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==Wikimania Scholarships==
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The call for applications for Wikimania Scholarships to attend Wikimania 2010 in Gdansk, Poland (July 9-11) is now open. The Wikimedia Foundation offers Scholarships to pay for selected individuals' round trip travel, accommodations, and registration at the conference.
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To apply, visit the [[wm2010:Main Page|Wikimania 2010]] [[wm2010:Scholarships|scholarships information page]], click the secure link available there, and fill out the form to apply.
<div style="background:green;">Dhivehi Wikipedians' notice board</div>
For additional information, please visit the Scholarships information and FAQ pages:
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* [[wm2010:Scholarships|Scholarships]]
* [[wm2010:Scholarships/FAQ|Scholarships FAQ]]
Yours very truly,
[[m:User:Cary Bass|Cary Bass]]</br>
Volunteer Coordinator</br>
Wikimedia Foundation
 
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==Fundraising 2010==
Hello Wikimedians,
 
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As many of you are aware, we are now two months away from the Fundraiser for the Wikimedia Foundation, 2010. We have lofty goals, and we can meet them and exceed them!
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The meta translators are already actively engaged in the annual drive to distribute our messages and we encourage you to do the same, but we would like to point everyone to the developments we've made in banner messages- from creation to commentary to the ones that will go live for test and for the drive itself in November. It's one of our goals to make sure that all volunteers know that there is a place for them in the Fundraising drive. We've started the setup on [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising_2010 meta] for both [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising_2010/Messages banner submission], [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising_2010/Banner_testing statistical analysis], and [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising_2010/Committee grouping volunteers together] that would like to find specific focus and work in that area.
 
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This year the Wikimedia Foundation is taking a proactive stance in reaching out to each and every Wikimedia project and volunteer to find innovation, collaboration, and collation of ideas from the community driven process. The staff working on this is comprised of long-time Wikimedians with as much care and concern for the success of this drive as the volunteers, and we want you to actively participate and have a voice.
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A new Main Page is being developed at [[Wikipedia:Future Main Page in Progress]]. Your suggestions are needed to improve the new Main Page. If you have any ideas, please add it to the [[Wikipedia talk:Future Main Page in Progress|discussion page]]</div>
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Use the talk pages on meta, talk to your local communities, talk to others, talk to us. Engagement is what we strive for, without each other we would never had made Wikimedia succeed. Everyone is welcome to contact any of us on staff at any time with a timely response to follow. We actively encourage focusing discussion on meta so we can all work together.
 
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Please translate this message into your language if you can and post it below.
 
See you on the wiki! [[މެމްބަރު:Kpeterzell|Keegan, WMF Fundraiser 2010]] 06:10, 8 ސެޕްޓެމްބަރު 2010 (UTC)
==Fundraising and your wiki==
 
== ސަމާލުކަމަށް ==
Greetings, please translate this message if you can.
* [[:dv:Category:Translation Projects|ތަރުޖަމާ ކުރުމަށް ހަމަޖެހިފައިވާ މަޝްރޫޢުތައް]] ބައްލަވާ!
* [[ހޮވާލެވިފައިވާ ހޮވުންތަކުގެ ލިސްޓު]] އަށް ވަޑައިގެން ކުރިޔަށް އޮތް މަހަށް ހޮވާލެވޭ ހޮވުންތަކާ މެދު ބަހުސް ސަފްހާގައި މަޝްވަރާ ކުރައްވައި ހައްދަވާށެވެ.
* [[އާބާދީއަށް ބަލައިގެން ތަރުތީބު ކުރެވިފައިވާ ޤައުމުތަކުގެ ލިސްޓު]] އަށް ވަޑައިގެން ދުނިޔޭގެ ޤައުމު ތަކާ މެދު ލިޔެވިފައިވާ މަޒުމޫނުތައް މުއްސަނދި ކުރެއްވުން ވަރަށް މުހިއްމެވެ.
 
== ހުށަހެޅިފައިވާ ބަދަލުތައް ==
[[m:Fundraising 2010|Fundraising 2010]] is preparing to start, and we want your project to be a part of the global movement to support free knowledge. The Wikimedia Foundation is engaging with local communities that build the projects to play an active part in this year's fundraiser. This year we will be working to best serve all the language communities by providing messages that are best suited for each location.
{{RWNBs}}
 
ތިރީގައި މިވަނީ ބަދަލުކުރުމަށް ހުށަހެޅިފައިވާ ބައެއް ކަންތައް ތަކެވެ. މިކަމުގައި ތިޔަ ބޭފުޅާގެ ޚިޔާލެއް ވާ ނަމަ [[ޚިޔާލު:ވިކިޕީޑިއާ:އާންމު ހޮޅުއަށި|ބަހުސް ސަފްޙާ]] ގައި އެ ޚިޔާލެއް ފާޅު ކުރައްވާށެވެ.
To do this, we need your help. We are [[m:Fundraising_2010/Messages|testing messages]] and we want to be sure that our messages will work with your language. If it does not and your community can come up with your own banner in the spirit of supporting free knowledge, we invite you to submit your proposals and be active in this process. Wikimedia is for you, join us in supporting free knowledge in your local community! [[މެމްބަރު:Kpeterzell|Keegan, WMF Fundraiser 2010]] 05:13, 15 ސެޕްޓެމްބަރު 2010 (UTC)
 
* ދިވެހި ނަންތަކަށް އިސްކަން ދިނުން.
==Beat Jimmy==
::މިސާލަކަށް. '''''ސިރީ ލަންކާ''''' ގެ ބަދަލުގައި ލިޔަން ޖެހޭނީ '''''އޮޅުދޫކަރަ''''' މިހެންނެވެ.
Please translate this message.
 
* ރަށްރަށުގެ ނަން ލިޔަން ޖެހޭނީ އަތޮޅުގެ ނަމާ އެކުގައެވެ.
The Fundraising Committee is issuing all interested community members a challenge: [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising_2010 we want you to beat Jimmy]. The appeal from Jimmy Wales and the corresponding banner have been tested head-to-head with other successful banners, and the results are clear: it's our best performing message... by a lot. This year we have a lofty fundraising goal; we need all of our banners to bring in donations like the Jimmy Appeal, but no one wants to keep the Jimmy banner up for two months. We want to run donor quotes, and other wonderful ideas, but we have to have banners that work as well as or better than the Jimmy appeal.
::މިސާލަކަށް. '''''ނިލަންދޫ''''' މި މަޒުމޫނުގެ ޢުންވާނު އޮންނަން ޖެހޭނީ '''''ނިލަންދޫ (ފ. އަތޮޅު)''''' މިހެންނެވެ. މީގެ ބޭނުމަކީ އެއް ނަމެއް ކިޔާ ގިނަ ރަށްރަށް އޮތުމުން ދިމާވާ އަރައިރުން މަދުކުރުމެވެ.
 
== ދިވެހި ވިކިޕީޑިއާ އަށް Khazaanaa ދޭން ބޭނުން ބައެއް ޚިޔާލުތައް ==
We've just released the highlights from a [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising_2010#Focus_Group donor focus group], and the results of our [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FR_Donor_survey_report.pdf donor survey]. With one month to the launch of the fundraiser, the messages we test must be driven by data from our tests and surveys - we can no longer rely on instinct alone.
 
==== ދިވެހި ވިކިޕީޑިއާ ގައި ބޭނުންކުރެވޭ ބަސްތައް އެއްގޮތަށް ދެމެހެއްޓޭތޯ މަސައްކަތް ކުރުން ====
We've redesigned our fundraising meta pages with the Jimmy challenge; check out the survey results and propose/discuss banners that reflect these findings. Add the banners you think will 'beat Jimmy' [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising_2010/Messages/BeatJimmy here] to be tested Tuesday October 12 against Jimmy. [[މެމްބަރު:Kpeterzell|Keegan, WMF Fundraiser 2010]] 03:09, 8 އޮކްޓޫބަރު 2010 (UTC)
މިސާލަކަށް ޗައިނާ އަށް ސީނުކަރަ އިންޑިޔާ އަށް ހިންދުސްތާން، އަދި ސްރީލަންކާ އަށް އޮޅުދޫކަރަ ކިޔާކިޔުން ދާއިމީ ގޮތެއްގައި ހިފެހެއްޓުމަށް މަސައްކަތްކުރުން! މާނައަކީ އެއްތަނެއްގައި ސީނުކަރަ އަނެއް ތަނެއްގައި ޗައިނާ މިގޮތަށް ބޭނުން ނުކުރުން، އަދި މިނޫން މިފަދަ ބަސްތައް ވެސް މިއުޞޫލާ ޚިލާފުނުވާނޭ ގޮތަށް ބޭނުންކުރުން!
 
