[Wikitech-l] Re: Comments like Google Docs

2023-12-08 Thread Risker
ok more like Twitter and Facebook; that is, they'll be opportunities for disinformation. Risker/Anne On Fri, 8 Dec 2023 at 05:43, Kosta Harlan wrote: > There is an extension > https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:InlineComments > > There's some past discussion of this type

[Wikitech-l] Re: matahariagu...@gmail.com

2022-06-20 Thread Risker
whether Tor-exempt should be an entirely separate right, because the number of IPB-exempt editors who need Tor-exempt could probably be counted on the fingers of one hand. Perhaps it is time to reconsider this? Risker/Anne On Sun, 19 Jun 2022 at 09:23, Tomy Anggara wrote: > Open main m

[Wikitech-l] Re: 錄 Diving Into Wikimedia Deployment Data

2022-02-16 Thread Risker
(in a positive way). I'm pleased and perhaps a bit relieved to see that the research has borne out my impression of how it has made such a big difference in the deployment process. Risker/Anne On Wed, 16 Feb 2022 at 06:01, Tyler Cipriani wrote: > *tl;dr:* We have open data on Wikimedia product

[Wikitech-l] Re: [Wikimedia-l] Accessing wikipedia metadata

2021-09-16 Thread Risker
Mike's suggestion is good. You would likely get better responses by asking this question to the Wikimedia developers, so I am forwarding to that list. Risker On Thu, 16 Sept 2021 at 14:04, Gava, Cristina via Wikimedia-l < wikimedi...@lists.wikimedia.org> wrote: > Hello

[Wikitech-l] Re: Why does the train start on Tuesday?

2021-07-12 Thread Risker
to expanding the list of what could be included in a Friday backport. Limiting it to essentially "breaks the site" or "major impact to accessibility of the content" doesn't really include most of the noticeable user experience issues (for either edito

Re: [Wikitech-l] Community-Engineering gaps as defined in configuration

2019-03-09 Thread Risker
to notice, until we're trying to edit logged-in from remote areas. Risker/Anne [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/List_of_Wikipedias On Sat, 9 Mar 2019 at 10:12, Eran Rosenthal wrote: > Hi, > Wiki communities can ask to override their default configurations > (following

Re: [Wikitech-l] Thank you Tuesday

2019-01-23 Thread Risker
ewhere. These historical tidbits, especially one that shows such a lovely human side to the practice of coding and software development, can become even more meaningful over time. Thanks, Magnus - and thanks MusikAnimal for asking the question. Risker/Anne On Wed, 23 Jan 2019 at 02:51, Kunal Mehta

Re: [Wikitech-l] Thank you Tuesday

2018-11-27 Thread Risker
put a lot of effort into coming up with solutions that will help to stop the current onslaught and prevent similar incidents in the future. There has been exceptional vigilance to this situation, and it is noted and appreciated. Risker/Anne On Mon, 26 Nov 2018 at 15:58, Derick N. Alangi wrote: >

Re: [Wikitech-l] Recommending Firefox to users using legacy browsers?

2017-09-04 Thread Risker
owser. So no, I do not think it would be a good idea for anyone, let alone the Wikimedia Foundation, to advocate on behalf of this software. Risker/Anne On 3 September 2017 at 03:22, Stas Malyshev <smalys...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > Hi! > > > After Firefox and Chromium, there'

Re: [Wikitech-l] ArchCom Minutes, News, and Outlook

2017-03-17 Thread Risker
A minor suggestion from someone who is just a reader here - It would be helpful if the same thread title is not used every week. In particular, adding a date of the meeting will aid in searchability. Thanks, Risker/Anne On 17 March 2017 at 09:52, Daniel Kinzler <daniel.kinz...@wikimedia

Re: [Wikitech-l] Changes in colors of user interface

2016-12-13 Thread Risker
designers are using the same textbooks. And #ac6600 is not a colour I really want to see on my screen; ask any parent to think back to those first six months, and they'll explain... Risker/Anne ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https

Re: [Wikitech-l] ArchCom Meeting Minutes (2016-12-07)

2016-12-13 Thread Risker
ld go a long way to resolving that problem. That's not to deprecate the hard work and investment of all of the staff and volunteer developers that keeps the place functional and brings new and desirable features to the users - thank you all. Risker/Anne ___

Re: [Wikitech-l] Opening up MediaWiki dev summit in January?

