Wikidata:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive/2015/01

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I'm Innocent

I tried to add my name to WD:A/TL, but failed, since somebody thinks that page have to be translated. I am not familiar with how such pages are edited and therefor here ask you to add my (user)name. I was elected 10 January 2014 and resigned 11 June 2014. And, yes, I changed usernames from Lavallen to Innocent bystander during this time. -- Innocent bystander (talk) 17:37, 3 January 2015 (UTC)

Fixed. There was an error in the table (onlyinclude's closing tag in a wrong place). --Stryn (talk) 18:00, 3 January 2015 (UTC)

Speaking of which, some admins were desysopped earlier this week, and they need to be notified on their talk page and be added to the list. --Rschen7754 18:06, 3 January 2015 (UTC)

I have updated the list of former admins. Matěj Suchánek (talk) 19:49, 3 January 2015 (UTC)

Featured Article

This article is featured article on sakha wikipedia. Admins, add badge to it. --Itsemurhaja (talk) 21:01, 3 January 2015 (UTC)

@Itsemurhaja:  Done, you can add badges too, no special rights required. --AmaryllisGardener ^talk 21:18, 3 January 2015 (UTC)

They are not autoconfirmed, only autoconfirmed users can add badges.--Ymblanter (talk) 08:32, 4 January 2015 (UTC)

Oh, didn't know that. Thanks. :) --AmaryllisGardener ^talk 18:28, 4 January 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protection of Kurt Cobain (Q8446)

Vandal-target, vandalisms continued after the expiry of a previous protection--Dr Zimbu (talk) 22:49, 4 January 2015 (UTC)

 Semi protected for a month. John F. Lewis (talk) 22:53, 4 January 2015 (UTC)

Badge added

Hi. I promoted this article to Good. Recently we've received a message saying everytime someone promote a GA or FA should update WikiData link. So I tried, but I found a filter who stopped me twice because I'm not "an admin" or something like a respetable member with lot of contributions (in Wikidata, I suppose, because in es: I've got more than 50.000 edits). I'm also ACAD in es: (users than admin Feature Article Candidatures), so I see no reason to not update this budge. In the other hand, in es: to promote an article to Good you only need to write a GA or FA, nothing else. So, this is a problem.

• Shall we do be admin in es: to add GA/FA script here? - That should be clear then, I think
• This is not an article in fact, but a "Good List" (Anexo bueno, AXB), thing apparently you don´t have set yet here
• Can someone add this article to GA list?

Thanks, --Ganímedes (talk) 22:58, 2 January 2015 (UTC)

The badge has been added by Jarould who is not an admin here. Apparently, you were not autoconfirmed here, now I added the flag. If in the future you have problems adding badges please let us know. Concerning good lists, you can just propose a new badge, but my personal opinion is that since this is the feauture currently only use by very few projects (I guess only es.wp and pt.wp), it might be easier to continue working with the GA badge.--Ymblanter (talk) 11:33, 3 January 2015 (UTC)

Ok, thanks for rights and explanations. Happy New Year. --Ganímedes (talk) 11:58, 3 January 2015 (UTC)

————— Sorry again. Our ACAD (FA Candidatures Administrators) are choose once a year (maximum 7 users), starting on March 1st. Since bots not longer add badges to articles (as far as we know), add them is now part of their jobs. I know this is probably a rare question but, is it possible to give them a "confirmed" permission here (if they don´t have) in order to updates at least FA badges? If not, no problem. If they should request by themselves, ok. If name should be list somewhere, just say. Thanks a lot. --Ganímedes (talk) 02:27, 5 January 2015 (UTC)

I think it is the most sensible to file a joint request on March 1 at Wikidata:Requests for permissions. If there is a problem with the current administrators, one can file a request now. Administrators may be reluctant to flag users with zero Wikidata edits, so that it might be a good idea to ask them to make some edits here to demonstrate they know what they are doing.--Ymblanter (talk) 08:46, 5 January 2015 (UTC)