==== ދިވެހި ވިކިޕީޑިއާގެ ތެރެއިން ދިވެހި ބަސް ކުރިއެރުވުމަށް މަސައްކަތް ކުރުން ====
== Call for image filter referendum ==
މިގޮތުން އާބަސްތައް އުފެއްދުމަށް އަހައްމިއްޔަތުކަމެއް ދިނުން! ޚާއްޞަކޮށް ބޭސްވެރިކަން، އިންޖިނޭރުކަން، އަދި މިނޫނަސް ތަފާތު ޢިލްމުތަކުގައި ހުންނަ ޢިލްމީ ބަސްތައް ދިވެހިކޮށް އެބަސްތައް އެއްގޮތަކަށް ލިޔުންތަކުގައި ބޭނުންކުރުމަށް މަސައްކަތްކުރުން! މިގޮތަށް ހެދުމުން އާބަސް އުފެދުމަށް މަގުފަހިވާނެ! ސަބަބަކީ ބައެއް ފަހަރު އާބަސް އުފެދިގެން އަންނަނީ ކޮންމެވެސް ބަޔަކު އެބަހެއް ވަކިގޮތަކަށް ބޭނުންކޮށް ޢާންމުކުރުމުން ކަމަށްވާތީ
 
==== ވަކި ތަރުތީބަކުން ވިކިޕީޑިއާގެ ބައިތައް ތަރުޖަމާކުރުމަށް މަސައްކަތްކުރުން ====
The Wikimedia Foundation, at the direction of the Board of Trustees, will be holding a vote to determine whether members of the community support the creation and usage of an opt-in personal image filter, which would allow readers to voluntarily screen particular types of images strictly for their own account.
މިސާލަކަށް ގައުމުތަކުގެ ބައި ތަރުޖަމާކޮށް ހަދާއިރު އަވަށްޓެރި ގައުމުތަކަށް އިސްކަންދެވިދާނެ! އަދި އެއަށްފަހު ދުނިޔޭގެ މަޝްހޫރު ބޮޑެތި ގައުމުތަކަށް އަދި ތާރީޚީ ގޮތުން ފާހަގަކޮށްލެވޭ ތަންތަނަށް އިސްކަންދެވިދާނެ! އަދި މިކަމުގައި ވިކިޕީޑީއާގެ ހަރަކާތްތެރި މެންބަރުންގެ އެހީތެރިކަން ހޯދިދާނެ! މާނައަކީ ބަހައިލައިގެން އެކިމެންބަރުން އެކި ގައުމުތައް ތަރުޖަމާކުރަމުން ގެންދިއުން!
 
==== ދިވެހި ވިކި ޕީޑިއާ އަކީ ޢިލްމީ އެކުމާފާނަކަށް ހަދަން މަސައްކަތްކުރުން ====
Further details and educational materials will be available shortly. The referendum is scheduled for 12-27 August, 2011, and will be conducted on servers hosted by a neutral third party. Referendum details, officials, voting requirements, and supporting materials will be posted at [[Meta:Image filter referendum]] shortly.
މިގޮތުން އެކިއެކި ދާއިރާތަކުން ޢިލްމީ ބޮޑެތި މަޒުމޫނުތައް ދިވެހި ބަހަށް ތަރުޖަމާ ކުރެވިދާނެ! މިކަމުގައިވެސް ކުރިން ބުނިހެން ހަރަކާތްތެރި މެންބަރުންގެ އެހީތެރިކަން އިދާރީ މެންބަރުންނަށް ހޯދިދާނެ!
 
==== ދިވެހި ޕީޑިއާގެ އިދާރީ މެންބަރުންނާއި މި އެކުމާފާނު ހެދުމުގައި ބައިވެރިވެރިވާ ހަރަކާތްތެރި މެންބަރުންނާއި ގާތްގުޅުމެއް ބޭއްވުން ====
Sorry for delivering you a message in English. Please help translate the pages on the referendum on Meta and join the [[mail:translators-l|translators mailing list]].
މިގޮތަށް ހެދުމުން ކަންކަމުގައި ތަފާތު ޚިޔާލުތައް ލިބި، ފުރިހަމަ އެކުމާފާނަކަށް މިއެކުމާފާނު ވާނެކަން ކަށަވަރު!
 
==== މިހާރު ހަދަން ފަށާފައިވާ ނެރުތަކުގެ ބޭރު ޞަފްޙާތައް ހަދައި އެނެރުތައް ކުރިއަށް ގެންދިއުމުގައި ހަރަކާތްތެރި މެންބަރުންގެ އެހީތެރިކަން ހޯދުން ====
For the coordinating committee,<br />
މިސާލަކަށް ޖުޣުރާފީ ނެރު މިހާރު ހެދިފައިވާ ބައި ނިންމައި އިތުރަށް ހަދަން ހުރި އެތެރޭގެ ޞަފްޙާތައް އެކިއެކި މެންބަރުންނާއި ޙަވާލުކުރުން
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==== ދިވެހި ވިކިޕީޑިއާގައި ބޭނުންކުރެވޭ ބަސްތަކުގެ ތެރެއިން ގައުމުތަކަށް ކިޔޭ ނަންތައް ހިފަހައްޓާނެ ގޮތެއް ކަނޑައެޅުން ====
== Terms of Use update ==
މިސާލަކަށް ދިވެހިން ޢާންމުކޮށް މެލޭޝިޔާ އަށް މިކިޔަނީ މެލޭޝިޔާ މިބުނީ ފަހަތަށް ''ޔ'' އަށް ނިމޭގޮތަށް، މެލޭޝިއާ އެއް ނޫން! އެކަމަކު އިގިރޭސި ބަހުގައި އިންނަނީ ފަހަތަށް ''އ'' ނިމޭގޮތަށް! ހަމަމިހެން އިންޑޮނޭޝިޔާ، އަދި އޮސްޓަރުލިޔާ ކިޔާ އިރު ވެސް އަދި ކިޔާއިރު ވެސް މިކިޔަނީ ފަހަތަށް ''ޔ'' އަންނަ ގޮތަށް! އެހެންވީމާ ބުނަން މިއުޅެނީ މިގޮތަށް ހުރި އެހެން ނަންނަން ވެސް ފަހަތަށް ގެންނަންވީ ''އ'' ތޯ ނުވަތަ ''ޔ'' ތޯ! އަދި މިއިން ދިވެހި ވިކި ޕީޑިއާ އިން ހިފަހައްޓަން ބޭނުންވާ ގޮތަކީ ނުވަތަ އުސްލޫބަކީ ކޮބައިތޯ؟ މިސާލަކަށް މައިކްރޯނީޝިއާ ތޯ ނުވަތަ މައިކްރޯނީޝިޔާ ތޯ؟ ލައުރޭޝިއާ ތޯ ނުވަތަ ލައުރޭޝިޔާތޯ؟... އަޅުގަނޑަށް ފެންނަ ޚިޔާލަކީ އިގިރޭސި ބަހުން ލިޔާއިރު ''އ'' އަކަށް ނިމެން އިނަސް ދިވެހި ބަހުން ޢާންމު ވެފައި އޮތީ އެފަދަ ތަންތަނަށް ''ޔ''ގެ އަޑު ގެނެސްގެން ދިވެހިން ކިޔަންކަމަށްވާތީ ''ޔ''ގެ އަޑު އަންނަހެން ދިވެހި ވިކިޕީޑިޔާގައި ވެސް ބޭނުންކުރުން! މިހެން މިކަން އޮތަސް ކޮންމެ ހެން ''އ'' ގެންނަށްޖެހޭހެން ހީވާތަނެއްގައި ''އ'' ގެނެވިދާނެ! މިސާލަކަށް އޮސްޓްރިޔާ ގެ ބަދަލު އޮސްޓްރިއާ ބޭނުންކުރެވިދާނެ! އަދި ބަޔާންކުރެވުނު ގޮތާއި ބެހޭ ބައެއް މިސާލުތައް ލިޔެލާނަން!
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އެހެންވީމާ މިއިން ރަގަޅު ނުވަތަ ބޭނުންކުރަން ފެންނަ ގޮތަކީ ކޮބައިތޯ؟ ދެން އަދި މިކަމުގައި ވޯޓެއް ނުވަތަ މަޝްވަރާ ކުރުމެއް ބާއްވަން ފެނޭ! އަދި އެއަށްފަހު ގޮތެއް ނިންމުން!
 