2016-09-04 Thread Risker
o see how this could be accommodated. Thanks Brion for raising the topic - and thanks to everyone in this thread, you've all taken this idea to heart and recognized the value of user input. Risker/Anne On 1 September 2016 at 13:12, Brion Vibber <bvib...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > The last couple yea

Re: [Wikitech-l] Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] Invitation to upcoming office hours with interim ED

2016-05-04 Thread Risker
Just noting that 1700-1800 PDT on Wednesday May 11 is -0100 UTC on Thursday May 12. Based on the link given, this seems to be when the meeting will be held. Please verify. Risker/Anne On 4 May 2016 at 21:28, Pine W <wiki.p...@gmail.com> wrote: > Forwarding. > > Pine > --

Re: [Wikitech-l] [Labs-l] Tool Labs and my new job at WMF

2016-04-15 Thread Risker
- until they stop working. These tools are one of the hidden underpinnings that help make the Wikimedia family of projects successful - and it's great to see someone who is so passionate about this taking on the role. Risker/Anne On 15 April 2016 at 20:04, Magnus Manske <magnusman...@googlemail.

Re: [Wikitech-l] Feelings

2016-04-03 Thread Risker
time trying to figure out how to create a message to new users I encounter when I'm oversighting their personal information...without templating or linking to complex policies, but pointing them to the Teahouse. I'm pretty sure it's not going to be very easy, but I'm going to try. Thank you for

Re: [Wikitech-l] Bulk link rewrites for HTTP -> HTTPS migration?

2016-01-13 Thread Risker
tes rearrange themselves periodically - and replacing a bad link with a more secure bad link is not really helpful. Risker/Anne On 13 January 2016 at 13:32, Max Semenik <maxsem.w...@gmail.com> wrote: > Fix them with a bot, for example AWB > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped

Re: [Wikitech-l] Image editor prototype

2015-12-08 Thread Risker
Agree with everyone else - this looks pretty cool. Just as importantly, it's pretty straightforward - I could figure out all of the options quickly and intuitively. Thank you for working on it. Risker/Anne On 9 December 2015 at 01:02, Jnanaranjan Sahu <gyana...@gmail.com> wrote: >

Re: [Wikitech-l] Community Tech: October report

2015-11-03 Thread Risker
2487 -Twinkle 7 Are the negative numbers the number of users who had previously enabled the gadget and then subsequently disabled it? If not, what are they? Thanks for targeting the cleanup and broader distribution of those high-use tools and gadgets. Risker/Anne [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S

Re: [Wikitech-l] Wikipedia is down

2015-10-27 Thread Risker
by an *internal* error rather than an external attack, is a very, very big deal, but I'm not getting that impression from anything written here, on phabricator, or in the report itself. That disappoints me far more than that an error was made in the first place. Risker/Anne On 26 October 2015 at 23:04

Re: [Wikitech-l] Wikipedia is down

2015-10-27 Thread Risker
On 27 October 2015 at 09:57, Brad Jorsch (Anomie) <bjor...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 8:02 AM, Risker <risker...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > The incident report does not go far enough back into the history of the > > incident. It does not explai

Re: [Wikitech-l] LDAP extension ownership

2015-09-19 Thread Risker
Well, bluntly put, since LDAP is how most non-WMF staff sign into phabricator, I'd say it's become an essential extension. So yeah, this one should be taken over by WMF staff. Risker/Anne On 18 September 2015 at 12:54, Greg Grossmeier <g...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > > > Hi mayb

Re: [Wikitech-l] Code of Conduct: Intro, Principles, and Unacceptable behavior sections

2015-09-05 Thread Risker
wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_of_the_United_States_Fighting_Force Risker/Anne ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

Re: [Wikitech-l] Code of Conduct: Intro, Principles, and Unacceptable behavior sections

2015-09-05 Thread Risker
ent draft of the code of conduct would > allow you to send it here or not. > > On 6 September 2015 at 01:42, Risker <risker...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On 5 September 2015 at 19:11, MZMcBride <z...@mzmcbride.com> wrote: > > > > > > > It seems weird

