Hi Martin,
I'm not familiar with all of the information about how WMF currently uses
CAPTCHAs, but I suggest being careful about doing anything that could add
to the workloads of volunteer patrollers, admins, and checkusers. My
feeling is that you should consult with people who are most likely to
The 1.34.0-wmf.13 version of MediaWiki is no longer blocked[0]!
Thanks to Anomie, Krinkle, Jforrester, Tgr, Ebernhardsen, and everyone else
who worked on unblocking the train.
We plan to deploy the new version to both group1 and group2 today.
-- Your humble train toiler
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