* '''ތާއީދު''': [[މެމްބަރު:Khazaanaa|Khazaanaa]] ގެ ބަހަށް ތާއީދު ކުރެވެއެވެ. ބައެއް ފަހަރަށް އަހަރެންނަށް ވެސް 'ޔ' ބޭނުން ކުރަންވާ ތާގައި 'އ' ބޭނުން ކުރެވިފައި ހުރެދާނެއެވެ. ވީމާ، ރަނގަޅު ކޮށްލެއްވުން އެދެމެވެ. [[މެމްބަރު:Deviathan|Deviathan]] 04:30, 5 ޖޫން 2007 (UTC)
''I apologize that you are receiving this message in English. Please help translate it.''
Hello,
The Wikimedia Foundation is discussing changes to its Terms of Use. The discussion can be found at [[m:Talk:Terms of use|Talk:Terms of use]]. Everyone is invited to join in. Because the new version of [[m:Terms of use|Terms of use]] is not in final form, we are not able to present official translations of it. Volunteers are welcome to translate it, as German volunteers have done at [[:m:Terms of use/de]], but we ask that you note at the top that the translation is unofficial and may become outdated as the English version is changed. The translation request can be found at [[m:Translation requests/WMF/Terms of Use 2]] -- [[m:User:Mdennis (WMF)|Maggie Dennis, Community Liaison]] 00:40, 27 އޮކްޓޫބަރު 2011 (UTC)
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==2011 Fundraising Is Almost Here==
[[File:Wikimedia_Foundation_RGB_logo_with_text.svg|80px|left]] Hello Wikipedians, my name is Alex and I am working for the Wikimedia Foundation during the 2011 Fundraiser. This year's fundraiser is intended to be a collaborative and global effort; we recognize that messages which may perform well in the United States don't necessarily translate well, or appeal to international audiences. <br>
 
==== އަހަރުގެ ދުވަސްތައް ހަދަމުންދާއިރު އޭގައި ރާއްޖޭގެ މަޢުލޫމާތު ހިމެނުން ====
I'm contacting you as I am currently looking for volunteers who are willing to contribute to this project by helping [[m:Fundraising_2011/Translation|translate]] and [[m:Fundraising_2011/Local_testing|localize messages]] into your local language, suggesting [[m:Fundraising_2011/communityappeal|community appeals]] for us to use, and to provide us with feedback on the [[m:Fundraising_2011|Fundraising Meta Page]]. We've started the setup on [[m:Fundraising_2011|meta]] for both [[m:Fundraising_2011/Translation|translation]], [[m:Fundraising_2011/Tech_stats_and_resources|statistical analysis]], and [[m:Fundraising_2011/Local_testing|local discussion and testing]]. We actively encourage focusing discussion on meta so we can all work together. <br>Use the talk pages on meta, talk to your local communities, talk to others, talk to us. Engagement is what we strive for, without each other we would never had made Wikimedia succeed. The staff working on this fundraiser is comprised of long-time Wikimedians with as much care and concern for the success of this drive as the volunteers, and we want you to actively participate and have a voice. Everyone is welcome to contact any of us on staff at any time with a timely response to follow. I look forward to working with you during this year's fundraiser.
މިހާރު ތިޔަ ބޭފުޅާ ހައްދަވަމުން ތިޔަ ގެންދަވާ އަހަރުގެ ދުވަސްތަކުގައި ހިގާފައިވާ ކަންތައްތަކުގެ ބައި ހަދާއިރު ރާއްޖެ އަދި ބޭރު ދުނިޔެ ވަކިން އެ ޞަފްޙާތައް ފުރިހަމަ ކުރުމަށް ފެނޭ! ފަށައިގަންނައިރު ރާއްޖޭގެ މަޢުލޫމާތު ނޭގުނަސް އެގުނު ވަރަކަށް އިތުރު ކުރެވިދާނެ ! މިސާލަކަށް މާރޗް 29 ދިވެހި ޓީވީގެ އަހަރީ ދުވަސް ނުވަތަ އުފެދުނު ދުވަސް . އޭޕްރީލް 21 ސިފައިންގެ އަހަރީ ދުވަސް ! އަދި މަޝްހޫރު ބޭފުޅުންގެ އުފަން ދުވަސް މަރުވި ދުވަސްތައް ! މިސާލަކަށް މުޙައްމަދު އަމީން، މުޙައްމަދު ޖަމީލް ފަދަ ބޭފުޅުންގެ ! ދެން ޚާއްޞަ ދުވަސްތައް ވެސް މިބީދައިން އެގޭ ވަރަކުން ! [[މެމްބަރު:Khazaanaa|Khazaanaa]] 17:02, 7 ޖޫން 2007 (UTC)
 
* '''ތާއީދު''': [[މެމްބަރު:Khazaanaa|Khazaanaa]] ގެބަހަށް ތީއީދު ކުރަމެވެ... އަޅުގަނޑު ދެކޭގޮތުގައި ތިއީވަރަށް ރަނގަޅު ޙިޔާލެކެވެ. ދިވެހިގައުމާބެހޭ މައުލޫމާތު ވީހާވެސް ގިނައިން ހިމެނުމަކީ އަޅުގަނޑުމެންގެ ކުރިއެރުމަށް ފަހިވާ އަލިމަގެއްކަމުގައި އަޅުގަނޑު ގަބޫލުކުރަމެވެ. --[[މެމްބަރު:LeX|LeX]] 03:28, 25 ޖޫން 2007 (UTC)
If someone could translate this message I would really appreciate it so that everyone is able to understand our goals and contribute to this year's campaign.<br>[[މެމްބަރު:Azariv|Azariv]] 23:32, 31 އޮކްޓޫބަރު 2011 (UTC)
 
== Open Call for 2012 Wikimedia Fellowship Applicants ==
 
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''I apologize that you are receiving this message in English. Please
help translate it.''
*Do you want to help attract new contributors to Wikimedia projects?
*Do you want to improve retention of our existing editors?
*Do you want to strengthen our community by diversifying its base and increasing the overall number of excellent participants around the world?
The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking Community Fellows and project ideas for the Community Fellowship Program. A Fellowship is a temporary position at the Wikimedia Foundation in order to work on a specific project or set of projects. Submissions for 2012 are encouraged to focus on the theme of improving editor retention and increasing participation in Wikimedia projects. If interested, please submit a project idea or apply to be a fellow by January 15, 2012. Please visit https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Fellowships for more information.
 
Thanks!
 
--[[m:User:Sbouterse (WMF)|Siko Bouterse, Head of Community Fellowships,
Wikimedia Foundation]] 12:54, 21 ޑިސެމްބަރު 2011 (UTC)
 
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== Announcing Wikipedia 1.19 beta ==
 
Wikimedia Foundation is getting ready to push out 1.19 to all the WMF-hosted wikis. As we finish wrapping up our code review, you can test the new version ''right now'' on [http://beta.wmflabs.org/ beta.wmflabs.org]. For more information, please read the [https://svn.wikimedia.org/viewvc/mediawiki/trunk/phase3/RELEASE-NOTES-1.19?view=markup release notes] or the [[mw:MediaWiki_1.19|start of the final announcement]].
 
The following are the areas that you will probably be most interested in:
* [https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33711#c2 Faster loading of javascript files makes dependency tracking more important.]
* New common*.css files usable by skins instead of having to copy piles of generic styles from MonoBook or Vector's css.
* The default user signature now contains a talk link in addition to the user link.
* Searching blocked usernames in block log is now clearer.
* Better timezone recognition in user preferences.
* Improved diff readability for colorblind people.
* The interwiki links table can now be accessed also when the interwiki cache is used (used in the API and the Interwiki extension).
* More gender support (for instance in logs and user lists).
* Language converter improved, e.g. it now works depending on the page content language.
* Time and number-formatting magic words also now depend on the page content language.
* Bidirectional support further improved after 1.18.
 
Report any [http://labs.wikimedia.beta.wmflabs.org/wiki/Problem_reports problems] on the labs beta wiki and we'll work to address them before they software is released to the production wikis.
 
'''Note''' that this cluster does have SUL but it is not integrated with SUL in production, so you'll need to create another account. You should avoid using the same password as you use here. — [[m:Global message delivery|Global message delivery]] 00:04, 15 ޖެނުއަރީ 2012 (UTC)
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== MediaWiki 1.19 ==
 
(Apologies if this message isn't in your language.) The Wikimedia Foundation is planning to upgrade MediaWiki (the software powering this wiki) to its latest version this month. You can help to test it before it is enabled, to avoid disruption and breakage. More information is available [[:mw:MediaWiki 1.19/Deployment announcement|in the full announcement]]. Thank you for your understanding.
 
[[:m:user:guillom|Guillaume Paumier]], via the [[:m:Global message delivery|Global message delivery system]] <small>([[:m:Distribution list/Global message delivery|wrong page? You can fix it.]])</small>. 14:56, 12 ފެބްރުއަރީ 2012 (UTC)
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== Update on IPv6 ==
 
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(Apologies if this message isn't in your language. Please consider translating it, as well as '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/IPv6 initiative/2012 IPv6 Day announcement|the full version of this announcement on Meta]]''')
 
The Wikimedia Foundation is planning to do limited testing of IPv6 on June 2-3. If there are not too many problems, we may fully enable IPv6 on [http://www.worldipv6day.org/ World IPv6 day] (June 6), and keep it enabled.
 