Re: [Wikitech-l] Collaboration team reprioritization

2015-09-04 Thread Risker
Pine, given the questions at this point seem to be directed to the Collaboration team, with the intention of clarifying what their plans are, perhaps it would be best to encourage them to answer the questions rather than continue the speculation. Danny, perhaps you could take the lead on

Re: [Wikitech-l] Collaboration team reprioritization

2015-09-02 Thread Risker
k as they go forward. Risker/Anne ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

Re: [Wikitech-l] [Engineering] Code of conduct

2015-08-28 Thread Risker
On 28 August 2015 at 06:05, Quim Gil q...@wikimedia.org wrote: On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 1:52 AM, Matthew Flaschen mflasc...@wikimedia.org wrote: On 08/22/2015 10:52 PM, Risker wrote: Perhaps more importantlywho were the local contacts at Hackathon 2015? I can't even dig that one

Re: [Wikitech-l] [Engineering] Code of conduct

2015-08-22 Thread Risker
, the conferences I go to are usually full of conservative businesswomen, and alcohol is rarely involved. So yeah...you need a code of conduct. Because if I was even 15 years younger, I'd never go to a Wikimedia conference. Risker/Anne On 22 August 2015 at 20:03, David Gerard dger...@gmail.com wrote: I

Re: [Wikitech-l] [Engineering] Code of conduct

2015-08-22 Thread Risker
in the event documentation. A policy that exists but has no clear or visible support isn't worth the bytes it's written with. Risker/Anne ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

Re: [Wikitech-l] Where to store OAuth application information?

2015-08-11 Thread Risker
have seen with past examples; it's vanishingly unlikely they'd even get blocked, let alone banned. Risker/Anne On 11 August 2015 at 14:17, Pine W wiki.p...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah, the same thought crossed my mind. Unfortunately, superprotect has such a well-earned negative reputation

Re: [Wikitech-l] Where to store OAuth application information?

2015-08-11 Thread Risker
as well). This would require very diplomatic discussion. And given that this is the 'anniversary' of the introduction of Superprotect, it might be better to wait for a while to really have that conversation. Risker/Anne ___ Wikitech-l mailing list

Re: [Wikitech-l] [Engineering] The end of the Roadmap Phabricator project

2015-07-03 Thread Risker
this kind of tracking; none of them will be perfect. (You're engineers, you know that.) It's really important that the left hand know what the right hand is doing. Good luck in your choices. Risker/Anne On 3 July 2015 at 13:30, Arthur Richards aricha...@wikimedia.org wrote: +teampractices

Re: [Wikitech-l] Freedom of Panorama banner campaign breaking mobile

2015-06-30 Thread Risker
I've posted a link to your message at what looks like the proper page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Freedom_of_Panorama_2015#Problem_with_banner_.22breaking.22_mobile Risker/Anne On 30 June 2015 at 17:49, Jon Robson jrob...@wikimedia.org wrote: I noticed a banner on the mobile

Re: [Wikitech-l] [editing-department] Read the VisualEditor process review

2015-06-06 Thread Risker
eyes on a situation. Thank you for your work on this, it was quite enlightening. Risker/Anne On 7 June 2015 at 00:09, Neil P. Quinn nqu...@wikimedia.org wrote: Hey Greg! Yes, this is meant to be a one-time process. We've been spending a significant proportion of our time on it ever since we

Re: [Wikitech-l] [Engineering] Simplifying the WMF deployment cadence

2015-05-28 Thread Risker
-solve downtimes on big projects. Risker/Anne On 28 May 2015 at 07:51, Dan Garry dga...@wikimedia.org wrote: Awesome! This will make many teams very happy since they'll be moving faster. What's the criteria by which you will evaluate the success of this? Thanks, Dan On 27 May 2015 10:19

Re: [Wikitech-l] Anonymous editing impact on mobile

2015-04-28 Thread Risker
existing accounts every single month just on mobile? Or does that include accounts that already existed on a WMF site? Risker/Anne On 28 April 2015 at 20:00, Jon Robson jrob...@wikimedia.org wrote: Anonymous editing was enabled on mobile web on 30th March 2015 to all users (previous