I understand, but this is a not common situation. It could be safer if a bot update badges with some frequence, but this option seems to be not plausible. If not, on march someone we'll open a request. Thanks a lot. --Ganímedes (talk) 14:29, 5 January 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protection of Boca Juniors (Q170703)

Continuous vandalism--Dr Zimbu (talk) 14:59, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

 Semi-protected for a month first. Will watch the page and take action again if necessary. Sjoerd de Bruin (talk) 15:01, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

possible vandalism

50.199.214.9 is removing information--Quaerite^@ 21:27, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

Warned, let's hope he or she stops. Sjoerd de Bruin (talk) 21:28, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

Reporting user for for blocking

https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Juanchidoo1 all edits are nonsense, please block someone this user infinitely--Giftzwerg 88 (talk) 05:20, 8 January 2015 (UTC)

A bit stale, so I've just warned, but please come back if it continues. --Rschen7754 05:43, 8 January 2015 (UTC)

Cross-wiki trolling

User talk:Ladsgroup#Mjbmr Amir (talk) 20:56, 7 January 2015 (UTC)

@Ladsgroup: I don't understand what you wish for us to do. Could you please further explain what the problem is and what you wish for administrators to do?--Jasper Deng (talk) 07:50, 8 January 2015 (UTC)

This user is attacking me and other people in here with this type of communication. A warning would be good and if the user continued a block. Amir (talk) 13:46, 8 January 2015 (UTC)

I don't think this needs escalation of any sort yet. Why didn't you warn him beforehand if you thought the comments were problematic? It's a broad principle that you shouldn't come here before you have discussed your particular concerns with the user in question, plus you never notified @Mjbmr: about this thread.--Jasper Deng (talk) 19:06, 8 January 2015 (UTC)

@Mjbmr: Please read Wikipedia:Don't call the kettle black (Q15116179).--GZWDer (talk) 02:41, 9 January 2015 (UTC)

50.131.128.90

It looks like they come from a quite static IP address. --Ricordisamoa 21:45, 8 January 2015 (UTC)

Blocked now for a month. --Stryn (talk) 22:13, 8 January 2015 (UTC)

FIFA Club World Cup

The article is currently a GA and it needs to be updated in all the other languages. For some reason, I can't do it.

Thanks! Hawaiifive0 (talk) 13:32, 10 January 2015 (UTC)

 Done. I think that we should delete the rule to not allow non-autoconfirmed users to add/delete badges... because there are so many of those it seems. --Stryn (talk) 13:39, 10 January 2015 (UTC)

Agreed to allow non-autoconfirmed users to modify badges. Pamputt (talk) 18:30, 10 January 2015 (UTC)

Agreed. --AmaryllisGardener ^talk 22:23, 10 January 2015 (UTC)

I agree as well, but we need to set a filter which catches these cases. There is a potential for vandalism here.--Ymblanter (talk) 09:10, 11 January 2015 (UTC)

We have badge+deleted (log) and badge+added (log). --Stryn (talk) 12:22, 11 January 2015 (UTC)

How many will be left?

I'm a bit concerned when I look at this. Will those in grey be desysopped soon? --AmaryllisGardener ^talk 16:38, 11 January 2015 (UTC)

Looks like a bot error. Sjoerd de Bruin (talk) 16:41, 11 January 2015 (UTC)

Clearly a bot error. --Epìdosis 16:43, 11 January 2015 (UTC)

Ok. I was thinking, are we that bored? --AmaryllisGardener ^talk 16:45, 11 January 2015 (UTC)

It's funny, cuz me in the admin box is fine, while me in the oversight box has no actions :p Ajraddatz (talk) 19:00, 11 January 2015 (UTC)

Property_talk:P1636

After a discussion with a user that disappeared there, it seems now that an IP continues reverting diff.