What this means for your project:
 
*At least on June 2-3, 2012, you may see a small number of edits from IPv6 addresses, which are in the form "<code>2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334</code>". See e.g. [[w:en:IPv6 address]]. These addresses should behave like any other IP address: You can leave messages on their talk pages; you can track their contributions; you can block them. (See [[m:Special:MyLanguage/IPv6 initiative/2012 IPv6 Day announcement|the full version of this announcement]] for notes on range blocks.)
 
*In the mid term, some user scripts and tools will need to be adapted for IPv6.
 
*We suspect that IPv6 usage is going to be very low initially, meaning that abuse should be manageable, and we will assist in the monitoring of the situation.
 
Read [[m:Special:MyLanguage/IPv6 initiative/2012 IPv6 Day announcement|the full version of this announcement]] on how to test the behavior of IPv6 with various tools and how to leave bug reports, and to find a fuller analysis of the implications of the IPv6 migration.
 
--[[m:User:Eloquence|Erik Möller, VP of Engineering and Product Development, Wikimedia Foundation]] 00:52, 2 ޖޫން 2012 (UTC)
 
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== 2011 Picture of the Year competition ==
 
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Dear Wikimedians,
 
Wikimedia Commons is happy to announce that the ''2011 Picture of the Year competition'' is now open. We are interested in your opinion as to which images qualify to be the ''Picture of the Year 2011''. Any user registered at Commons or a Wikimedia wiki SUL-related to Commons [//toolserver.org/~pathoschild/accounteligibility/?user=&wiki=&event=24 with more than 75 edits before 1 April 2012 (UTC)] is welcome to vote and, of course everyone is welcome to view!
 
Detailed information about the contest can be found [[:commons:Commons:Picture of the Year/2011/Introduction|at the introductory page]].
 
About 600 of the best of Wikimedia Common's photos, animations, movies and graphics were chosen &ndash;by the international Wikimedia Commons community&ndash; out of 12 million files during ''2011'' and are now called ''Featured Pictures''.
 
From professional animal and plant shots to breathtaking panoramas and skylines, restorations of historically relevant images, images portraying the world's best architecture, maps, emblems, diagrams created with the most modern technology, and impressive human portraits, Commons ''Features Pictures'' of all flavors.
 
For your convenience, we have sorted the images [[:commons:Commons:Picture of the Year/2011/Galleries|into topic categories]].
 
We regret that you receive this message in English; we intended to use banners to notify you in your native language but there was both, human and technical resistance.
 
See you on Commons!
--[[:commons:Commons:Picture of the Year/2011/Committee|Picture of the Year 2011 Committee]] 18:11, 5 ޖޫން 2012 (UTC)
 
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== Help decide about more than $10 million of Wikimedia donations in the coming year ==
 
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Hi,
 
As many of you are aware, the Wikimedia Board of Trustees recently initiated important changes in the way that money is being distributed within the Wikimedia movement. As part of this, a new community-led "[[m:Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Framework_for_the_Creation_and_Initial_Operation_of_the_FDC|Funds Dissemination Committee]]" (FDC) is currently being set up. Already in 2012-13, its recommendations will guide the decisions about the distribution of over 10 million US dollars among the Foundation, chapters and other [[m:Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Framework_for_the_Creation_and_Initial_Operation_of_the_FDC#Eligible_fund-seeking_entities|eligible entities]].
 
Now, seven capable, knowledgeable and trustworthy community members are sought to volunteer on the initial Funds Dissemination Committee. It is expected to take up its work in September. In addition, a community member is sought to be the [[m:Funds_Dissemination_Committee/Framework_for_the_Creation_and_Initial_Operation_of_the_FDC#FDC_Ombudsperson|Ombudsperson]] for the FDC process. If you are interested in joining the committee, read the [[m:Funds Dissemination Committee/Call for Volunteers|call for volunteers]]. Nominations are planned to close on August 15.
 
--[[m:User:ASengupta_(WMF)|Anasuya Sengupta]], Director of Global Learning and Grantmaking, Wikimedia Foundation 19:59, 19 ޖުލައި 2012 (UTC)
 
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== More opportunities for you to access free research databases ==
 
The quest to get editors free access to the sources they need is gaining momentum.
* '''[[w:en:Wikipedia:Credo|Credo Reference]]''' provides full-text online versions of nearly 1200 published reference works from more than 70 publishers in every major subject, including general and subject dictionaries and encyclopedias. There are '''125''' full Credo 350 accounts available, with access even to 100 more references works than in Credo's original donation. All you need is a 1-year old account with 1000 edits. Sign up [[w:en:Wikipedia:Credo#Sign-up sheet|here]].
* '''[[w:en:Wikipedia:HighBeam|HighBeam Research]]''' has access to over 80 million articles from 6,500 publications including newspapers, magazines, academic journals, newswires, trade magazines and encyclopedias. Thousands of new articles are added daily, and archives date back over 25 years covering a wide range of subjects and industries. There are '''250''' full access 1-year accounts available. All you need is a 1-year old account with 1000 edits. Sign up [[w:en:Wikipedia:HighBeam/Applications|here]].
* '''[[w:en:Wikipedia:Questia|Questia]]''' is an online research library for books and journal articles focusing on the humanities and social sciences. Questia has curated titles from over 300 trusted publishers including 77,000 full-text books and 4 million journal, magazine, and newspaper articles, as well as encyclopedia entries. There will soon be '''1000''' full access 1-year accounts available. All you need is a 1-year old account with 1000 edits. Sign up [[w:en:Wikipedia:Questia#Apply here: Round 1|here]].
You might also be interested in the idea to create a central '''Wikipedia Library''' where approved editors would have access to ''all'' participating resource donors. Add your feedback to the [[m:Wikimedia Fellowships/Project Ideas/The Wikipedia Library|Community Fellowship proposal]]. Apologies for the English message ([http://translate.google.com/ translate here]). Go sign up :) --[[w:en:User:Ocaasi|Ocaasi]] ([[w:en:User talk:Ocaasi|talk]]) 02:13, 16 އޮގަސްޓު 2012 (UTC)
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== Request for Comment: Legal Fees Assistance Program ==
 
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''I apologize for addressing you in English. I would be grateful if you could translate this message into your language.''
 
The Wikimedia Foundation is conducting a [[:m:Request_for_comment/Legal_Fees_Assistance_Program|request for comment]] on a [[:m:Legal_and_Community_Advocacy/Legal_Fees_Assistance_Program|proposed program]] that could provide legal assistance to users in specific support roles who are named in a legal complaint as a defendant because of those roles. We wanted to be sure that your community was aware of this discussion and would have a chance to participate in [[:m:Request_for_comment/Legal_Fees_Assistance_Program|that discussion]].
 
If this page is not the best place to publicize this request for comment, please help spread the word to those who may be interested in participating. (If you'd like to help translating the "request for comment", program policy or other pages into your language and don't know how the translation system works, please come by my user talk page at [[:m:User talk:Mdennis (WMF)]]. I'll be happy to assist or to connect you with a volunteer who can assist.)
Thank you! --[[:m:User:Mdennis (WMF)|Mdennis (WMF)]]01:52, 6 ސެޕްޓެމްބަރު 2012 (UTC)
 
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== Wikidata is getting close to a first roll-out ==
 
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(Apologies if this message isn't in your language.)
 
As some of you might already have heard Wikimedia Deutschland is working on a new Wikimedia project. It is called [[m:Wikidata]]. The goal of Wikidata is to become a central data repository for the Wikipedias, its sister projects and the world. In the future it will hold data like the number of inhabitants of a country, the date of birth of a famous person or the length of a river. These can then be used in all Wikimedia projects and outside of them.
 
The project is divided into three phases and "we are getting close to roll-out the first phase". The phases are:
# language links in the Wikipedias (making it possible to store the links between the language editions of an article just once in Wikidata instead of in each linked article)
# infoboxes (making it possible to store the data that is currently in infoboxes in one central place and share the data)
# lists (making it possible to create lists and similar things based on queries to Wikidata so they update automatically when new data is added or modified)
 
It'd be great if you could join us, test the [http://wikidata-test.wikimedia.de demo version], provide feedback and take part in the development of Wikidata. You can find all the relevant information including an [[m:Wikidata/FAQ|FAQ]] and sign-up links for our on-wiki newsletter on [[m:Wikidata|the Wikidata page on Meta]].
 
For further discussions please use [[m:Talk:Wikidata|this talk page]] (if you are uncomfortable writing in English you can also write in your native language there) or point [[m:User_talk:Lydia Pintscher (WMDE)|me]] to the place where your discussion is happening so I can answer there.
 
