Wikimedia Foundation Governance Wiki foundationwiki https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Home MediaWiki 1.47.0-wmf.9 first-letter Media Special Talk User User talk Wikimedia Wikimedia talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Resolution Resolution talk Legal Legal talk Minutes Minutes talk Policy Policy talk Endowment Endowment talk Agenda Agenda talk Archive Archive talk Memory Memory talk Committee Committee talk Campaign Campaign talk TimedText TimedText talk Module Module talk Translations Translations talk 3 24027 587862 568290 2026-07-04T20:59:05Z Levyterr540 327008 /* Locked sysop */ 587862 wikitext text/x-wiki {{User:LincolnBot/archiveconfig |archive = User talk:GVarnum-WMF/Archive %(counter)d |algo = old(90d) |counter = 1 |maxarchivesize = 150K |archiveheader = {{talk archive}} |minthreadstoarchive = 1 |minthreadsleft = 5 }}{{archives}} == Locked sysop == == Since the license for Wikinews has been updated to CC BY-SA 4.0 == Can that information be updated on [[Legal:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License]]? [[User:Awesome Aasim|Awesome Aasim]] ([[User talk:Awesome Aasim|talk]]) 20:04, 10 October 2025 (UTC) :@[[User:Awesome Aasim|Awesome Aasim]]: Thank you for pointing this out. I have [[Special:Diff/532524|updated the language]] to reflect that at least English Wikinews is now utilizing 4.0. It appears that not all language editions of Wikinews are doing the same ([[:wikinews:de:|German]] as an example), so we still need some caveat in place. Let me know if you think the new wording works. Thank you! --[[User:GVarnum-WMF|Gregory Varnum (Wikimedia Foundation) [he/him]]] ([[User talk:GVarnum-WMF|talk]]) 17:05, 20 October 2025 (UTC) == cannot translate the categories in FR == I tried to translate in french https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:MediaWiki.org containing 2 items: the title and message 1 but each of these 2 translations is rejected with message '''Publishing the translation failed: Cannot create translation unit for category Category:MediaWiki.org/fr which is empty.''' not allowing the publication.Can you have a look please, or extend my rights.Thanks. -- [[User:Wladek92|Christian 🇫🇷 FR]] ([[User talk:Wladek92|talk]]) 17:48, 6 December 2025 (UTC) :@[[User:Wladek92|Wladek92]]: You should already have sufficient rights to provide a translation. That may have been a bug or system glitch. Have you tried again recently? Alternatively, if you want to provide me the translated text, I can see if I am able to replicate the problem. --[[User:GVarnum-WMF|Gregory Varnum (Wikimedia Foundation) [he/him]]] ([[User talk:GVarnum-WMF|talk]]) 21:41, 11 December 2025 (UTC) ::Messages of: ::https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ATranslate&group=page-Category%3AMediaWiki.org&action=page&filter=&action_source=translate_page&language=fr ::my stats here: https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Wladek92 [[User:Wladek92|Christian 🇫🇷 FR]] ([[User talk:Wladek92|talk]]) 23:10, 11 December 2025 (UTC) == resolution:Draft_Movement_Charter_and_next_steps/Appendix (translate tags) == Hi, thank you making the page available for translation, at [[:Resolution:Draft Movement Charter and next steps/Appendix]]. I am working on it into Japanese, and at the headnote (T:117), there is a phrase that exposes English original. I tried the "{{!}}" bar trick in Japanese output, but afaik failed to fix that way. Would you care to fix the tvar please? * tvar name="2">:m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard/Board resolution and vote on the proposed Movement Charter/Appendix|your feedback</tvar. Cheers, --[[User:Omotecho|Omotecho]] ([[User talk:Omotecho|talk]]) 03:10, 10 March 2026 (UTC) :@[[User:Omotecho|Omotecho]] - should be fixed now - thank you for the ping! --[[User:GVarnum-WMF|Gregory Varnum (Wikimedia Foundation) [he/him]]] ([[User talk:GVarnum-WMF|talk]]) 18:46, 10 March 2026 (UTC) ::Case closed, thank you for the swift support. It is in ja now (; -- [[User:Omotecho|Omotecho]] ([[User talk:Omotecho|talk]]) 18:16, 14 March 2026 (UTC) == CC BY-SA 4.0 header update suggestion (and other stuff) == I noticed a change to the header on [[Legal:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License]] and wanted to potentially recommend the deed be updated to match that on Creative Commons. Specifically, the area below "This is a human-readable summary of (and not a substitute for) the license below." and above "The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms." should read: You are free to: * '''Share'''—copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format for any purpose, even commercially. * '''Adapt'''—remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially. That should keep the deed in the header in sync with the authoritative copy on Creative Commons' website. I would also suggest linking this page in [[Terms of Use#7._Licensing_of_Content]] (as right now the page is orphaned). [[User:Awesome Aasim|Awesome Aasim]] ([[User talk:Awesome Aasim|talk]]) 16:28, 