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- 1 Disambiguation links cleared in total
- 2 Add dplbot maintainer
- 3 The Signpost: 27 January 2016
- 4 Refining the email message -DPL bot and her friends
- 5 What if the DabLink really is what I want?
- 6 The Signpost: 03 February 2016
- 7 The Signpost: 10 February 2016
- 8 The Signpost: 17 February 2016
- 9 The Signpost: 24 February 2016
- 10 Over on the commons
- 11 Cookies!
- 12 Disambiguation notification template wording
- 13 Disambiguation link notification for May 22
- 14 State Highway 75 (Karnataka)
- 15 The Signpost: 28 May 2016
- 16 The Signpost: 05 June 2016
- 17 Ulrich de Maiziere
- 18 The Signpost: 15 June 2016
- 19 Disambiguation link notification for June 18
Disambiguation links cleared in total
talk marked 13 articles to me about disambiguation pages which I understand is operated by you. I have opened all the thirteen articles, checked and corrected the links to the correct pages which I meant. Thank you.
Add dplbot maintainer
Despite two uniform applied and different themes people are still confusing DPLbot with my tools, reporting connectivity problems to me. Can't beat'em? Join them. So this is my request to become a maintainer and receive access to webservice start
(and adding that mobile one-liner...). — Dispenser 00:43, 22 January 2016 (UTC)
- Sorry, I thought I had already replied to this. I'm fine with making you a maintainer, I'll set it up when I get a chance. --JaGatalk 01:43, 11 February 2016 (UTC)
The Signpost: 27 January 2016
- Traffic report: Death and taxes
- News and notes: Geshuri steps down from the Board
- In the media: Media coverage of the Arnnon Geshuri no-confidence vote
- Recent research: Bursty edits; how politics beat religion but then lost to sports; notability as a glass ceiling
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- MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 05:23, 28 January 2016 (UTC)
Refining the email message -DPL bot and her friends
DABSolver and her friends: Firstly a thank you for an excellent tool, a great time saver. Now a suggestion for an extra tweak. On Thunderbird I get sent a message
DPL bot left a message on your talk page in "Disambiguation link notific...". Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that when you edited Joan Bakewell, you added a link pointi...
The rest of the message has been truncated- and a link click sends me to another tab in the browser. I really want to see the meat in the email. The text is obviously truncated on length so could the message be reversed so the important bit is shown. I would remove the "Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help. We noticed though that" , and put it a message footer. If this is an attempt to be nice to newbies fine- look at the editcount and keep the existing message for those with less than 100 edits.
Another wasted opportunity is the message title
- DPL bot left you a message on Wikipedia
could be changed to
- DPL bot left you a message on Wikipedia:Re Joan Bakewell
All this is about prioritising my time- some dabs require immediate attention while other can be enjoyed over a cup of coffee.-- Clem Rutter (talk) 11:38, 7 February 2016 (UTC)
- I used to have a less wordy intro, but was asked to make it more "friendly" by the former Wikipedia CEO, I forget her name, she's gone now. Basically her angle was "I worked so hard on an article, and now this bot is browbeating me, you need to make it nicer", so I niced it up. I would prefer a more direct message as well, but I think it's best not to ruffle feathers when possible. You're the second person to suggest a shorter message for experienced editors, though, an idea which has merit. I'm so busy these days I've no idea when I could get started setting it up, but I'll try to get around to it at some point. Thanks! --JaGatalk 01:40, 11 February 2016 (UTC)
- Hi, I too very much appreciate to receive those DPL bot messages, but I agree with the OP, these long-winded messages are so much sugar-coated to be friendly, that they can be annoying.
- Examples? "Thank you for your recent edits. Wikipedia appreciates your help." This may be great approaching newbies, but experienced editors usually know what they are doing, they don't help out, but contribute and manage and make things work (and sometimes they make mistakes), and while they appreciate feedback on their work as well, they don't want to be thanked by some automated process which cannot even evaluate the value of one's contribution - actually, being treated like a kid belittles their work. Also, experienced editors are at the very heart of Wikipedia, so receiving messages as if they were outsiders ("Wikipedia appreciates", "We noticed"), and even by a bot, is like a slap in their face. "We noticed though that when you edited xyz, you added a link pointing ..." Sounds as if someone committed a crime. "It's OK to remove this message". Definitely meant to be informative and super-friendly, but whenever I read it I am in fact somewhat annoyed as I certainly don't need someone else's permission to delete stuff from my talk page. ;-) I hope these examples illustrate the point.
- What I would find more useful (and appropriate in a collaborative project) is a short notice in list style of the links that need to be reviewed without much ado. Something like: "DPL bot found the following links pointing to DAB pages in articles recently edited by you - if you find the time, please recheck them to be correct. Thanks. List:"
- As the bot scans a user's talk page for opt-out info anyway, wouldn't it be possible for it to look for another kind of hidden token telling him to choose a short notice instead of the long and over-friendly default notice? So, experienced editors could opt-in to this short notice, while other users still receive the default message?
- Greetings. --Matthiaspaul (talk) 12:58, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
What if the DabLink really is what I want?
When I was editing the Glasgow Coma Scale article, there were a few references to Supraorbital, but it was unclear which real article was intended, and the disambiguation page sufficiently defined the word, so I intentionally linked to it, I suppose hoping that an expert on the topic could finalize the link. How can I call up an expert to correct the link or flag it as correct as it stands??
