or send to sgrabarczuk@wikimedia.org.

Natalia Rodriguez (the Community Tech manager) will be hosting this meeting.

Invitation link

We hope to see you! SGrabarczuk (WMF) (talk) 00:21, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Join online
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 * Dial by your location

Desktop Improvements update and Office Hours invitation
Hello. I wanted to give you an update about the Desktop Improvements project, which the Wikimedia Foundation Web team has been working on for the past few years.

The goals of the project are to make the interface more welcoming and comfortable for readers and useful for advanced users. The project consists of a series of feature improvements which make it easier to read and learn, navigate within the page, search, switch between languages, use article tabs and the user menu, and more.

The improvements are already visible by default for readers and editors on 24 wikis, including Wikipedias in French, Portuguese, and Persian.

The changes apply to the [ Vector] skin only. [ Monobook] or [ Timeless] users are not affected.

Features deployed since our last update

 * User menu - focused on making the navigation more intuitive by visually highlighting the structure of user links and their purpose.
 * Sticky header - focused on allowing access to important functionality (logging in/out, history, talk pages, etc.) without requiring people to scroll to the top of the page.

For a full list of the features the project includes, please visit our project page. We also invite you to our Updates page.



How to enable the improvements

 * It is possible to opt-in individually in the appearance tab within the preferences by unchecking the "" box. (It has to be empty.) Also, it is possible to opt-in on all wikis using the global preferences.
 * If you think this would be good as a default for all readers and editors of this wiki, feel free to start a conversation with the community and contact me.
 * On wikis where the changes are visible by default for all, logged-in users can always opt-out to the Legacy Vector. There is an easily accessible link in the sidebar of the new Vector.

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On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Web team, SGrabarczuk (WMF) (talk) 22:11, 24 January 2022 (UTC)

Moved from Reading room
This page, rather than Reading room, should be used as a general forum. These messages have been copied across. -- Jules (Mrjulesd) 19:29, 31 January 2022 (UTC)

Universal Code of Conduct - Enforcement draft guidelines review
Hello all,

The Universal Code of Conduct Phase 2 drafting committee would like comments about the enforcement draft guidelines for the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC). This review period is planned to begin 17 August 2021.

Community and staff members collaborated to develop these draft guidelines based on consultations, discussions, and research. These guidelines are not final but you can help move the progress forward. Provide comments about these guidelines by 17 October 2021. The committee will be revising the guidelines based upon community input.

Everyone may share comments in a number of places. Facilitators welcome comments in any language on the draft review talk page or by email. Comments can also be shared on talk pages of translations, at local discussions, or during round-table discussions and conversation hours.

There are planned live discussions about the UCoC enforcement draft guidelines:


 * Wikimania 2021 session - 16 August @ 11:00 UTC - 11:45 UTC (recording of the session)
 * Conversation hours - 24 August, 31 August, 7 September @ 03:00 UTC & 14:00 UTC
 * Roundtable calls - 18 September @ 03:00 UTC & 15:00 UTC

The facilitation team supporting this review period hopes to reach a large number of communities. Having a shared understanding is important. If you do not see a conversation happening in your community, please organize a discussion. Facilitators can assist you in setting up the conversations.

Discussions will be summarized and presented to the drafting committee every two weeks. The summaries will be published here.

Please let me know if you have any questions about the draft, the community consultation or the UCoC.

Many thanks! --Mervat (WMF) (discuss • contribs) 11:02, 18 August 2021 (UTC)

Movement Charter Drafting Committee - Community Elections to take place October 11 - 24
This is a short message with an update from the Movement Charter process. The call for candidates for the Drafting Committee closed September 14, and we got a diverse range of candidates. The committee will consist of 15 members, and those will be (s)elected via three different ways.

The 15 member committee will be selected with a 3-step process:
 * Election process for project communities to elect 7 members of the committee.
 * Selection process for affiliates to select 6 members of the committee.
 * Wikimedia Foundation process to appoint 2 members of the committee.

The community elections will take place between October 11 and October 24. The other process will take place in parallel, so that all processes will be concluded by November 1.

For the full context of the Movement Charter, its role, as well the process for its creation, please have a look at Meta. You can also contact us at any time on Telegram or via email (wikimedia2030@wikimedia.org). --Mervat (WMF) (discuss • contribs) 10:59, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

Meet the new Movement Charter Drafting Committee members
The Movement Charter Drafting Committee election and selection processes are complete.

The election results have been published. 1018 participants voted to elect seven members to the committee: Richard Knipel (Pharos), Anne Clin (Risker), Alice Wiegand (Lyzzy), Michał Buczyński (Aegis Maelstrom), Richard (Nosebagbear), Ravan J Al-Taie (Ravan), Ciell (Ciell). The affiliate process has selected six members: Anass Sedrati (Anass Sedrati), Érica Azzellini (EricaAzzellini), Jamie Li-Yun Lin (Li-Yun Lin), Georges Fodouop (Geugeor), Manavpreet Kaur (Manavpreet Kaur), Pepe Flores (Padaguan). The Wikimedia Foundation has appointed two members: Runa Bhattacharjee (Runab WMF), Jorge Vargas (JVargas (WMF)). The committee will convene soon to start its work. The committee can appoint up to three more members to bridge diversity and expertise gaps.

If you are interested in engaging with Movement Charter drafting process, follow the updates on [|Meta] and join the Telegram group.

With thanks from the Movement Strategy and Governance team --Mervat (WMF) (discuss • contribs) 18:26, 2 November 2021 (UTC)

Call for Feedback about the Board of Trustees elections is now Open
You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. More languages • Please help translate to your language The Call for Feedback: Board of Trustees elections is now open and will close on 7 February 2022.