31 March 2026 (UTC) :@[[User:Awesome Aasim|Awesome Aasim]]: Thank you for this suggestion - I have gone ahead and made that revision. We will likely continue to link to the official Creative Commons' website in the Terms of Use. Having our own copy is something of a tradition and nod towards "just in case" preservation of the text for our purposes. It is technically orphaned in that it is not directly linked from the Wikimedia wikis directly. However, it is linked beyond the wikis and used in various documentation, filings, etc. It is arguably "archived content" - but I fear labeling and placing it in that namespace would cause confusion on the "active" status of the license being used. --[[User:GVarnum-WMF|Gregory Varnum (Wikimedia Foundation) [he/him]]] ([[User talk:GVarnum-WMF|talk]]) 16:41, 31 March 2026 (UTC) b8eb2ao1bpo48bfv32z9xqhc4p1bbbw 587863 587862 2026-07-04T21:00:51Z Levyterr540 327008 /* */ 587863 wikitext text/x-wiki == Locked sysop == == Since the license for Wikinews has been updated to CC BY-SA 4.0 == Can that information be updated on [[Legal:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License]]? [[User:Awesome Aasim|Awesome Aasim]] ([[User talk:Awesome Aasim|talk]]) 20:04, 10 October 2025 (UTC) :@[[User:Awesome Aasim|Awesome Aasim]]: Thank you for pointing this out. I have [[Special:Diff/532524|updated the language]] to reflect that at least English Wikinews is now utilizing 4.0. It appears that not all language editions of Wikinews are doing the same ([[:wikinews:de:|German]] as an example), so we still need some caveat in place. Let me know if you think the new wording works. Thank you! --[[User:GVarnum-WMF|Gregory Varnum (Wikimedia Foundation) [he/him]]] ([[User talk:GVarnum-WMF|talk]]) 17:05, 20 October 2025 (UTC) == cannot translate the categories in FR == I tried to translate in french https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:MediaWiki.org containing 2 items: the title and message 1 but each of these 2 translations is rejected with message '''Publishing the translation failed: Cannot create translation unit for category Category:MediaWiki.org/fr which is empty.''' not allowing the publication.Can you have a look please, or extend my rights.Thanks. -- [[User:Wladek92|Christian 🇫🇷 FR]] ([[User talk:Wladek92|talk]]) 17:48, 6 December 2025 (UTC) :@[[User:Wladek92|Wladek92]]: You should already have sufficient rights to provide a translation. That may have been a bug or system glitch. Have you tried again recently? Alternatively, if you want to provide me the translated text, I can see if I am able to replicate the problem. --[[User:GVarnum-WMF|Gregory Varnum (Wikimedia Foundation) [he/him]]] ([[User talk:GVarnum-WMF|talk]]) 21:41, 11 December 2025 (UTC) ::Messages of: ::https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ATranslate&group=page-Category%3AMediaWiki.org&action=page&filter=&action_source=translate_page&language=fr ::my stats here: https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Wladek92 [[User:Wladek92|Christian 🇫🇷 FR]] ([[User talk:Wladek92|talk]]) 23:10, 11 December 2025 (UTC) == resolution:Draft_Movement_Charter_and_next_steps/Appendix (translate tags) == Hi, thank you making the page available for translation, at [[:Resolution:Draft Movement Charter and next steps/Appendix]]. I am working on it into Japanese, and at the headnote (T:117), there is a phrase that exposes English original. I tried the "{{!}}" bar trick in Japanese output, but afaik failed to fix that way. Would you care to fix the tvar please? * tvar name="2">:m:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard/Board resolution and vote on the proposed Movement Charter/Appendix|your feedback</tvar. Cheers, --[[User:Omotecho|Omotecho]] ([[User talk:Omotecho|talk]]) 03:10, 10 March 2026 (UTC) :@[[User:Omotecho|Omotecho]] - should be fixed now - thank you for the ping! --[[User:GVarnum-WMF|Gregory Varnum (Wikimedia Foundation) [he/him]]] ([[User talk:GVarnum-WMF|talk]]) 18:46, 10 March 2026 (UTC) ::Case closed, thank you for the swift support. It is in ja now (; -- [[User:Omotecho|Omotecho]] ([[User talk:Omotecho|talk]]) 18:16, 14 March 2026 (UTC) == CC BY-SA 4.0 header update suggestion (and other stuff) == I noticed a change to the header on [[Legal:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License]] and wanted to potentially recommend the deed be updated to match that on Creative Commons. Specifically, the area below "This is a human-readable summary of (and not a substitute for) the license below." and above "The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms." should read: You are free to: * '''Share'''—copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format for any purpose, even commercially. * '''Adapt'''—remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially. That should keep the deed in the header in sync with the authoritative copy on Creative Commons' website. I would also suggest linking this page in [[Terms of Use#7._Licensing_of_Content]] (as right now the page is orphaned). [[User:Awesome Aasim|Awesome