--[[m:User:Lydia Pintscher (WMDE)|Lydia Pintscher]] 13:13, 10 ސެޕްޓެމްބަރު 2012 (UTC)
 
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== [[commons:Wikipedia/2.0|Wikipedia 2.0 logo]] ==
 
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Hello! This wiki will be switched to the up to date Wikipedia logo in about a week. You can see it on [[commons:Wikipedia/2.0]]; please comment [[commons:Talk:Wikipedia/2.0|on talk]] if there's something wrong with it.<br />
Thank you, [[m:Global message delivery|Global message delivery]] ([[commons:Talk:Wikipedia/2.0|feedback]]) 21:35, 22 ސެޕްޓެމްބަރު 2012 (UTC)
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== Upcoming software changes - please report any problems ==
 
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''(Apologies== ifBetawiki: thisbetter messagesupport isn't infor your language. Please considerin translatingMediaWiki it)''==
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Dear community. I am writing to you to promote a special wiki called [http://nike.users.idler.fi/betawiki Betawiki]. This wiki facilitates the localisation (l10n) of the MediaWiki interface. You may have changed many messages here on this wiki to use your language, but if you would log in to for example the English language Wiktionary, you would not be able to use the interface as well translated as here. Infact, of the 1793 messages in the core of MediaWiki, 0 messages have been translated. Betawiki also supports the translation of messages of at the moment 79 extensions, with 984 messages.
 
If you wish to contribute to better support of your language in MediaWiki, as well as for many MediaWiki extensions, please visit [http://nike.users.idler.fi/betawiki/Translating:Intro Betawiki], [http://nike.users.idler.fi/dev/?title=Special:Userlogin&type=signup&uselang=en create an account] and [http://nike.users.idler.fi/betawiki/Betawiki:Rights request translator priviledges]. You can see the current status of localisation of your language on [[meta:Localization_statistics|meta]] and do not forget to get in touch with others that may already be [http://nike.users.idler.fi/betawiki/Translating:Languages working on your language on Betawiki].
All Wikimedia wikis - including this one - will soon be upgraded with new and possibly disruptive code. This process starts today and finishes on October 24 (see the [[mw:MediaWiki_1.21/Roadmap|upgrade schedule]] & [[mw:MediaWiki 1.21/wmf2|code details]]).
 
If you have any further questions, [http://nike.users.idler.fi/betawiki/User_talk:Siebrand please let me know on my talk page on Betawiki]. We will try and assist you as much as possible, for example by importing all messages from a local wiki for you to start with, if you so desire.
Please watch for problems with:
* revision diffs
* templates
* CSS and JavaScript pages (like user scripts)
* bots
* PDF export
* images, video, and sound, especially scaling sizes
* the CologneBlue skin
 
You can also find us on the Freenode [[w:Internet Relay Chat|IRC]] network in the channel #mediawiki-i18n where we would be happy to help you get started.
If you notice any problems, please [[mw:How to report a bug|report problems]] at [[mw:Bugzilla|our defect tracker site]]. You can test for possible problems at [https://test2.wikipedia.org test2.wikipedia.org] and [https://mediawiki.org/ mediawiki.org], which have already been updated.
 
Thank you very much for your attention and I do hope to see some of you on [http://nike.users.idler.fi/betawiki/Etusivu Betawiki] soon! Cheers! [http://nike.users.idler.fi/betawiki/User:Siebrand Siebrand@Betawiki] 09:31, 24 ސެޕްޓެމްބަރު 2007 (UTC)
Thanks! With your help we can find problems fast and get them fixed faster.
 
:Dear community of Divehi Wikipedia, messages from here were now imported to Betawiki. Translating there also will be avaiable in other Wikis such as [[:wikt:|Wiktionary]].. --[[މެމްބަރު:MF-Warburg|MF-Warburg]] 15:02, 5 ނޮވެމްބަރު 2007 (UTC)
[[mw:User:Sharihareswara (WMF)|Sumana Harihareswara, Wikimedia Foundation Engineering Community Manager]] ([[mw:User talk:Sharihareswara (WMF)|talk]]) 02:49, 16 އޮކްޓޫބަރު 2012 (UTC)
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* Currently 15.11% of the MediaWiki messages and 0.00% of the messages used by the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation have been localised. Please help us help your language by localising at [http://translatewiki.net Betawiki]. Thanks, [[މެމްބަރު:GerardM|GerardM]] 17:04, 27 މާރޗް 2008 (UTC)
P.S.: For the regular, smaller MediaWiki updates every two weeks, please [[mw:MediaWiki_1.21/Roadmap|watch this schedule]].
* Currently 13.80% of the MediaWiki messages and 0.00% of the messages of the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation projects have been localised. Please help us help your language by localising at [http://translatewiki.net Betawiki]. This is the [http://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&namespace=8&trailer=%2Fmyv recent localisation activity] for your language. Thanks, [[މެމްބަރު:GerardM|GerardM]] 14:01, 9 ޖޫން 2008 (UTC)
* Currently 14.31% of the MediaWiki messages and 0.00% of the messages of the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation projects have been localised. Please help us help your language by localising at [http://translatewiki.net Betawiki]. This is the [http://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&namespace=8&trailer=%2Fdv recent localisation activity] for your language. Thanks, [[މެމްބަރު:GerardM|GerardM]] 06:49, 1 މެއި 2008 (UTC)
* Currently 13.76% of the MediaWiki messages and 0.15% of the messages of the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation projects have been localised. Please help us help your language by localising at [http://translatewiki.net Betawiki]. This is the [http://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&namespace=8&trailer=%2Fdv recent localisation activity] for your language. Thanks,[[މެމްބަރު:GerardM|GerardM]] 12:30, 2 އޮގަސްޓު 2008 (UTC)
* Currently 13.09% of the MediaWiki messages and 0.13% of the messages of the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation projects have been localised. Please help us help your language by localising at [http://translatewiki.net Betawiki]. This is the [http://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&namespace=8&trailer=%2Fdv recent localisation activity] for your language. Thanks, [[މެމްބަރު:GerardM|GerardM]] 13:41, 3 ސެޕްޓެމްބަރު 2008 (UTC)
* Currently 12.27% of the MediaWiki messages and 0.13% of the messages of the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation projects have been localised. Please help us help your language by localising at [http://translatewiki.net Betawiki]. This is the [http://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&namespace=8&trailer=%2Fdv recent localisation activity] for your language. Thanks, [[މެމްބަރު:GerardM|GerardM]] 11:05, 12 އޮކްޓޫބަރު 2008 (UTC)
* Currently 12.30% of the MediaWiki messages and 0.10% of the messages of the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation projects have been localised. Please help us help your language by localising at [http://translatewiki.net Betawiki]. This is the [http://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&namespace=8&trailer=%2Fdv recent localisation activity] for your language. Thanks, [[މެމްބަރު:GerardM|GerardM]] 09:49, 10 ނޮވެމްބަރު 2008 (UTC)
* Currently 12.13% of the MediaWiki messages and 0.19% of the messages of the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation projects have been localised. Please help us help your language by localising and proof reading at [[betawiki:Special:LanguageStats/{{CONTENTLANGUAGE}}|Betawiki]]. This is the [[betawiki:Special:Special:RecentChanges&namespace=8&trailer=/{{CONTENTLANGUAGE}}|recent localisation activity]] for your language. Thanks, [[މެމްބަރު:GerardM|GerardM]] 11:02, 14 ޑިސެމްބަރު 2008 (UTC)
:PS Please help us complete [http://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special%3ATranslate&task=untranslated&group=core-mostused&language={{CONTENTLANGUAGE}}&limit=100 the most wanted messages]..
* Currently 13.06% of the MediaWiki messages and 0.14% of the messages of the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation projects have been localised. Please help us help your language by localising and proof reading at [[betawiki:Special:LanguageStats/{{CONTENTLANGUAGE}}|Betawiki]]. This is the [http://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&translations=only&trailer=/{{CONTENTLANGUAGE}} recent localisation activity] for your language. Thanks, [[މެމްބަރު:GerardM|GerardM]] 11:04, 10 ޖެނުއަރީ 2009 (UTC)
 
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== Fundraising localization: volunteers from outside the USA needed ==
 
* [[މެމްބަރު:Deviathan|Deviathan]]
''Please translate for your local community''
* [[މެމްބަރު:Glacious|Glacious]]
* [[މެމްބަރު:Khazaanaa|Khazaanaa]]
* [[މެމްބަރު:LeX|LeX]]
 
== The LocalisationUpdate extension has gone live ==
Hello All,
 
The LocalisationUpdate extension is now enabled for all Wikimedia projects. From now on new localisations that become available in SVN will become available to your project within 24 hours. Your localisations get into SVN from [http://translatewiki.net translatewiki.net] typically within a day and at worst in two days. This is a huge improvement from the old practice where the localisations became available with new software. This could take weeks, even months.
The Wikimedia Foundation's Fundraising team have begun our 'User Experience' project, with the goal of understanding the donation experience in different countries outside the USA and enhancing the localization of our donation pages. I am searching for volunteers to spend 30 minutes on a Skype chat with me, reviewing their own country's donation pages. It will be done on a 'usability' format (I will ask you to read the text and go through the donation flow) and will be asking your feedback in the meanwhile.
 