Not sure what to do about it. --- Jura 07:13, 21 December 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for solving this part, but it seems it goes on elsewhere under another username. --- Jura 11:26, 29 December 2014 (UTC)

Can you give us a link where he is now making his edits? At least his (former) IP range is blocked. --Stryn (talk) 11:47, 29 December 2014 (UTC)

Possibly at PfD. --- Jura 08:16, 31 December 2014 (UTC)

That we be a bit odd, no? --- Jura 17:17, 14 January 2015 (UTC)

errors in all wikipedias

It seems that the magic word {{noexternallinks}} doesn't work on main pages of all wikipedias today. --唐吉訶德的侍從 (talk) 07:08, 15 January 2015 (UTC)

Do you have a link showing that? --Stryn (talk) 09:10, 15 January 2015 (UTC)

Ok, I noticed it by myself, for example w:fi:. There should be only 50 links on the left side, but there are all(?) the Wikipedias. --Stryn (talk) 09:12, 15 January 2015 (UTC)

-> phab:T86886 --YMS (talk) 09:14, 15 January 2015 (UTC)

Katie deployed a fix for this now. I will look more closely into what caused this. --Lydia Pintscher (WMDE) (talk) 11:22, 15 January 2015 (UTC)

it's okay now, thanks.--El caballero de los Leones (talk) 02:43, 16 January 2015 (UTC)

Wrong deletion

Why was Major Cineplex Ratchayothin (Q6738040) deleted? The page on the Thai wikipedia was deleted, but the statements I added should make clear it is an item which falls into the notability criteria by itself. Besides, the Thai article was probably deleted due to bad quality or copyvio, not because of notability. Why do I have to add pages on my watchlist to catch cases like this? Items with statements should not be deleted without discussion. Ahoerstemeier (talk) 09:01, 16 January 2015 (UTC)

Where are the sources for your statements? You cannot use criterion 2 in WD:N without them; a reference to Wikipedia does not count. Also I think it's about time that we clarified the policy; only criterion 1 has seen significant updates recently.--Jasper Deng (talk) 09:14, 16 January 2015 (UTC)

As I cannot see what that item was about, most likely a temple - what would be a valid reference that a temple with name XYZ exists at location ABC? Weblink to the Google map which shows it? And something I always have problem with - items are deleted without contacting anyone who worked on them, if the statements need references, why delete the valid information instead of asking for the references??? Ahoerstemeier (talk) 09:49, 16 January 2015 (UTC)

I have restored Q6738040 as it is indeed notable. Something being notable and describable by references does not always mean that the statements within such an item can be described by those references. ·addshore· ^{talk to me!} 12:10, 16 January 2015 (UTC)

Thank you, User:Addshore. User:Jasper Deng: If, by your own admission, WDN#2 is insufficiently clear, then you should not be relying on what appears to be your personal interpretation of it to support a deletion. Further, that section does not stipulate that such sources must be given. I echo User:Ahoerstemeier's concerns about deletions without notifications much less discussion. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 20:12, 16 January 2015 (UTC)

Also I will point out on reviewing the item again before deletion it was contributing the the structure of data with the link owned by => Major Cineplex (item). Sure this doesn't appear in WhatLinksHere but it is still structure! Also please see Wikidata:Requests_for_comment/Speedy_vs_Regular_deletion ·addshore· ^{talk to me!} 22:04, 16 January 2015 (UTC)

@Pigsonthewing: That's what the policy says. The burden of proof of existence of said sources lies on those who claim of their existence. Nothing more, nothing less.--Jasper Deng (talk) 23:46, 19 January 2015 (UTC)

Can you help me? Dear friend!

Hello, dear! The article Diante do Trono from english Wikipedia is an "good article", but no an "featured article". Can you change for me? Stay "good article", but change "featured article"? --ChurchRevival (talk) 17:18, 20 January 2015 (UTC)

Done. --Stryn (talk) 17:21, 20 January 2015 (UTC)

What is the correct process to request a review of a deleted page to have it reincluded?

I'm new to Wikidata and trying to find my feet. My first entry to test the waters was https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18643362 which was deleted without discussion as not being notable. I admit this is my company and assumed that knowing facts about it would make me the ideal person to present those facts. I would like to stress this was not added as self promotion, it was to learn.