Aasim]] ([[User talk:Awesome Aasim|talk]]) 16:28, 31 March 2026 (UTC) :@[[User:Awesome Aasim|Awesome Aasim]]: Thank you for this suggestion - I have gone ahead and made that revision. We will likely continue to link to the official Creative Commons' website in the Terms of Use. Having our own copy is something of a tradition and nod towards "just in case" preservation of the text for our purposes. It is technically orphaned in that it is not directly linked from the Wikimedia wikis directly. However, it is linked beyond the wikis and used in various documentation, filings, etc. It is arguably "archived content" - but I fear labeling and placing it in that namespace would cause confusion on the "active" status of the license being used. --[[User:GVarnum-WMF|Gregory Varnum (Wikimedia Foundation) [he/him]]] ([[User talk:GVarnum-WMF|talk]]) 16:41, 31 March 2026 (UTC) p5usgula5mhxek2ngz4s2a9o0tkriag 107 26954 587861 571981 2026-07-04T20:47:56Z Levyterr540 327008 /* */ 587861 wikitext text/x-wiki == Policy:Privacy policy/Subpoena frequently asked questions/14 == ? relabel 'tvar' [[User:Rebulka|Rebulka]] ([[User talk:Rebulka|talk]]) 18:29, 28 July 2024 (UTC) :{{done}} - Thank you, @[[User:Rebulka|Rebulka]]! --[[User:GVarnum-WMF|Gregory Varnum (Wikimedia Foundation) [he/him]]] ([[User talk:GVarnum-WMF|talk]]) 19:40, 27 September 2024 (UTC) == Policy:Privacy policy/What policy does not cover == tags 'tvar' [[User:Rebulka|Rebulka]] ([[User talk:Rebulka|talk]]) 19:10, 28 July 2024 (UTC) :@[[User:Rebulka|Rebulka]]: I think I have improved/added all tvar's on that page as needed. If I missed anything, please let me know. Thank you! --[[User:GVarnum-WMF|Gregory Varnum (Wikimedia Foundation) [he/him]]] ([[User talk:GVarnum-WMF|talk]]) 20:47, 27 September 2024 (UTC) == Internet Explorer == {{Editprotected|ans=yes}} Under the heading '''Browsers''', we find: {{Quote|A "browser" is a software application that people generally use to access the Internet. Examples of popular browsers include [//www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/ Chrome], [//www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/ Firefox], [//www.apple.com/safari/ Safari], and [//windows.microsoft.com/en-us/internet-explorer/download-ie Internet Explorer].}} Support for Internet Explorer ended on 15 June 2022, so this should be replaced with a link to [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge Microsoft Edge]: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge Also, Firefox is the only one of these browsers whose underlying organisation even remotely aligns with the ideals of the Wikimedia Foundation, so it really should be mentioned first. Thanks – [[User:McDutchie|McDutchie]] ([[User talk:McDutchie|talk]]) 19:40, 18 December 2025 (UTC) :Thank you for this note. I've updated the IE entry to Edge (in the subpage at [[Policy:Privacy_policy/Glossary_of_key_terms#Browsers]]). I'll pass along the feedback/recommendation for the ordering change (and I'll note to you and Legal that I personally agree with that recommendation). Cheers, [[User:Quiddity (WMF)|Quiddity (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Quiddity (WMF)|talk]]) 21:19, 18 December 2025 (UTC) == Definitions == {{Editprotected|}} The definitions header of the introduction seems to be included in the previous section. This causes misalignment and it should use a separate /RHeader, similar all other section. I have not done so yet, as it will trigger translation changes. [[User:TheDJ|TheDJ]] ([[User talk:TheDJ|talk]]) 14:14, 24 December 2025 (UTC) :Hi! Let me know if you need help with this from me. I don't entirely understand the problem, but I suspect this is just your "note to self" (based on the "''yet''"), and if that's correct then there's no need to reply to me with any details! [Save us both time!]. :-) Cheers and happy new year. [[User:Quiddity (WMF)|Quiddity (WMF)]] ([[User talk:Quiddity (WMF)|talk]]) 22:57, 8 January 2026 (UTC) == Question regarding the privacy policy == Hi I'm not sure if this is the right place, if not I'd be happy to repost this somewhere else or to email WMF. Before there were temporary accounts on nlwiki there have been made a lot of talk pages with information about the owners of the IP's if they were a business or a school. These pages have been filled with information about vandalism from those IP's or even complete ranges. An example can be found [[nl:Overleg gebruiker:2001:610:1A0:1300:65DF:C47D:D972:3848|here]]. My question is if these should be deleted based on the current privacy policy, and the fact that temporary account data should not be public? These pages can't be updated with new information. My question is whether these pages still qualify for retention under the current privacy policy, considering that data must not be kept without a legitimate reason and should not be stored longer than necessary. Some of these pages also contain names of students or co-workers from 'funny' people who made a cyberbully page about them 10 years ago. 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