The localisations done by our community at translatewiki.net are committed to SVN typically every day. When the system messages in English are the same as the local messages, they will now be inserted in a file and are available for use in all our projects in a timely manner
The only pre-requisite is for the volunteer to actually live in the country and to have access to at least one donation method that we offer for that country (mainly credit/debit card, but also real-time banking like IDEAL, E-wallets, etc...) so we can do a live test and see if the donation goes through. ''All volunteers will be reimbursed of the donations that eventually succeed'' (and they will be low amounts, like 1-2 dollars)
 
=== What this means for you ===
By helping us you are actually helping thousands of people to support our mission of free knowledge across the world. Please sing up and help us with our 'User Experience' project! :)
Local messages have an impact on the performance of our system. It is best when messages are as much as possible part of the system messages. In order to remove unnecessary duplication, all the messages that have a local localisation and are '''exactly''' the same as the system message will be removed. What we ask you to do is to compare and proof read the messages in translatewiki.net and the local messages. You can then either remove local messages when the translatewiki.net message is to be preferred or, you can update the message at translatewiki.net.
If you are interested (or know of anyone who could be) please email ppena@wikimedia.org. All countries needed (excepting USA)!
 
Messages that are specific to your project will have to stay as they are. You do want to check if the format and the variables of the message are still the same.
Thanks!<br />
[[wmf:User:Ppena|Pats Pena]]<br />
Global Fundraising Operations Manager, Wikimedia Foundation
 
=== Why localise at translatewiki.net ===
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When you localise at translatewiki.net, your messages will be used in all Wikimedia projects and eventually in all MediaWiki based projects. This is how we provide the standard support for your language. When messages change, at translatewiki.net you will be prompted to revisit your translations. Localising is more efficient because we have innovated the process to make you more efficient; there is text explaining about messages and we have applied AJAX technology to reduce the number of clicks you have to make.
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== Translatewiki.net update ==
== Be a Wikimedia fundraising "User Experience" volunteer! ==
* Currently 12.09% of the MediaWiki messages and 0.07% of the messages of the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation projects have been localised. Please help us help your language by localising and proof reading at [[betawiki:Special:LanguageStats/{{CONTENTLANGUAGE}}|translatewiki.net]]. This is the [http://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&translations=only&trailer=/{{CONTENTLANGUAGE}} recent localisation activity] for your language. Thanks, [[މެމްބަރު:GerardM|GerardM]] 18:20, 28 ސެޕްޓެމްބަރު 2009 (UTC)
* Currently 11.93% of the MediaWiki messages and 0.07% of the messages of the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation projects have been localised. Please help us help your language by localising and proof reading at [[betawiki:Special:LanguageStats/{{CONTENTLANGUAGE}}|translatewiki.net]]. This is the [http://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&translations=only&trailer=/{{CONTENTLANGUAGE}} recent localisation activity] for your language. Thanks, [[މެމްބަރު:GerardM|GerardM]] 10:42, 1 ނޮވެމްބަރު 2009 (UTC)
* Currently 12.19% of the MediaWiki messages and 0.07% of the messages of the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation projects have been localised. Please help us help your language by localising and proof reading at [[betawiki:Special:LanguageStats/{{CONTENTLANGUAGE}}|translatewiki.net]]. This is the [http://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&translations=only&trailer=/{{CONTENTLANGUAGE}} recent localisation activity] for your language. Thanks, [[މެމްބަރު:GerardM|GerardM]] 16:34, 30 ނޮވެމްބަރު 2009 (UTC)
* Currently 12.16% of the MediaWiki messages and 0.07% of the messages of the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation projects have been localised. Please help us help your language by localising and proof reading at [[betawiki:Special:LanguageStats/{{CONTENTLANGUAGE}}|translatewiki.net]]. This is the [http://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&translations=only&trailer=/{{CONTENTLANGUAGE}} recent localisation activity] for your language. Thanks, [[މެމްބަރު:GerardM|GerardM]] 14:47, 4 ޖެނުއަރީ 2010 (UTC)
 
* PS Please help us complete [http://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special%3ATranslate&task=untranslated&group=core-mostused&language={{CONTENTLANGUAGE}}&limit=100 the most wanted messages]..
Thank you to everyone who volunteered last year on the Wikimedia fundraising 'User Experience' project. We have talked to many different people in different countries and their feedback has helped us immensely in restructuring our pages. If you haven't heard of it yet, the 'User Experience' project has the goal of understanding the donation experience in different countries (outside the USA) and enhancing the localization of our donation pages.
 
== How can we improve the usability for your language ==
I am (still) searching for volunteers to spend some time on a Skype chat with me, reviewing their own country's donation pages. It will be done on a 'usability' format (I will ask you to read the text and go through the donation flow) and will be asking your feedback in the meanwhile.
We expect that with the implementation of LocalisationUpdate the usability of MediaWiki for your language will improve. We are now ready to look at other aspects of usability for your language as well. There are two questions we would like you to answer:
Are there issues with the new functionality of the Usability Initiative
Does MediaWiki support your language properly
 
The best way to answer the first question is to visit the translatewiki.net. Change the language to your language, select the “vector” skin and add the advanced tool bar in in the preferences and check out the new functionality. And make some changes in your user page. When there is a need to improve on the localisation, please make the [http://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:Translate&group=ext-ui-0-all necessary changes]s . It should update your localisation straight away.
The only pre-requisite is for the volunteer to actually live in the country and to have access to at least one donation method that we offer for that country (mainly credit/debit card, but also real time banking like IDEAL, E-wallets, etc...) so we can do a live test and see if the donation goes through. **All volunteers will be reimbursed of the donations that eventually succeed (and they will be very low amounts, like 1-2 dollars)**
We would like you to report each issue individually at http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Usability_issues.
 
When there are problems with the support of MediaWiki for your language, we really want to know about this. It is best to report each issue separately. In this way there will be no large mass of issues to resolve but we can address each issue on its own. Consider issues with the display of characters, the presentation of your script, the position of the side bar, the combination of text with other languages, scripts. It is best to try this in an environment like the prototype wiki as it provides you with a clean, basic and up to date environment. The prototype wiki is available for five languages but you can select any of them, change the preferences to your language and test out MediaWiki for your language.
By helping us you are actually helping thousands of people to support our mission of free knowledge across the world. If you are interested (or know of anyone who could be) please email ppena@wikimedia.org. All countries needed (excepting USA)!!
 
We would like you to report each issue individually at http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Language issues. The issues you raise will all be assessed. It is important to keep each issue separate, because this will make it easier to understand the issues and find solutions.
Thanks!
 
PS This text has been approved by Naoko, Brion and Siebrand. Thanks, [[މެމްބަރު:GerardM|GerardM]] 18:20, 28 ސެޕްޓެމްބަރު 2009 (UTC)
[[m:User:Ppena (WMF)|Pats Pena]]<br/>
Global Fundraising Operations Manager, Wikimedia Foundation
 
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== Wikimedia sites to move to primary data center in Ashburn, Virginia. Read-only mode expected. ==
 
(Apologies if this message isn't in your language.) Next week, the Wikimedia Foundation will transition its main technical operations to a new data center in Ashburn, Virginia, USA. This is intended to improve the technical performance and reliability of all Wikimedia sites, including this wiki. There will be some times when the site will be in read-only mode, and there may be full outages; the current target windows for the migration are January 22nd, 23rd and 24th, 2013, from 17:00 to 01:00 UTC (see [http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Wikimedia+data+center+migration&iso=20130122T17&ah=8 other timezones] on timeanddate.com). More information is available [https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/01/19/wikimedia-sites-move-to-primary-data-center-in-ashburn-virginia/ in the full announcement].
 
If you would like to stay informed of future technical upgrades, consider [[m:Tech/Ambassadors|becoming a Tech ambassador]] and [https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-ambassadors joining the ambassadors mailing list]. You will be able to help your fellow Wikimedians have a voice in technical discussions and be notified of important decisions.
 
Thank you for your help and your understanding.
 
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== Help turn ideas into grants in the new IdeaLab ==
 
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''I apologize if this message is not in your language. Please help translate it.''
 