Re: [Wikitech-l] [Hackathon] Reminder : Registration

2015-04-24 Thread Risker
On 24 April 2015 at 09:21, Alex Cella alexandre.wikime...@gmail.com wrote: snip Registration ends on the 8th of March. I'm pretty sure that's not right. Risker/Anne ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https

Re: [Wikitech-l] Lists as first class citizens

2015-04-08 Thread Risker
-written, robust, heavily tested and used code now. I would have thought that having to constantly write new extension-specific code for these basic admin functions would have gotten tiresome for the developers by now. Risker/Anne On 8 April 2015 at 13:58, Jon Robson jdlrob...@gmail.com wrote

Re: [Wikitech-l] Lists as first class citizens

2015-04-06 Thread Risker
, those are some suggestions for English. Risker/Anne On 4 April 2015 at 12:37, Brian Wolff bawo...@gmail.com wrote: Oh look, we go full circle ;) I haven't checked but given its implemented as a special page i doubt Risker's cu concerns are addressed. Edits to lists do not appear

Re: [Wikitech-l] Lists as first class citizens

2015-04-04 Thread Risker
(and the execution) is fine. RIsker/Anne On 2 April 2015 at 18:19, Jon Robson jrob...@wikimedia.org wrote: I am writing to invite you to preview and hopefully contribute to Gather [1], a new MediaWiki extension that allows users to create, share, and discover lists of articles. Gather is currently

Re: [Wikitech-l] Starting conversion of LiquidThreads to Flow at mediawiki.org

2015-03-20 Thread Risker
that, and simplification of the indentation system/process would be desirable no matter what underlying software is used for discussion. What is being said in this thread is that Flow does not do this now, and in fact is currently designed to prevent this from happening. Risker/Anne

Re: [Wikitech-l] Starting conversion of LiquidThreads to Flow at mediawiki.org

2015-03-19 Thread Risker
On 19 March 2015 at 13:28, Ryan Lane rlan...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 8:18 AM, Risker risker...@gmail.com wrote: The dogfooding has been happening for a while on WMF's own office-wiki. We haven't heard any results about that. Is the system being used more than

Re: [Wikitech-l] Starting conversion of LiquidThreads to Flow at mediawiki.org

2015-03-19 Thread Risker
leads to miscommunication, confusion and difficulty figuring out who is saying what to whom. Risker/Anne ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

Re: [Wikitech-l] Starting conversion of LiquidThreads to Flow at mediawiki.org

2015-03-19 Thread Risker
groups of staff have pretty much abandoned talk pages on office-wiki and are now reverting to emails instead) but without any documentary evidence or analysis it's unreasonable to think that it is either a net positive OR a net negative. Risker/Anne

Re: [Wikitech-l] Starting conversion of LiquidThreads to Flow at mediawiki.org

2015-03-17 Thread Risker
the same indent level. There's also the huge waste of screen real estate - I knew it was bad on desktop, but I was surprised to see it looks almost as bad on a tablet when I had an opportunity to take a look. Risker/Anne ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l

Re: [Wikitech-l] Starting conversion of LiquidThreads to Flow at mediawiki.org

2015-03-17 Thread Risker
On 17 March 2015 at 10:49, Brad Jorsch (Anomie) bjor...@wikimedia.org wrote: On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 10:35 AM, Risker risker...@gmail.com wrote: On 17 March 2015 at 09:45, Brad Jorsch (Anomie) bjor...@wikimedia.org wrote: On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 9:37 AM, Ricordisamoa ricordisa

Re: [Wikitech-l] Starting conversion of LiquidThreads to Flow at mediawiki.org

2015-03-16 Thread Risker
On 16 March 2015 at 21:20, Ryan Lane rlan...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 6:02 PM, Risker risker...@gmail.com wrote: How about just converting those threads back to Wikitext, instead? That script already exists, I've seen it used on Mediawiki. Will it mess up the pages