Thanks, WesT (talk) 18:56, 8 February 2016 (UTC)
- It seems like the definition would be best in this case. I would link to the Wiktionary definition: Supraorbital. --JaGatalk 01:31, 11 February 2016 (UTC)
The Signpost: 03 February 2016
- From the editors: Help wanted
- Special report: Board chair and new trustee speak with the Signpost
- Traffic report: Bowled
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- Arbitration report: Catching up on arbitration
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- MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 03:29, 9 February 2016 (UTC)
The Signpost: 10 February 2016
- News and notes: Another WMF departure
- In the media: Jeb Bush swings at Wikipedia and connects
- Featured content: This week's featured content
- Traffic report: A river of revilement
The Signpost: 17 February 2016
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- Traffic report: Super Bowling
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- MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:32, 19 February 2016 (UTC)
The Signpost: 24 February 2016
- Special report: [UPDATED] WMF in limbo as decision on Tretikov nears
- Op-ed: Backward the Foundation
- Featured content: This week's featured content
- Traffic report: Of dead pools and dead judges
- Arbitration report: Motion on CheckUser and Oversight inactivity
- Technology report: Tech news in brief
Over on the commons
Hello JaGa, did you notice the message I left you over on Commons? --Midas02 (talk) 07:55, 28 February 2016 (UTC)
- Oh, no, I hadn't. Thanks for the ping. I don't know what his Toolserver account was named, but there's no Bryan or Bryanbot project or user on the new Tool Labs. I would try asking the same question at WP:BOTREQUEST to see if it's possible to recover an abandoned bot. It might be possible, depending on the permissions the user set on his account - and assuming old Toolserver accounts are backed up somewhere. --JaGatalk 15:05, 29 February 2016 (UTC)
- I believe User:Silke WMDE deleted the backups (to save <$500? :-( ). — Dispenser 16:22, 29 February 2016 (UTC)
- Ok, thanks both for chipping in. I've logged a message, I'd appreciate it if you could keep an eye on it as well. I'm not into the whole bot thing. Thanks, --Midas02 (talk) 21:50, 29 February 2016 (UTC)
- I believe User:Silke WMDE deleted the backups (to save <$500? :-( ). — Dispenser 16:22, 29 February 2016 (UTC)
Cookies!
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Hi JaGa, here are some delicious cookies to help brighten your day! However, there are too many cookies here for one person to eat all at once, so please share these cookies with at least two other editors by copying {{subst:Sharethecookies}} to their talk pages. Enjoy! 67.241.15.174 (talk) 19:34, 3 March 2016 (UTC) |
Disambiguation notification template wording
Hi! I'm wondering where the disambiguation notification template text is? I couldn't find it. I was hoping to propose some edits to it as follows:
Disambiguation link notification for May 22
Hi! Thank you for your recent contributions to the encyclopedia! Just so you know, we noticed that when you edited Example, you added links pointing to the disambiguation pages Example and Example. Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. If you want to change the page to link to articles instead of disambiguation pages, these tools can help:
- Tool to check for disambiguation links on the page
- Tool to guide you through finding the articles you intended
It's OK to remove this message. To stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 00:00, 00 Month 0000 (UTC) Read the FAQ • Join us at the DPL WikiProject.
I think this seems somewhat friendlier and less confusing. If you don't like it though, that's cool too :) Goldenshimmer (talk) 18:05, 22 May 2016 (UTC)
State Highway 75 (Karnataka)
Hi The issues in above article (changed balki to bhalki.please review the article again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sangappadyamani (talk • contribs) 02:58, 23 May 2016 (UTC)
- Pinging User:Sangappadyamani: Hi, the disambiguation notification message is delivered by a bot (computer program); generally no manual review is performed on articles. I checked it though, and there are currently no erroneous disambiguation links on the article you linked above. I hope this helps! :) Goldenshimmer (talk) 06:21, 23 May 2016 (UTC) (talk page stalker)
- I hope you don't mind my answering on your talk page, JaGa... Goldenshimmer (talk) 06:24, 23 May 2016 (UTC)
The Signpost: 28 May 2016
- Special report: Compensation paid to Sue Gardner increased by almost 50 percent after she stepped down as executive director
- News and notes: Upcoming Wikimedia conferences in the US and India; May Metrics and Activities Meeting
- Op-ed: Journey of a Wikipedian
- Featured content: Eight articles, three lists and five pictures
- Traffic report: Splitting (musical) airs / Slow Ride
- Arbitration report: Gamaliel resigns from the committee
The Signpost: 05 June 2016
- News and notes: WMF cuts budget for 2016-17 as scope tightens
- Featured content: Overwhelmed ... by pictures
- Traffic report: Pop goes the culture, again.
- Arbitration report: ArbCom case "Gamaliel and others" concludes
- WikiProject report: WikiProject Video Games
Ulrich de Maiziere
Hello, i received a message from DPL bot that the word Eastern Front is not exact. That's right. So i tried to make Eastern Front World War II, but it did not succeed, it was in red. Now i added Ostfront. Is this okay? Thank you and greetings --Buchbibliothek (talk) 10:51, 10 June 2016 (UTC) Now it is done by R'B. Greetings--Buchbibliothek (talk) 12:39, 15 June 2016 (UTC)
The Signpost: 15 June 2016
- News and notes: Clarifications on status and compensation of outgoing executive directors Sue Gardner and Lila Tretikov
- Special report: Wikiversity Journal—a new user group
- In the media: Biography disputes; Craig Newmark donation; PR editing
- Featured content: From the crème de la crème
- Traffic report: Another one with sports; Knockout, brief candle
Disambiguation link notification for June 18
Thank you for acknowledging the issue and I have fixed the issue. Thank you for the message Srilekha_selva (talk) on my talk page. —Preceding undated comment added 11:48, 19 June 2016 (UTC)