*Do you have an idea for a project to improve this community or website?
*Do you think you could complete your idea if only you had some funding?
*Do you want to help other people turn their ideas into project plans or grant proposals?
 
Please join us in the [[m:Grants:IdeaLab|IdeaLab]], an incubator for project ideas and Individual Engagement Grant proposals.
 
The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking new ideas and proposals for Individual Engagement Grants. These grants fund individuals or small groups to complete projects that help improve this community. If interested, please submit a completed proposal by February 15, 2013. Please visit https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG for more information.
 
Thanks! --[[m:User:Sbouterse (WMF)|Siko Bouterse, Head of Individual Engagement Grants, Wikimedia Foundation]] 20:17, 30 ޖެނުއަރީ 2013 (UTC)
 
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== Wikidata phase 1 (language links) coming to this Wikipedia ==
[[eu:Wikipedia:WikiMediari buruz gaurkotasun-albisteak]]
 
[[fa:ویکی‌پدیا:درگاه کاربران]]
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[[lad:Vikipedya:Portal de la comunidad]]
Sorry for writing in English. I hope someone can translate this locally.
[[mg:Wikipedia:Accueil]]
 
[[nds-nl:Wikipedie:Gebrukerspertaol]]
[[d:|Wikidata]] has been in development for a few months now. It is now time for the roll-out of the first part of it on your Wikipedia. Phase 1 is the support for the management of language links. It is already being used on the Hungarian, Hebrew, Italian and English Wikipedias. The next step is to enable the extension on all other Wikipedias. We have currently planned this for March 6.
[[pfl:Wikipedia:Gemeinschafts-Portal]]
 
=== What is Wikidata? ===
Wikidata is a central place to store data that you can usually find in infoboxes. Think of it as something like Wikimedia Commons but for data (like the number of inhabitants of a country or the length of a river) instead of multimedia. The first part of this project (centralizing language links) is being rolled out now. The more fancy things will follow later.
 
=== What is going to happen? ===
Language links in the sidebar are going to come from Wikidata in addition to the ones in the wiki text. To edit them, scroll to the bottom of the language links, and click edit. You no longer need to maintain these links by hand in the wiki text of the article.
 
=== Where can I find more information and ask questions? ===
Editors on en:wp have created a [[:en:Wikipedia:Wikidata|great page with all the necessary information for editors]] and there is also an [[meta:Wikidata/Deployment Questions|FAQ for this deployment]]. Please ask questions you might have on [[meta:Wikidata/Deployment Questions|the FAQ’s discussion page]].
 
=== I want to be kept up to date about Wikidata ===
To stay up-to-date on everything happening around Wikidata please [[meta:Global message delivery/Targets/Wikidata|subscribe]] to the newsletter that is delivered weekly to subscribed user’s talk pages. You can see previous editions [[meta:Wikidata/Newsletter/Archive|here]].
 
--[[m:User:Lydia Pintscher (WMDE)|Lydia Pintscher]] 16:04, 21 ފެބްރުއަރީ 2013 (UTC)
 
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== Wikidata phase 1 (language links) live on this Wikipedia ==
 
[[File:Wikidata-logo-en.svg|150px|right]]
Sorry for writing in English. I hope someone can translate this locally. If you understand German better than English you can have a look at the announcement on [[:de:Wikipedia:Kurier]].
 
As I annonced 2 weeks ago, [[d:|Wikidata]] phase 1 (language links) has been deployed here today. Language links in the sidebar are coming from Wikidata in addition to the ones in the wiki text. To edit them, scroll to the bottom of the language links, and click edit. You no longer need to maintain these links by hand in the wiki text of the article.
 
'''Where can I find more information and ask questions?'''
Editors on en:wp have created a [[:en:Wikipedia:Wikidata|great page with all the necessary information for editors]] and there is also an [[meta:Wikidata/Deployment Questions|FAQ for this deployment]]. It'd be great if you could bring this to this wiki if that has not already happened. Please ask questions you might have on [[meta:Talk:Wikidata/Deployment Questions|the FAQ’s discussion page]].
 
'''I want to be kept up to date about Wikidata'''
To stay up-to-date on everything happening around Wikidata please [[meta:Global message delivery/Targets/Wikidata|subscribe]] to the newsletter that is delivered weekly to subscribed user’s talk pages.
 
--[[m:User:Lydia Pintscher (WMDE)|Lydia Pintscher]] 22:55, 6 މާރޗް 2013 (UTC)
 
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== Convert complex templates to Lua to make them faster and more powerful ==
 
<small>(Please consider translating this message for the benefit of your fellow Wikimedians)</small>
 
Greetings. As you might have seen on the [https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/03/11/lua-templates-faster-more-flexible-pages/ Wikimedia tech blog] or the [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-ambassadors/2013-March/000171.html tech ambassadors list], a new functionality called "Lua" is being enabled on all Wikimedia sites today. [[mw:Lua|Lua]] is a scripting language that enables you to write faster and more powerful MediaWiki templates.
 
If you have questions about how to convert existing templates to Lua (or how to create new ones), we'll be holding two support sessions on IRC next week: [http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?hour=02&min=00&sec=0&day=20&month=03&year=2013 one on Wednesday] (for Oceania, Asia & America) and [http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?hour=18&min=00&sec=0&day=22&month=03&year=2013 one on Friday] (for Europe, Africa & America); see [[m:IRC office hours]] for the details. If you can't make it, you can also get help at [[mw:Talk:Lua scripting]].
 
If you'd like to learn about this kind of events earlier in advance, consider becoming a [[m:Tech/Ambassadors|Tech ambassador]] by subscribing to the [https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-ambassadors mailing list]. You will also be able to help your fellow Wikimedians have a voice in technical discussions and be notified of important decisions.
 
[[:m:user:guillom|Guillaume Paumier]], via the [[:m:Global message delivery|Global message delivery system]]. 19:09, 13 މާރޗް 2013 (UTC) <small>([[:m:Distribution list/Global message delivery|wrong page? You can fix it.]])</small>
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== Wikidata phase 2 (infoboxes) coming to this Wikipedia ==
 
[[File:Wikidata-logo-en.svg|150px|right]]
Sorry for writing in English. I hope someone can translate this. If you understand German better than English you can have a look at the announcement on [[:de:Wikipedia:Kurier]].
 
A while ago the first phase of [[d:|Wikidata]] was enabled on this Wikipedia. This means you are getting the language links in each article from Wikidata. It is soon time to enable the second phase of Wikidata (infoboxes) here. We have already done this on the [[http://blog.wikimedia.de/2013/03/27/you-can-have-all-the-data/ first 11 Wikipedias]] (it, he, hu, ru, tr, uk, uz, hr, bs, sr, sh) and things are looking good. The next step is English Wikipedia. This is planned for April 8. '''If everything works out fine we will deploy on all remaining Wikipedias on April 10.''' I will update [[m:Wikidata/Deployment Questions#When_will_this_be_deployed_on_my_Wikipedia.3F|this part of the FAQ]] if there are any issues forcing us to change this date. I will also sent another note to this village pump once the deployment is finished.
 
'''What will happen once we have phase 2 enabled here?'''
Once it is enabled in a few days you will be able to make use of the structured data that is available on Wikidata in your articles/infoboxes. It includes things like the symbol for a chemical element, the ISBN for a book or the top level domain of a country. (None of this will happen automatically. Someone will have to change the article or infobox template for this to happen!)
 
'''How will this work?'''
There are two ways to access the data:
* Use a parser function like <nowiki>{{#property:p169}}</nowiki> in the wiki text of the article on Yahoo!. This will return “[[d:Q14086|Marissa Mayer]]” as she is the [[d:Property:P169|chief executive officer]] of the [[d:Q37093|company]].
* For more complicated things you can use Lua. The documentation for this is [[mw:Extension:WikibaseClient/Lua|here]].
 
We are working on expanding the parser function so you can for example use <nowiki>{{#property:chief executive officer}}</nowiki> instead of <nowiki>{{#property:p169}}</nowiki>. The complete plan for this is [[meta:Wikidata/Notes/Inclusion syntax|here]].
 
'''Where can I test this?'''
You can already test it on [http://test2.wikipedia.org test2].
 
'''Where can I find more information and ask questions?'''
We have collected the main questions in an [[meta:Wikidata/Deployment Questions|FAQ for this deployment]]. Please ask questions you might have on [[meta:Talk:Wikidata/Deployment Questions|the FAQ’s discussion page]].
 
'''I want to be kept up to date about Wikidata'''
To stay up-to-date on everything happening around Wikidata please [[meta:Global message delivery/Targets/Wikidata|subscribe]] to the newsletter that is delivered weekly to subscribed user’s talk pages.
 
