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== Summary of requests: software enhancements ==
 
== Summary of requests: software enhancements ==
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===Two-factor authentication===
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[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:OATHAuth Extension:OATHAuth] is an extension that adds the functionality of two-factor authentication to the Wiki. Would be a nice touch to security and to keep up with the times. Using it would remain optional and nothing would change for the users unless they choose to enable it themselves (disabled by default), so we won't see another ''Flow-talkpage-bad-please-remove'' situation here. [[File:Killicon flaming huntsman.png|75px|link=]] [[User:VasyaTheWizard|<font color="DB9C1F">'''VasyaTheWizard'''</font>]] <sup>([[User talk:VasyaTheWizard|<font color="DB9C1F">talk</font>]]) • ([[Special:Contributions/VasyaTheWizard|<font color="DB9C1F">contributions</font>]])</sup>  19:29, 30 March 2020 (UTC)
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=== Dark mode ===
  
=== Semantic MediaWiki ===
 
 
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[http://semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Semantic_MediaWiki Semantic MediaWiki] (on [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Semantic_MediaWiki MediaWiki.org]) is an elaborate but well known, documented and supported extension that will allow us to have a central location for weapon damage values (and other stats). Defining a property and value for weapon base damage, such as <nowiki>[[ammo loaded::6]]</nowiki> for the [[Scattergun]], will allow us to query that value on other pages. This will primarily increase the accuracy of such values and remove the need to update the values on multiple pages when patches hit, and secondarily assist in outside websites in parsing the information contained in the wiki.
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[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:DarkMode Dark mode extension] for a softer look on the eyes. I personally use an extension already because I can't stand editing and when the page reloads and flashbangs me. It's an optional button and you scan switch which elements will be dark and which won't. Might cause trouble with images with 1px borders though.<br>[[User:GrampaSwood|GrampaSwood]] ([[User talk:GrampaSwood|talk]]) 19:35, 30 March 2020 (UTC)}}
 
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:{{c|support}} In support of this, as long as it stays disabled by default. [[File:Killicon flaming huntsman.png|75px|link=]] [[User:VasyaTheWizard|<font color="DB9C1F">'''VasyaTheWizard'''</font>]] <sup>([[User talk:VasyaTheWizard|<font color="DB9C1F">talk</font>]]) • ([[Special:Contributions/VasyaTheWizard|<font color="DB9C1F">contributions</font>]])</sup> 04:25, 31 March 2020 (UTC)
In approaching the issue of increasing our data accuracy, this seemed like the best solution rather than using some sort of template/pseudo-namespace or the like to serve as a central space for these values. -- [[User:Pilk|Pilk]] <sub>([[User talk:Pilk|talk]])</sub> 09:05, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
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: {{c|nope}} Not installing an experimental extension for this. The underlying code is fairly simple, you could apply it to yourself via custom CSS and Javascript. [https://gist.github.com/RJacksonm1/b9afa80bb37fcdaa9aa61c69cd72556e Here's some instructions]. -[[User:RJackson|<span class="modbg" style="margin-right:1px;text-shadow: #538237 1px 1px 0px;">RJ</span>]] 15:42, 3 October 2020 (UTC)
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=== Group Permissions ===
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=== Upgrade MediaWiki ===
 
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[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:GroupPermissions GroupPermissions] will remove reliance on Valve to modify user group permissions. A couple of changes to user group rights are wanted but will require experimentation so allowing us to do it at our leisure would be the best solution. -- [[User:Pilk|Pilk]] <sub>([[User talk:Pilk|talk]])</sub> 10:32, 18 September 2010 (UTC)
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Greetings! Please update MediaWiki to the latest version (currently 1.35.3 LTS), thanks! — [[User:Tark|<span style="font-weight:bold;color: #5BC236">Tark</span>]] [[Help:Group rights#Moderators|<span class="locbg">lm</span>]][[Help:Language_translation|<span class="locbg">(pt-br)</span>]] 11:37, 4 August 2020 (UTC)  
 
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=== File Size Limit ===
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=== Extension:Cargo ===
 
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{{Suggestion|status=unreviewed|1=
The current file size limit is making it difficult to get ultra high-res images on the Wiki, which means file quality generally has to be compromised to get them on the Wiki at all. It's currently set at 2 MB; if this could be increased to 5 MB, that would be incredibly helpful. -- [[User:En_Ex|En Ex]] <sub>([[User_talk:En_Ex|talk]])</sub> 05:55, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
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'''[[mediawikiwiki:Extension:Cargo|Extension:Cargo]]''' This extension would allow for us to use database queries to generate reports/tracking pages and further improve lists. I'm a regular on the [[dota2:Special:CargoTables|Dota 2 Wiki]] and this is definitely the most useful extension I've had the pleasure of using, please consider. [[User:Tark|<span style="font-weight:bold;color: #5BC236">Tark</span>]] [[Help:Group rights#Moderators|<span class="locbg">lm</span>]][[Help:Language_translation|<span class="locbg">(pt-br)</span>]] 20:00, 26 March 2021 (UTC)
 
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=== StructuredDiscussions ===
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=== Configuring Extension:ParserFunctions ===
 
