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Global watchlist
[edit]Hi , my global watchlist seems to get some issues. I have added all projects I want to track. But when a edit goes through, on my talk page for example, it is not shown in the global watchlist. On mobile it also says it gets API issue. How can I fix this API issue? I tried using mobil data as well, there was no difference. Wlaak (talk) 19:16, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
- It now seems that when something happens on the English Wikipedia in my Watchlist, it gets labeled as "sv.wikipedia.org" (Swedish) and the article gets auto translated to Swedish, but when I press it takes me to enWiki. Wlaak (talk) 11:37, 11 February 2026 (UTC)
- I think it would be better if you filed an issue on phabricator. https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/task/edit/form/43/ Prototyperspective (talk) 11:17, 22 March 2026 (UTC)
(en.wikt) Preview on hover for non-main namespace pages
[edit]Howdy! I'm uncertain how page popups/previews work. In entries like ku'i, I want that when one hovers over the label discursive, it displays the page preview/popup of the definition. However, only the page's title is displayed. This label is located in Appendix:Lojban glossary. Note that this works fine with any label linked to Appendix:Glossary, such as nonstandard, rare in malpost. When asked, I received no input from the Wiktionary community. Any ideas? TranqyPoo (talk) 19:46, 20 March 2026 (UTC)
- If you'd like to have this feature, you can support this wish requesting it: W196: Page previews for transwiki, userpage, and other space pages. Prototyperspective (talk) 15:32, 23 March 2026 (UTC)
What is "abstract"?
[edit]In the page List of Wikipedias/sortable there is "abstract" Wikipedia. What language is this? ~2026-18084-80 (talk) 17:12, 23 March 2026 (UTC)
Wikipedia Library
[edit]I login to Wikipedia Library and access Oxford Music Online, but am no longer able to access content at that site. Robert.Allen (talk) 21:05, 23 March 2026 (UTC)
Translation requests
[edit]Hi, regarding translation requests that are being sent to various other wikis through MediaWiki message delivery, can I have two small asks?
- That admins on this wiki (Meta-Wiki) make sure that any page with a translation request sent out to other wikis can actually be translated? (e.g., Requests for comment/Artificial intelligence policy, which apparently cannot be translated — I literally spent an hour trying to figure out how to do translations in the current system [even though I’ve done them before, a long time ago] before concluding that the page is not translatable)
- That the translation request itself contains a link to some kind of FAQ that explains how to perform a translation?
Thank you very much. Alıƨsi (talk) 01:56, 26 April 2026 (UTC)
- @Al12si: Do you mean this message? The Please help translate to your language refers to the message itself, not the request for comment (RfC). RfCs are discussions and so are not meant to be translated directly. In other words, the message says: "If possible, please add a translation of this message below (or somewhere) for people on your wiki, who might not be familiar with English, to read".
- The translation system is provided by Extension:Translate. Sometimes, a massmessage is put through this system before sending. In this case, it wasn't.
- NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh 02:26, 26 April 2026 (UTC)
- @NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh: Ok, thanks for the clarification. That mass message is extremely unclear though; I’d bet anyone reading that message would assume they mean “please help translate the RFC”.. Alıƨsi (talk) 03:37, 26 April 2026 (UTC)
Strange questions about office actions
[edit]- Are there any successful appeals against WMF or community bans?
- Were there community petitions to WMF to reverse a global office action?
Least Action (talk) 13:56, 3 June 2026 (UTC)
- Occasionally. WMF Bans can be reviewed by the Wikimedia Foundation/Legal/Community Resilience and Sustainability/Trust and Safety/Case Review Committee; community bans generally require a RFC here (the opposite of the RFC to place the ban). — xaosflux Talk 18:47, 3 June 2026 (UTC)