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Film Links unreadable

Hello, This is driving me insane, it started a few months ago, just 1 or two links would do this, in the last 3 weeks, its all film links, any idea what this is and how fix it?

Thank You in advance![1]https://x.com/Torn_Rose/status/1771341550943162455?s=20 ToRnRose1971 (talk) 01:03, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

@ToRnRose1971: If it is still driving you insane I suggest asking at w:WP:HD, but explain your X url is a Wikipedia screenshot of the problem. I am on mobile so can't hover to see tool tips to help you. Commander Keane (talk) 04:45, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

Username usurping: Criteria

Is there a general (official or unofficial) criteria for usurping usernames (e.g. amount of edits across all Wikimedia projects, registered for a specific amount of time, etc.) or is it for anyone? WildMouse76 (talk) 00:23, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

@WildMouse76, I couldn't see any documentation about number of edits, but in the old days there was a limit if the user had lots and lots of edits. Maybe that doesn't matter anymore. Regarding the second part of your question Help:Unified login may help. Commander Keane (talk) 04:56, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

GPS coordinates

Hello! I'm looking for a way to query the Wikimedia database using an API or any other system to retrieve images containing GPS coordinates. Is this possible? And second question: is there a way, when browsing the Wikipedia pages, to display all images of a category including the images from the subcategories? Thank you very much! Ckidon75 (talk) 13:18, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

@Ckidon75.

First question: Not 100% sure but w:Template:GeoGroup does something similar, look at its wikicode to see how it grabs the coords. You can see it in action at w:Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Brisbane. The Commons app does something similar but it may use a regular dump of coordinates, you would need to ask them.

Second question: I don't think so. See this Commons discussion. Commander Keane (talk) 05:14, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

List needed

I want to monitor the list, which has user names and number of total edits they have done in Tamil Wikipedia. Could anyone please help me to find out this option. I saw this facility last year, but could not remember now. - M. Selvasivagurunathan (talk) 05:49, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

@Selvasivagurunathan m:

w:en: Wikipedia:List of Wikipedians by number of edits has interwiki links for various languages but I did not see Tamil. You could try asking at w:Wikipedia talk:Database reports for someone to maybe run the report for Tamil Wikipedia. Commander Keane (talk) 04:21, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

VPN

I normally don't use VPN for entering WMF wikis but sometimes I forgot my VPN on and try to edit with it, is that a problem? RuzDD (talk) 09:44, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

@RuzDD: Given no one has responded here for 23 days I suggest you ask at w:Wikipedia:Village pump (technical), I am sure someone there will know the answer. Commander Keane (talk) 04:24, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

Thank you. RuzDD (talk) 07:50, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

Meta-Page Creation For Event

Creating a meta page for Wiki-Green Conference 2024 has become challenging, The reason is that the tabs for Event:Wiki-Green Conference 2024 is linked to Wiki-Green Conference 2023 and I don't know why. I will be grateful if I get help to solve this pending issue of 2023 activities repeating itself in 2024, so that I can quickly provided the necessary information to various tabs. Thanks Jwale2 (talk) 20:57, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

@Jwale2: Looking at Template:Wiki-Green Conference 2024 it looks like you have solved this, yes? Or do you require further assistance? Commander Keane (talk) 04:36, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

Close Request for RFC

Hello. I think the consensus is obvious in this RFC (6 people thinks this block is wrong and no one thinks this block is right), so can a steward close it? RuzDD (talk) 08:06, 10 July 2024 (UTC)

If you want to get the attention of stewards, please use SN instead. The problem is that wikis are generally autonomous so it's unclear what authority they (or the RfC commenters) have to declare the block wrong. * Pppery * _{it has begun} 22:48, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Thank you. RuzDD (talk) 11:08, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Indeffed user still indirectly causing trouble

Sorry if this is the wrong place. I'll make it short and concise; basically, there is a user indeffed at the English Wiki. They got indeffed for a variety of reasons, including disruption and lack of competence. Now they have taken their disruption to another Wikipedia, where they have amongst other things started misusing (often non-reliable) sources/mixing it with their own deductions (there is plenty of evidence about that in the English versions), essentially engaging in historical revisionism/negationism, and gotten away with it (not surprising, considering the reputation of that Wiki). Their stuff has already gotten (suspiciously fast by different users) translated to the English Wikipedia several times, so even despite being indeffed they are still indirectly causing trouble. Is this something that Meta-Wiki can help with? Sorry if this is vague, just don't want to make a big deal out of it (yet I guess). HistoryofIran (talk) 00:18, 22 July 2024 (UTC)