--[[m:User:Lydia Pintscher (WMDE)|Lydia Pintscher]] 21:50, 5 އެޕްރީލް 2013 (MVT)
 
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== [[m:Requests for comment/Activity levels of advanced administrative rights holders|Request for comment on inactive administrators]] ==
 
<small>(Please consider translating this message for the benefit of your fellow Wikimedians. Please also consider translating [[m:Requests for comment/Activity levels of advanced administrative rights holders/Summary|the proposal]].)</small>
 
<small>[[m:Requests for comment/Activity levels of advanced administrative rights holders/Global message|Read this message in English]] / [[m:Requests for comment/Activity levels of advanced administrative rights holders/Global message/ast|Lleer esti mensaxe n'asturianu]] / [[m:Requests for comment/Activity levels of advanced administrative rights holders/Global message/bn|বাংলায় এই বার্তাটি পড়ুন]] / [[m:Requests for comment/Activity levels of advanced administrative rights holders/Global message/ca|Llegiu aquest missatge en català]] / [[m:Requests for comment/Activity levels of advanced administrative rights holders/Global message/da|Læs denne besked på dansk]] / [[m:Requests for comment/Activity levels of advanced administrative rights holders/Global message/de|Lies diese Nachricht auf Deutsch]] / [[m:Requests for comment/Activity levels of advanced administrative rights holders/Global message/egl|Leś cal mesag' chè in Emiliàn]] / [[m:Requests for comment/Activity levels of advanced administrative rights holders/Global message/es|Leer este mensaje en español]] / [[m:Requests for comment/Activity levels of advanced administrative rights holders/Global message/fi|Lue tämä viesti suomeksi]] / [[m:Requests for comment/Activity levels of advanced administrative rights holders/Global message/fr|Lire ce message en français]] / [[m:Requests for comment/Activity levels of advanced administrative rights holders/Global message/gl|Ler esta mensaxe en galego]] / [[m:Requests for comment/Activity levels of advanced administrative rights holders/Global message/hi|हिन्दी]] / [[m:Requests for comment/Activity levels of advanced administrative rights holders/Global message/hr|Pročitajte ovu poruku na hrvatskom]] / [[m:Requests for comment/Activity levels of advanced administrative rights holders/Global message/id|Baca pesan ini dalam Bahasa Indonesia]] / [[m:Requests for comment/Activity levels of advanced administrative rights holders/Global message/it|Leggi questo messaggio in italiano]] / [[m:Requests for comment/Activity levels of advanced administrative rights holders/Global message/kn|ಈ ಸಂದೇಶವನ್ನು ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಿ]] / [[m:Requests for comment/Activity levels of advanced administrative rights holders/Global message/mt|Aqra dan il-messaġġ bil-Malti]] / [[m:Requests for comment/Activity levels of advanced administrative rights holders/Global message/nb|norsk (bokmål)]] / [[m:Requests for comment/Activity levels of advanced administrative rights holders/Global message/nl|Lees dit bericht in het Nederlands]] / [[m:Requests for comment/Activity levels of advanced administrative rights holders/Global message/pl|Przeczytaj tę wiadomość po polsku]] / [[m:Requests for comment/Activity levels of advanced administrative rights holders/Global message/ro|Citiți acest mesaj în română]] / [[m:Requests for comment/Activity levels of advanced administrative rights holders/Global message/ru|Прочитать это сообщение на русском]] / [[m:Requests for comment/Activity levels of advanced administrative rights holders/Global message/so|Farriintaan ku aqri Af-Soomaali]] / [[m:Requests for comment/Activity levels of advanced administrative rights holders/Global message/sr|Pročitaj ovu poruku na srpskom (Прочитај ову поруку на српском)]] / [[m:Requests for comment/Activity levels of advanced administrative rights holders/Global message/th|อ่านข้อความนี้ในภาษาไทย]] / [[m:Requests for comment/Activity levels of advanced administrative rights holders/Global message/uk|Прочитати це повідомлення українською мовою]] / [[m:Requests for comment/Activity levels of advanced administrative rights holders/Global message/vi|Đọc thông báo bằng tiếng Việt]] / [[m:Requests for comment/Activity levels of advanced administrative rights holders/Global message/zh|使用中文阅读本信息。]]</small>
 
Hello!
 
There is [[m:Requests for comment/Activity levels of advanced administrative rights holders|a new request for comment]] on Meta-Wiki concerning the removal of administrative rights from long-term inactive Wikimedians. Generally, this proposal from stewards would apply to wikis without an administrators' review process.
 
We are also compiling a [[m:Talk:Requests for comment/Activity levels of advanced administrative rights holders|list of projects]] with procedures for removing inactive administrators on the talk page of the request for comment. Feel free to add your project(s) to the list if you have a policy on administrator inactivity.
 
All input is appreciated. The discussion may close as soon as 21 May 2013 (2013-05-21), but this will be extended if needed.
 
Thanks, [[m:User:Billinghurst|Billinghurst]] <small>(thanks to all the [[m:Requests for comment/Activity levels of advanced administrative rights holders/Global message|translators]]!)</small> 09:31, 24 އެޕްރީލް 2013 (MVT)
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== Wikidata phase 2 (infoboxes) is here ==
 
[[File:Wikidata-logo-en.svg|150px|right]]
Sorry for writing in English. I hope someone can translate this. If you understand German better than English you can have a look at the announcement on [[:de:Wikipedia:Kurier]].
 
A while ago the first phase of [[d:|Wikidata]] was enabled on this Wikipedia. This means you are getting the language links in each article from Wikidata. We have now enabled the second phase of Wikidata (infoboxes) here. We have already done this on the [[http://blog.wikimedia.de/2013/03/27/you-can-have-all-the-data/ first 11 Wikipedias]] (it, he, hu, ru, tr, uk, uz, hr, bs, sr, sh) a month ago and [http://blog.wikimedia.de/2013/04/22/and-that-makes-12/ two days ago on the English Wikipedia]. Today all the remaining Wikipedias followed.
 
'''What does having phase 2 enabled here mean?'''
You are now able to make use of the structured data that is available on Wikidata in your articles/infoboxes. It includes things like the symbol for a chemical element, the ISBN for a book or the top level domain of a country. (None of this will happen automatically. Someone will have to change the article or infobox template for this to happen!) The current state is just the beginning though. It will be extended based on feedback we get from you now.
 
'''How will this work?'''
There are two ways to access the data:
* Use a parser function like <nowiki>{{#property:p159}}</nowiki> in the wiki text of the article on Wikimedia Foundation. This will return “[[d:Q62|San Francisco]]” as that is the [[d:Property:P159|headquarter location]] of the [[d:180|non-profit]].
* For more complicated things you can use Lua. The documentation for this is [[mw:Extension:WikibaseClient/Lua|here]].
 
We are working on expanding the parser function so you can for example use <nowiki>{{#property:headquarter location}}</nowiki> instead of <nowiki>{{#property:p159}}</nowiki>. The complete plan for this is [[meta:Wikidata/Notes/Inclusion syntax|here]].
 
'''Where can I test this?'''
You can test it on [http://test2.wikipedia.org test2] if you don't want to do it in an article here.
 
'''Where can I find more information and ask questions?'''
We have collected the main questions in an [[meta:Wikidata/Deployment Questions|FAQ for this deployment]]. Please ask questions you might have on [[meta:Talk:Wikidata/Deployment Questions|the FAQ’s discussion page]].
 
'''I want to be kept up to date about Wikidata'''
To stay up-to-date on everything happening around Wikidata please [[meta:Global message delivery/Targets/Wikidata|subscribe]] to the newsletter that is delivered weekly to subscribed user’s talk pages.
 
 
We are excited about taking yet another step towards allowing all Wikipedias share structured data and collect and curate it together.
--[[m:User:Lydia Pintscher (WMDE)|Lydia Pintscher]] 00:05, 25 އެޕްރީލް 2013 (MVT)
 
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== [en] Change to wiki account system and account renaming ==
 
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Some accounts will soon be renamed due to a technical change that the developer team at Wikimedia are making. [[m:Single User Login finalisation announcement|More details on Meta]].
 
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== [en] Change to section edit links ==
 
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The default position of the "edit" link in page section headers is going to change soon. The "edit" link will be positioned adjacent to the page header text rather than floating opposite it.
 
Section edit links will be to the immediate right of section titles, instead of on the far right. If you're an editor of one of the wikis which already implemented this change, nothing will substantially change for you; however, scripts and gadgets depending on the previous implementation of section edit links will have to be adjusted to continue working; however, nothing else should break even if they are not updated in time.
 
[[m:Change to section edit links|Detailed information and a timeline]] is available on meta.
 
Ideas to do this all the way to 2009 at least. It is often difficult to track which of several potential section edit links on the far right is associated with the correct section, and many readers and anonymous or new editors may even be failing to notice section edit links at all, since they read section titles, which are far away from the links.
 
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