After initially reviewing the notability guides (2; publicly available references), I tried but could not locate a suitable property for a company registration number, which links to the open data government registration data, to be input. The interactive tutorials don't work and I did not want at that point to impose on others for assistance. Now I have more time I would like to see my first entry reinstated (but I understand it might not be), and to that effect I have looked for help on the process to follow to get a deleted entry reinstated. I have been unable to locate a project page that deals with this. Is there a policy or process I and others can follow? Mutualadvantage (talk) 23:41, 19 January 2015 (UTC)

Without comment on this particular situation, highly relevant is Wikidata:Requests for comment/Conflict of Interest. It should be noted however that it is a long-standing precedent that it's not usually permissible for one to edit on behalf of a company (you may want to request a username change here). @분당선M: Please comment.--Jasper Deng (talk) 23:44, 19 January 2015 (UTC)

I have read COI and also updated the talk page with additional information to help with the reinclusion of the page. Is the process for a re-inclusion request of a deleted page to post here and then update the talk page in question or is there a specified process some where else? Mutualadvantage (talk) 01:31, 20 January 2015 (UTC)

As far as I am aware the current process is exactly what you are doing now! Nothing more formal AFAIK ·addshore· ^{talk to me!} 17:16, 20 January 2015 (UTC)

First, I am really sorry, that i just look as a spammer. Anyway I was watching new pages with not patrolled and deleting not in use in others and no sitelinks at all (Which is first and third cateria) That's why I deleted that item. If there is any word that allows that item, good to restore. + I don't accepting unblock request from the email (exception of talk page blocked) for all wikis that i serving as admin. That's why i request to use him {{Unblock}} --DangSunM (talk) 22:24, 20 January 2015 (UTC)

Vandalism

Done by Jeetpalyadavg (talk • contribs • logs). --Komischn (talk) 18:02, 22 January 2015 (UTC)

Happened a many days ago, so nothing need to do here now. If they will come back some day we can look at it again. --Stryn (talk) 18:09, 22 January 2015 (UTC)

Using translated images after uploading them to Commons

(I posted this question in the translators' noticeboard but afterwards I thought it fits better here) I have translated this image into Catalan and uploaded my translation to Commons. But now I don't know how to replace the English version by mine, since the translated help page does not allow me to modify the code. How could I do this? Do I need some special permissions? I would like to do the same with other images belonging to the Help pages. Thanks in advance! --Quico (talk) 14:54, 24 January 2015 (UTC)

Actually it fits better there. Already answered. Matěj Suchánek (talk) 15:18, 24 January 2015 (UTC)

Vandalism at Q1994450 (no-go area)

Could a third party review this change [1] and revert if it is deemed to be vandalism? — Brianhe (talk) 23:04, 24 January 2015 (UTC)

@Brianhe: I think that the sitelink removal was correct, because en:No-go area discusses a zone, which the government forces are not able to enter, whereas fr:Zone de non-droit discusses a zone unwatched by police. You may also bring it to the item's talk page. Petr Matas 06:42, 25 January 2015 (UTC)

Edit request: Common.css

Please fulfil the edit request at MediaWiki_talk:Common.css#Restore_sitelink_alignment. It contains a link to the supporting discussion. Petr Matas 06:19, 25 January 2015 (UTC)

 Done George Edward C – Talk – Contributions 16:36, 25 January 2015 (UTC)

add new property in list

Want to add new property LfDS object ID (P1708) in Wikidata:List of properties/Works. Can I change for myself the rights to be translation administrator or property creator? Btw: Can you help me to insert at talkpage regex for number with leading zeros (00000000 - 99999999)? Thank you, Conny (talk) 19:26, 25 January 2015 (UTC).

As an admin, you don't have to be a property creator as well. For this change you didn't need to a translation admin niether (unless you want to propagate the change for translation). I think the regex should stay simple. Matěj Suchánek (talk) 19:57, 25 January 2015 (UTC)

Thank you, but how to edit Wikidata:List of properties/Works?, Regards, Conny (talk) 20:48, 25 January 2015 (UTC).

@Conny: Haven't you seen Special:Diff/191019669? Matěj Suchánek (talk) 12:23, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

 Thank you, Conny (talk) 23:40, 26 January 2015 (UTC).

