Re: [Wikimedia-l] SUL finalization update (no, for real this time)

2015-03-18 Thread Dennis During
Thanks MFWarburg. Almost exactly what I want and certainly good enough for now. On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 10:43 PM, MF-Warburg wrote: > Special:Log/renameuser > Am 19.03.2015 00:59 schrieb "Dennis During" : > > > So, for the third time: Will there be a report accessible to normal users > > that ha

Re: [Wikimedia-l] SUL finalization update (no, for real this time)

2015-03-18 Thread MF-Warburg
Special:Log/renameuser Am 19.03.2015 00:59 schrieb "Dennis During" : > So, for the third time: Will there be a report accessible to normal users > that has the name changes for the most voluminous contributors who have had > a name change so that one can transfer one's experience with a user to th

Re: [Wikimedia-l] SUL finalization update (no, for real this time)

2015-03-18 Thread Dennis During
I'm a bit confused about implications of SUL for edit history. What name will show up in page history for a contribution made by someone who, after SUL, has a new name? The new name, if any, of that user? The name being used at the time, which would now be attributed to someone who did not make th

Re: [Wikimedia-l] SUL finalization update (no, for real this time)

2015-03-18 Thread
Correction. This link lists backwards from "Fae" but misses out "Fae": https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UsersWhoWillBeRenamed&dir=prev&offset=Fae This link lists forwards from "Fae" but again misses out "Fae"!: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UsersWho

Re: [Wikimedia-l] SUL finalization update (no, for real this time)

2015-03-18 Thread Dennis During
Thanks for moving this close to completion. I hope finalization goes well. However, It found Special:UsersWhoWillBeRenamed totally useless at Wiktionary, as I'm sure it is at any mature project. Only 25 names appear at time. On Wiktionary the first page only includes names using exclusively excl

Re: [Wikimedia-l] SUL finalization update (no, for real this time)

2015-03-17 Thread Keegan Peterzell
On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 1:00 AM, Pine W wrote: > Hi Keegan, > > Just a thought: you could invite WMFers to have SUL finalization parties > during a few lunch hours. Invite people out of their silos to work with you > and interact with the community to answer account-owner FAQs, translate the > Q&

Re: [Wikimedia-l] SUL finalization update (no, for real this time)

2015-03-17 Thread Pine W
Hi Keegan, Just a thought: you could invite WMFers to have SUL finalization parties during a few lunch hours. Invite people out of their silos to work with you and interact with the community to answer account-owner FAQs, translate the Q&A, and interact with WMF's "customers". While this is a litt

Re: [Wikimedia-l] SUL finalization update (no, for real this time)

2015-03-17 Thread Keegan Peterzell
On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 12:39 AM, John Mark Vandenberg wrote: > > > Also, lots of unanswered queries appearing quickly on > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Keegan_%28WMF%29 , which is > the talk page linked in the global message that was sent out. It > would be good to have extra hands

Re: [Wikimedia-l] SUL finalization update (no, for real this time)

2015-03-17 Thread John Mark Vandenberg
On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 4:24 PM, Legoktm wrote: > On 03/17/2015 09:54 PM, John Mark Vandenberg wrote: >> On Sat, Mar 14, 2015 at 7:07 AM, Keegan Peterzell >> wrote: >>> ... >>> All accounts that will be affected by this will be contacted on their talk >>> page within the next couple of days.[4] A

Re: [Wikimedia-l] SUL finalization update (no, for real this time)

2015-03-17 Thread Legoktm
On 03/17/2015 09:54 PM, John Mark Vandenberg wrote: > On Sat, Mar 14, 2015 at 7:07 AM, Keegan Peterzell > wrote: >> ... >> All accounts that will be affected by this will be contacted on their talk >> page within the next couple of days.[4] All local wikis also have a >> publicly listed database o

Re: [Wikimedia-l] SUL finalization update (no, for real this time)

2015-03-17 Thread Dan Garry
On 17 March 2015 at 21:54, John Mark Vandenberg wrote: > > The message includes instructions to rename an account, but what > happens if a user unifies all accounts having the same name now, after > this announcement. I've heard someone say that their account is still > listed on 'Special:UsersWh

Re: [Wikimedia-l] SUL finalization update (no, for real this time)

2015-03-17 Thread John Mark Vandenberg
On Sat, Mar 14, 2015 at 7:07 AM, Keegan Peterzell wrote: > ... > All accounts that will be affected by this will be contacted on their talk > page within the next couple of days.[4] All local wikis also have a > publicly listed database of users who will be renamed, available at > Special:UsersWho

Re: [Wikimedia-l] SUL finalization update (no, for real this time)

2015-03-15 Thread Keegan Peterzell
Hi there, On Sun, Mar 15, 2015 at 11:33 PM, MZMcBride wrote: > Keegan Peterzell wrote: > >Single-user login[1] finalization will be taking place next month.[2] > > > >[...] > > > >All accounts that will be affected by this will be contacted on their talk > >page within the next couple of days.[4

Re: [Wikimedia-l] SUL finalization update (no, for real this time)

2015-03-15 Thread MZMcBride
Keegan Peterzell wrote: >Single-user login[1] finalization will be taking place next month.[2] > >[...] > >All accounts that will be affected by this will be contacted on their talk >page within the next couple of days.[4] Hi. Do you think a month of warning to affected users is sufficient? Ideal

Re: [Wikimedia-l] SUL finalization update (no, for real this time)

2015-03-13 Thread Pine W
Excellent, thank you Keegan and all who have worked on this. Pine On Mar 13, 2015 1:07 PM, "Keegan Peterzell" wrote: > Hi all, > > Single-user login[1] finalization will be taking place next month.[2] I > know this has been said before over the past two years, but it is actually > going to take

Re: [Wikimedia-l] SUL finalization update (no, for real this time)

2015-03-13 Thread Keegan Peterzell
On Fri, Mar 13, 2015 at 3:16 PM, Risker wrote: > > Thanks very much for keeping us up to date, Keegan. When I look at > the Special:UsersWhoWillBeRenamed on enwiki, I note a large number of > accounts whose registration date is listed as today, even though I realise > that's not possible. It mig

Re: [Wikimedia-l] SUL finalization update (no, for real this time)

2015-03-13 Thread Keegan Peterzell
On Fri, Mar 13, 2015 at 3:07 PM, Keegan Peterzell wrote: > > 5. for example, > https://vo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patikos:UsersWhoWillBeRenamedHmm > > That should be https://vo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patikos:UsersWhoWillBeRenamed It does make you go "hmm" though. -- Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison,

Re: [Wikimedia-l] SUL finalization update (no, for real this time)

2015-03-13 Thread Samuel Klein
Keegan: thank you, great news.SJ On Fri, Mar 13, 2015 at 4:07 PM, Keegan Peterzell wrote: > Hi all, > > Single-user login[1] finalization will be taking place next month.[2] I > know this has been said before over the past two years, but it is actually > going to take place after nearly a de

Re: [Wikimedia-l] SUL finalization update (no, for real this time)

2015-03-13 Thread Risker
On 13 March 2015 at 16:07, Keegan Peterzell wrote: > Hi all, > > Single-user login[1] finalization will be taking place next month.[2] I > know this has been said before over the past two years, but it is actually > going to take place after nearly a decade of waiting :) > > I just posted an impo

[Wikimedia-l] SUL finalization update (no, for real this time)

2015-03-13 Thread Keegan Peterzell
Hi all, Single-user login[1] finalization will be taking place next month.[2] I know this has been said before over the past two years, but it is actually going to take place after nearly a decade of waiting :) I just posted an important announcement about the renaming process itself on Meta.[3]