Re: [Wikitech-l] Starting conversion of LiquidThreads to Flow at mediawiki.org

2015-03-16 Thread Risker
/observations on Mediawiki, the use of Flow will become a barrier for participation. Risker/Anne On 16 March 2015 at 20:51, Nick Wilson (Quiddity) nwil...@wikimedia.org wrote: LiquidThreads (LQT) has not been well-supported in a long time. Flow is in active development, and more real-world use

Re: [Wikitech-l] Tor proxy with blinded tokens

2015-03-16 Thread Risker
of conditions where the access would be withdrawn. Risker/Anne On 16 March 2015 at 01:29, Arlo Breault abrea...@wikimedia.org wrote: I share Risker’s concerns here and limiting the anonymity set to the intersection of Tor users and established wiki contributors seems problematic. Also

Re: [Wikitech-l] Tor proxy with blinded tokens

2015-03-11 Thread Risker
through that service. Risker/Anne ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

Re: [Wikitech-l] Tor proxy with blinded tokens

2015-03-10 Thread Risker
that sure it's an overall improvement in safety. Risker/Anne On 10 March 2015 at 20:40, Chris Steipp cste...@wikimedia.org wrote: On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 2:58 PM, Risker risker...@gmail.com wrote: snip AlsoI'm a little unclear about something. If a Tor-enabled account creates

Re: [Wikitech-l] Tor proxy with blinded tokens

2015-03-10 Thread Risker
less control than the project has now, particularly in the ability to address socking and POV/COI editing. Am I missing something? Risker/Anne On 10 March 2015 at 13:16, Giuseppe Lavagetto glavage...@wikimedia.org wrote: Hi Chris, I like the idea in general, in particular the fact

Re: [Wikitech-l] Tor proxy with blinded tokens

2015-03-10 Thread Risker
having multiple accounts that were used inappropriately, including administrator accounts, so that raises the bar even higher. AlsoI'm a little unclear about something. If a Tor-enabled account creates new accounts, will those accounts be able to edit through Tor, too? Risker/Anne On 10

Re: [Wikitech-l] Tor proxy with blinded tokens

2015-03-10 Thread Risker
and the proposed process is the addition of the third party and the deliberate separation of the two accounts. (I'm trying to put this into plain language so that it can be explained to a broader audience on a project.) Do I have this right? Risker/Anne

Re: [Wikitech-l] need review and co-mentor volunteers for GSoC Accuracy review proposal

2015-02-13 Thread Risker
no longer be up to date when there is no correlating action plan for updating the same information is probably not good use of anyone's time or effort. Risker/Anne On 13 February 2015 at 07:57, James Salsman jsals...@gmail.com wrote: Brian Wolff wrote: Have you run this by Wikipedians? ... since

Re: [Wikitech-l] need review and co-mentor volunteers for GSoC Accuracy review proposal

2015-02-13 Thread Risker
out-of-date information. There is no indication at all that there is any interest on the part of Wikipedians to review data identified in the manner you propose. Risker/Anne On 13 February 2015 at 12:58, James Salsman jsals...@gmail.com wrote: Risker wrote: ... relying on suggestions from

Re: [Wikitech-l] Boil the ocean, be silly, throw the baby out with bathwater, demolish silos, have fun

2015-02-13 Thread Risker
On 13 February 2015 at 17:25, Max Semenik maxsem.w...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 2:23 PM, Risker risker...@gmail.com wrote: Help me out here. Why does anyone care that the article was last edited 13 days ago by Omeganian? And even if they do, why is that the very first

Re: [Wikitech-l] Boil the ocean, be silly, throw the baby out with bathwater, demolish silos, have fun

2015-02-13 Thread Risker
was last edited 13 days ago by Omeganian? And even if they do, why is that the very first thing that someone sees? Risker/Anne ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

Re: [Wikitech-l] Tool on labs for replacing old username signatures

2015-02-06 Thread Risker
, in particular, so that signatures by the new owner of the username won't be changed. Risker/Anne ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

Re: [Wikitech-l] Visibility of action in API for deleted log entries

2014-12-09 Thread Risker
with people actively harassing oversighters because of legitimate suppressions they've carried out, and perhaps this is exactly how they've found out it was Oversighter A who did that particular suppression. Risker/Anne On 9 December 2014 at 14:01, Dan Garry dga...@wikimedia.org wrote: Speaking