Badge

This article is good on Sakha Wikipedia. Add badge to it. --Itsemurhaja (talk) 16:23, 28 January 2015 (UTC)

 Done BTW, are we still discussing about the possibility for the non-admin user to modify badges? Pamputt (talk) 16:28, 28 January 2015 (UTC)

I don't know it. --Itsemurhaja (talk) 16:29, 28 January 2015 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure autoconfirmed users can assign badges. I'm not sure why it is restricted to autoconfirmed, and I think that limit should probably be lifted. George Edward C – Talk – Contributions 18:31, 28 January 2015 (UTC)

But Itsemurhaja is autoconfirmed as far as I see.--Ymblanter (talk) 19:31, 28 January 2015 (UTC)

Actually Itsemurhaja is not autoconfirmed, see Special:UserRights/Itsemurhaja. Per Wikidata:Autoconfirmed users you need 50 edits on Wikidata to be autoconfirmed. --Stryn (talk) 19:53, 28 January 2015 (UTC)

Ok, so how to allow all users (even non-autoconfirmed ones) to modify badges? If someone know how to do it, please, let do it; everybody agrees with that, AFAIK. Pamputt (talk) 23:03, 28 January 2015 (UTC)

It would require a software change, maybe gather consensus at project chat? George Edward C – Talk – Contributions 16:11, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

@Pamputt, George.Edward.C: This is not a software change. See Special:AbuseFilter/52.--GZWDer (talk) 04:31, 31 January 2015 (UTC)

Vandalism

This ip is removing item. --Matiia (talk) 18:55, 28 January 2015 (UTC)

Blocked, thanks for reporting. --Stryn (talk) 18:56, 28 January 2015 (UTC)

"Recycling" items

If you take a closer look at the edits of 76.20.25.243 (talk • contribs • logs), they appear to be "recycling" old items, for example changing redirects in order to create a new item and adding new links, as opposed to leaving these older items and creating brand new ones. What is our stance on this? At least this seems to be peculiar behaviour... Jared Preston (talk) 10:44, 30 January 2015 (UTC)

Are there a specific edits you have in mind?

Edits on Q7288328 seem odd. It was a disambiguation item for "Herassymiwka" and became "Category:People by city in Argentina by province". As item ids are meant to remain stable, no, this shouldn't be done. Q7288328 can be redirect to Q5550352, but can't be used for something completely different. --- Jura 12:42, 30 January 2015 (UTC)

It might look as some kind of vandalism, but maybe the user simply does not know that items schould not be reused.--Giftzwerg 88 (talk) 16:06, 30 January 2015 (UTC)

If this is happening I think we need an edit filter for removal of a redirect! ·addshore· ^{talk to me!} 16:55, 30 January 2015 (UTC)

Also all of the redirects that have been removed should be restored and the items that were incorrectly created there should be created under a new ID. ·addshore· ^{talk to me!} 16:56, 30 January 2015 (UTC)

A filter for redirect removal would be good. Also, 76.20.25.243, aka Fixer88, is an editor I know from scowiki. He's not exactly the discussing type, but he does listen to what you tell him. --AmaryllisGardener ^talk 17:57, 30 January 2015 (UTC)

Please see Special:AbuseFilter/60 ·addshore· ^{talk to me!} 19:33, 30 January 2015 (UTC)

I ran the abusefilter across the past edits of the IP and Fixer88. It only flagged 1 edit by the IP which I had already fixed. It has found 3 by User:Fixer88. here, here and here. I'll go and fix these now.. ·addshore· ^{talk to me!} 19:41, 30 January 2015 (UTC)

Q15148556 protection

Hi. Q15148556 has been vandalized several times in the last days. I think this entry should be protected. Thanks. Montgomery (talk) 00:48, 31 January 2015 (UTC)

 Done for 1 week. Ajraddatz (talk) 00:52, 31 January 2015 (UTC)

Israel Yinon

There is two pages of Israel Yinon: Q18920678 and Q1674626. --Päivämies (talk) 06:17, 31 January 2015 (UTC)

 Merged, thanks for reporting. --Stryn (talk) 07:11, 31 January 2015 (UTC)