With this Call for Feedback, the Movement Strategy and Governance team is taking a different approach. This approach incorporates community feedback from 2021. Instead of leading with proposals, the Call is framed around key questions from the Board of Trustees. The key questions came from the feedback about the 2021 Board of Trustees election. The intention is to inspire collective conversation and collaborative proposal development about these key questions.

There are two confirmed questions that will be asked during this Call for Feedback:


 * 1) What is the best way to ensure more diverse representation among elected candidates? The Board of Trustees noted the importance of selecting candidates who represent the full diversity of the Wikimedia movement. The current processes have favored volunteers from North America and Europe.
 * 2) What are the expectations for the candidates during the election? Board candidates have traditionally completed applications and answered community questions. How can an election provide appropriate insight into candidates while also appreciating candidates’ status as volunteers?

There is one additional question that may be presented during the Call about selection processes. This question is still under discussion, but the Board wanted to give insight into the confirmed questions as soon as possible. Hopefully if an additional question is going to be asked, it will be ready during the first week of the Call for Feedback.

Join the conversation.

Best,

Movement Strategy and Governance --Mervat (WMF) (discuss • contribs) 09:31, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

Potentially problematic page
Epic of Potatobirds appears to be about a subject that a user has coined themselves; is this out of project scope? Cheers, Rubbish computer Ping me or leave a message on my talk page 21:23, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Obvious hoax. —Justin ( koavf ) ❤T☮C☺M☯ 19:00, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
 * , the deletion log doesn’t show it in its entirety, only the beginning, and I’m interested in reading it. Is there a possibility of moving it to  or something? -Gifnk dlm 2020 From Middle English Wikipedia 📜📖💻  (talk) 15:33, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
 * , pinging the user who deleted it. Can I have access to it? I know that it’s out of scope, I just would like to read it. -Gifnk dlm 2020 From Middle English Wikipedia 📜📖💻 (talk) 15:38, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
 * emailed. Thanks for reaching out. —Atcovi (Talk - Contribs) 16:52, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
 * , thank you very much! I have checked the deletion log, and I spotted two other books deleted because fiction works are not allowed. Day of the Year Quantity Theorem, and BAND40. Could you please send their contents as well? Thanks in advance, -Gifnk dlm 2020 From Middle English Wikipedia 📜📖💻 (talk) 17:57, 24 January 2022 (UTC)

Question about the Affiliates' role for the Call for Feedback: Board of Trustees elections
Hi All,

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Call for Feedback: Board of Trustees elections so far. The Movement Strategy and Governance team suggested another question was still under discussion. As of today, we announce the last key question:

How should affiliates participate in elections?

Affiliates are an important part of the Wikimedia movement. Two seats of the Board of Trustees due to be filled this year were filled in 2019 through the Affiliate-selected Board seats process. A change in the Bylaws removed the distinction between community and affiliate seats. This leaves the important question: How should affiliates be involved in the selection of new seats?

The question is broad in the sense that the answers may refer not just to the two seats mentioned, but also to other, Community- and Affiliate-selected seats. The Board is hoping to find an approach that will both engage the affiliates and give them actual agency, and also optimize the outcomes in terms of selecting people with top skills, experience, diversity, and wide community’s support.

The Board of Trustees is seeking feedback about this question especially, although not solely, from the affiliate community. Everyone is invited to share proposals and join the conversation in the Call for Feedback channels. In addition to collecting online feedback, the Movement Strategy and Governance team will organize several video calls with affiliate members to collect feedback. These calls will be at different times and include Trustees.

Due to the late addition of this third question, the Call will be extended until 16 February.

Join the conversation.

Best,

Movement Strategy and Governance --Mervat (WMF) (discuss • contribs) 15:10, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

Movement Strategy and Governance News – Issue 5
Hey all,

As you may know, I'm a facilitator with a team called Movement Strategy and Governance. We've recently re-designed the Universal Code of Conduct News, and it will now appear as the Movement Strategy and Governance News.

I've added some direct links in the shortened version below, if you want to skip right to the subjects for this issue. Please let me know if you have any questions. The Movement Strategy and Governance team is inviting input about the newsletter (past, present, future) at m:Talk:Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter. --Mervat (WMF) (discuss • contribs) 19:09, 31 January 2022 (UTC)

 Read the full newsletter •


 * m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Strategy and Governance/Newsletter/5/Global message • 

Welcome to the fifth issue of Movement Strategy and Governance News (formerly known as Universal Code of Conduct News)! This revamped newsletter distributes relevant news and events about the Movement Charter, Universal Code of Conduct, Movement Strategy Implementation grants, Board elections and other relevant Movement Strategy and Governance topics.

This Newsletter will be distributed quarterly, while more frequent Updates will also be delivered weekly or bi-weekly to subscribers. Please remember to subscribe here if you would like to receive these updates. 


 * Call for Feedback about the Board elections - We invite you to give your feedback on the upcoming WMF Board of Trustees election. This call for feedback went live on 10th January 2022 and will be concluded on 16th February 2022. (continue reading)
 * Universal Code of Conduct Ratification - In 2021, the WMF asked communities about how to enforce the Universal Code of Conduct policy text. The revised draft of the enforcement guidelines should be ready for community vote in March. (continue reading)
 * Movement Strategy Implementation Grants - As we continue to review several interesting proposals, we encourage and welcome more proposals and ideas that target a specific initiative from the Movement Strategy recommendations. (continue reading)
 * The New Direction for the Newsletter - As the UCoC Newsletter transitions into MSG Newsletter, join the facilitation team in envisioning and deciding on the new directions for this newsletter. (continue reading)
 * Diff Blogs - Check out the most recent publications about MSG on Wikimedia Diff. (continue reading) 