Re: [Wikitech-l] Our CAPTCHA is very unfriendly

2014-12-03 Thread Risker
It's a cool idea. Also not usable by those who are visually impaired, as best I can tell. I'm going to be honest, I think svetlana may be on to something. Risker/Anne On 3 December 2014 at 18:17, Jay Ashworth j...@baylink.com wrote: - Original Message - From: Ryan Kaldari rkald

Re: [Wikitech-l] Our CAPTCHA is very unfriendly

2014-11-09 Thread Risker
On 9 November 2014 02:51, Pine W wiki.p...@gmail.com wrote: We're talking about a test, not a broad rollout (: I'm curious, Risker: if you don't mind my asking, what about being required to supply a throwaway email address would have discouraged you from opening a Wikimedia account? Pine

Re: [Wikitech-l] Our CAPTCHA is very unfriendly

2014-11-08 Thread Risker
Umm. No. If ever you want major pushback from the broad international community, requiring any kind of documentation to open an account will probably work very well. I certainly would never have signed up for an account on Wikipedia if I'd had to supply an email address. Risker/Anne On 9

Re: [Wikitech-l] Tor and Anonymous Users (I know, we've had this discussion a million times)

2014-10-01 Thread Risker
; Tor's blocking is a technical solution to a genuine policy/behaviour problem. Risker/Anne On 1 October 2014 09:05, Derric Atzrott datzr...@alizeepathology.com wrote: If, as it seems right now, the problem is technical (weed out the bots and vandals) rather than ideological (as we allow

Re: [Wikitech-l] Tor and Anonymous Users (I know, we've had this discussion a million times)

2014-10-01 Thread Risker
Advocacy doorstep, but I don't think we should expect a formal legal response about this. Risker/Anne ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

Re: [Wikitech-l] Tor and Anonymous Users (I know, we've had this discussion a million times)

2014-09-30 Thread Risker
vector that is similarly problematic, and it would boggle the minds of most users to discover that developers are more interested in enabling another of these vectors rather than thinking about how to prevent problems from the ones that are currently not systemically shut down. Risker/Anne [1

Re: [Wikitech-l] Tor and Anonymous Users (I know, we've had this discussion a million times)

2014-09-30 Thread Risker
- or philosophically-driven problem editors. Unfortunately, with our limited human resources (what with everyone being volunteers, and most editors just editing), it doesn't take a lot of problem editors to overwhelm our resources. Risker/Anne ___ Wikitech-l

Re: [Wikitech-l] News about stolen Internet credentials; reducing Wikimedia reliance on usernames and passwords

2014-08-07 Thread Risker
As someone with one of those high risk accounts, one time passwords would be more likely to make me drop those permissions. Any administrator has a high risk account given the opportunities that they have. Risker/Anne On 7 August 2014 07:59, Pine W wiki.p...@gmail.com wrote: I think we

Re: [Wikitech-l] News about stolen Internet credentials; reducing Wikimedia reliance on usernames and passwords

2014-08-07 Thread Risker
On 7 August 2014 10:49, Chad innocentkil...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Aug 7, 2014 at 9:49 AM, Risker risker...@gmail.com wrote: As someone with one of those high risk accounts, one time passwords would be more likely to make me drop those permissions. Any administrator has a high risk

Re: [Wikitech-l] News about stolen Internet credentials; reducing Wikimedia reliance on usernames and passwords

2014-08-07 Thread Risker
ID sends a second password as a text to a mobile) and means having more expensive technology) or using technology like dongles that cannot be sent to users in certain countries. I stick to my strong passwords and also subscribe to the xkcd password theory.[1] Risker/Anne [1] https

Re: [Wikitech-l] Spam filter rules on the Wiki Loves Monuments Mailing list not working

2014-08-01 Thread Risker
right now so can't give you any links.) Hope that helps. Risker/Anne ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

Re: [Wikitech-l] logging out on one device logs user out everywhere

2014-07-21 Thread Risker
from the library wi-fi); it would be a pain to have to keep updating preferences everytime one of those situations occurs. Risker/Anne ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

Re: [Wikitech-l] Winter, v. 0.6

2014-07-15 Thread Risker
Just to note, I've sent the screenshot directly to Brandon; I also forwarded a copy to this list but because of the size the email needs to go through moderation. Risker/Anne On 14 July 2014 08:55, Risker risker...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Brandon for letting us know about this. Since

Re: [Wikitech-l] Winter, v. 0.6

2014-07-15 Thread Risker
it there; the problem isn't really the format, it's the quality and relative importance of the information. Risker On 14 July 2014 16:06, Trevor Parscal tpars...@wikimedia.org wrote: I want to suggest that we give Brandon a lot of slack here, and be as supportive as possible. This is a prototype of a design

Re: [Wikitech-l] Email for London Hackathon Participants

2014-07-15 Thread Risker
distractions :) Risker/Anne ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

Re: [Wikitech-l] Not logged in page

2014-07-15 Thread Risker
, but then they'd want to be sent back to the watchlist. Risker/Anne On 15 July 2014 14:49, Tyler Romeo tylerro...@gmail.com wrote: https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/146515 -- Tyler Romeo 0x405D34A7C86B42DF From: Jon Robson jdlrob...@gmail.com Reply: Wikimedia developers wikitech-l

Re: [Wikitech-l] logging out on one device logs user out everywhere

2014-07-15 Thread Risker
. Or alternately have a log out on this device/log out everywhere option. Risker/Anne ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

Re: [Wikitech-l] Winter, v. 0.6

2014-07-14 Thread Risker
to grab a screenshot and send it in. Risker/Anne On 14 July 2014 01:03, Brandon Harris bhar...@wikimedia.org wrote: I have uploaded a new version of the Winter framework/prototype, v. 0.6. http://unicorn.wmflabs.org/winter/ This version has

Re: [Wikitech-l] Anonymous editors IP addresses

2014-07-11 Thread Risker
for just a minute...it's essential information for having any chance at all of identifying multiple accounts or pattern editing; however, the tables used by checkusers are non-public so Checkusers continuing to have access to IP data should not be an issue. Risker/Anne On 11 July 2014 10:25, Tyler

Re: [Wikitech-l] Browser tests for core

2014-06-24 Thread Risker
, or there would have been a bigger problem. Testwiki is for testand if you must test on enwiki, do it in userspace. Risker/Anne ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

Re: [Wikitech-l] new terms of use/paid contributions - do they apply to mediawiki

2014-06-16 Thread Risker
I do urge you to start such a discussion, bawolff. It would seem to me that a one- or two-week RFC should be sufficient to opt out contributions to MediaWiki. I'd be happy to support, even though it's more likely that I'll star in the next James Bond film than ever write a line of code. Risker

Re: [Wikitech-l] new terms of use/paid contributions - do they apply to mediawiki

2014-06-16 Thread Risker
. Part of the issue faced by developers is the fact that there is really no viable method by which to label their contributions as paid. Doesn't mean the TOU doesn't apply. Risker/Anne ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https

Re: [Wikitech-l] new terms of use/paid contributions - do they apply to mediawiki

2014-06-16 Thread Risker
Thank you, Luis. I have drafted a request for comment on mediawiki.org [1], but it can probably use some review to ensure I have included the correct list of related projects. Risker/Anne [1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Alternate_disclosure_policy On 16 June 2014 18:25

Re: [Wikitech-l] LiquidThreads - how do we kill it?

2014-06-09 Thread Risker
to content quality reviews to RFA to any other process that isn't actually creation or editing of content is going to be perceived as anything but the WMF sticking its nose into areas that are none of its business. Risker/Anne ___ Wikitech-l mailing list

Re: [Wikitech-l] LiquidThreads - how do we kill it?

2014-06-07 Thread Risker
. Risker/Anne ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

Re: [Wikitech-l] Fwd: Welcome Danny Horn!

2014-04-25 Thread Risker
Welcome, Danny! Is there a specific product that Danny will be managing? Risker/Anne On 25 April 2014 10:58, Howie Fung hf...@wikimedia.org wrote: Everyone, I am pleased to announce that Danny Horn is joining the Product Development team as Product Manager. His first day was Monday April

Re: [Wikitech-l] Another Wikipedia design concept

2014-04-15 Thread Risker
I thought it looked like one of those pesky commercial travel sites; it might be the subject matter, but it just looked so void of content that I was convinced it was trying to sell me something. Risker On 15 April 2014 10:47, Magnus Manske magnusman...@googlemail.com wrote: Well, it does

Re: [Wikitech-l] Free fonts and Windows users

2014-04-09 Thread Risker
such a major update because of usability and readibility issues, there's a major problem here. Just because they aren't English Wikipedia doesn't mean their issues are minor, and they have the disadvantage of a language barrier to make their problems known. Risker/Anne On 9 April 2014 03:01, Steven

Re: [Wikitech-l] Free fonts and Windows users

2014-04-09 Thread Risker
, either type of visitor to Wikimedia sites is more or less important when it comes to listening to feedback. Even if Nathan was right, sometimes it's hard for us to balance the two. What I said in reply to Risker is that I don't think there saying the change is a failure is fair or true, based

Re: [Wikitech-l] Fwd: Security precaution - Resetting all user sessions today

2014-04-08 Thread Risker
Thanks for the heads-up, Greg. However, I'm finding that I am being repeatedly logged out...it's happened every other edit I've made tonight, which is a real pain. Will report on IRC as well. Risker/Anne On 8 April 2014 16:57, Greg Grossmeier g...@wikimedia.org wrote: FYI to this audience

Re: [Wikitech-l] Free fonts and Windows users

2014-04-08 Thread Risker
projects are growing much faster than the older, Latin-script sites. They're our future. They have to be in the mix. Best, Risker ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

Re: [Wikitech-l] Why is Cologne Blue still in core?

2014-03-11 Thread Risker
: it's the clear favourite of the most active users, it's still faster after years of improving Vector, and it handles a lot of accessibility issues much better than Vector (particularly for the visually impaired, according to those editors I know who have to deal with this). Risker/Anne

Re: [Wikitech-l] Why is Cologne Blue still in core?

2014-03-11 Thread Risker
to Monobook. Risker/Anne ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

Re: [Wikitech-l] February '14 appreciation thread

2014-02-12 Thread Risker
up to making big differences. A line of code here, an improvement there, a side discussion with someone to suggest a different path...all I can say is that if I am noticing it, I'm pretty sure a lot of other people are too. Risker/Anne ___ Wikitech-l

Re: [Wikitech-l] Tor exemption process (was: Re: Jake requests enabling access and edit access to Wikipedia via TOR)

2014-01-17 Thread Risker
, and thinks this will be a workaround that will prevent him/her from being blocked this time. Risker/Anne ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

Re: [Wikitech-l] Tor exemption process (was: Re: Jake requests enabling access and edit access to Wikipedia via TOR)

2014-01-17 Thread Risker
for blocking or limiting access. Risker ___ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

Re: [Wikitech-l] Jake requests enabling access and edit access to Wikipedia via TOR

2013-12-30 Thread Risker
), and they can edit. It is the social and policy-based processes that prevent Tor users from using Tor to edit. I happen to agree with those processes (having cleaned up major messes from unblocked Tor nodes on enwiki), but it's not a technical problem, really. Risker

Re: [Wikitech-l] Jake requests enabling access and edit access to Wikipedia via TOR

2013-12-30 Thread Risker
On 30 December 2013 18:59, Tyler Romeo tylerro...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 6:49 PM, Risker risker...@gmail.com wrote: I disagree fundamentally with your position here. It's technically possible for Tor editors to edit; all we have to do is unblock Tor nodes (or for them

Re: [Wikitech-l] Please use sitenotice when a new version of software is deployed

2013-12-05 Thread Risker
of communication processes, and giving consideration to a quick and straightforward process to reach information that can be done directly from any WMF wiki, would be a really significant outreach to the primary users. Risker/Anne ___ Wikitech-l mailing list

Re: [Wikitech-l] Applying nofollow only to external links added in revisions that are still unpatrolled

2013-11-18 Thread Risker
I also agree. Perhaps more importantly, I don't see any actual argument for *not* using nofollow. We're not here to drive pagerank for other websites, and our doing so can be harmful to those sites, or to the article subject. Risker On 18 November 2013 09:44, Arcane 21 arc...@live.com wrote

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