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[[mediawikiwiki:Extension:StructuredDiscussions]] would be a better, less messy discussion system. Especially because it lets people watchlis specific topic instead of the entire talk page. —[[User:CreativeC|CreativeC]] ([[User talk:CreativeC|talk]]) 19:39, 19 March 2019 (UTC)
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'''[[mediawikiwiki:Extension:ParserFunctions|Extension:ParserFunctions]]''' is an already super useful extension. It can be made even more useful by configuring it to set {{code|$wgPFEnableStringFunctions}} to true. This would allow the extension to also utilize many of the features of '''[[mediawikiwiki:Extension:StringFunctions|Extension:StringFunctions]]''' with a quick configuration change. ~ [[User:Boba|Boba]] 20:39, 23 July 2021 (UTC)
 
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:<span style="color:green">+1</span> [[File:User Wookipan Golden Strawberry.png|10px|link=]]&nbsp;[[User:Wookipan|<span style="color:#db9c1f">'''Wookipan'''</span>]] <small>([[User_talk:Wookipan|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Wookipan|contribs]])</small> 00:23, 24 July 2021 (UTC)
  
*Just the other day, [[User:Gabrielwoj|Gabrielwoj]] was complaining about what a pain it is to try to keep up with all of the (English) discussions. [[User:Mikado282|<span style="font-family: Impact"><font color="70B04A">'''M I K A D O 282'''</font></span><span style="font-family: Arial "><font color="70B04A">''' oOOOOo oo oo  '''</font></span>]] ([[User_talk:Mikado282|'''''talk''''']]) ([[User:Mikado282/Help Wanted!|'''''Help Wanted!''''']]) 00:34, 20 March 2019 (UTC)
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=== Tooltip template on mobile devices ===
**Was I? Well, the only thing I mentioned (that I can remember of) is that the discussions doesn't get much attention, and so, a lot of threads of discussions I did were left unanswered. The StructuredDiscussions could perhaps solve the issue, by having a more intuitive design, perhaps more users could join and give their thoughts on any regarding discussions. [[File:Gabrielwoj Signature Icon.png|20px|link=User:Gabrielwoj]] - [[File:Gabrielwoj Signature 1.png|link=User:Gabrielwoj]] ▪ [[File:Gabrielwoj Signature 2.png|link=Special:Contribs/Gabrielwoj]] - [[File:Gabrielwoj Signature 3.png|link=User talk:Gabrielwoj]] 17:29, 20 March 2019 (UTC)
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{{Suggestion|status=unreviewed|1=We uses a lot of {{tlx|tooltip}} in this Wiki, but you can't see the text on phones and tablets without a mouse. I see there's [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Reference_Tooltips this thing] that could maybe solve this? Or is there other ways to let you tap on the text and show the tooltip? --[[User:AlexT|<span style="background:linear-gradient(#D1EEFC, #81F3FD);border:1px #99F3FD solid;color:#007FFF;border-radius:8px">'''Alex'''</span>]]┋[[User talk:AlexT|<span style="color: #FF6600;">'''T'''</span>]] 15:03, 26 August 2021 (UTC)}}
  
:: It seemed a solution searching for a problem ( that does not exist, IMO). Given the existing evidence that talk Pages were once much more active ( both here and on WP) I do not think the situation is that the participation barrier is too high. [[User:Mikado282|<span style="font-family: Impact"><font color="70B04A">'''M I K A D O 282'''</font></span><span style="font-family: Arial "><font color="70B04A">''' oOOOOo oo oo  '''</font></span>]] ([[User_talk:Mikado282|'''''talk''''']]) ([[User:Mikado282/Help Wanted!|'''''Help Wanted!''''']]) 17:42, 20 March 2019 (UTC)
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=== Better mobile support ===
 
 
=== Thanks ===
 
 
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[[mediawikiwiki:Extension:Thanks]] lef people thank others editions from page history. Great to spread the Wikilove ! —[[User:CreativeC|CreativeC]] ([[User talk:CreativeC|talk]]) 05:51, 20 March 2019 (UTC)
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C [[mediawikiwiki:Manual:Mobiles, tablets and responsive design|Manual:Mobiles, tablets and responsive design]] — [[User:Tark|<span style="font-weight:bold;color: #5BC236">Tark</span>]] [[Help:Group rights#Moderators|<span class="locbg">lm</span>]][[Help:Language_translation|<span class="locbg">(pt-br)</span>]] 04:22, 29 September 2021 (UTC)
 
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*Don't we already have [[Team_Fortress_Wiki:Wikichievements|wikichievements]] for this? [[File:Killicon flaming huntsman.png|75px|link=]] <span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS, cursive, sans-serif; color: #333333">'''[[User:VasyaTheWizard|VasyaTheWizard]]'''</span> <sup>([[User talk:VasyaTheWizard|talk]]) • ([[Special:Contributions/VasyaTheWizard|contributions]])</sup>  18:37, 20 March 2019 (UTC)
 
:* Nah, it is a lighter form of thanks, specific to individual edits. [[User:Mikado282|<span style="font-family: Impact"><font color="70B04A">'''M I K A D O 282'''</font></span><span style="font-family: Arial "><font color="70B04A">''' oOOOOo oo oo  '''</font></span>]] ([[User_talk:Mikado282|'''''talk''''']]) ([[User:Mikado282/Help Wanted!|'''''Help Wanted!''''']]) 00:40, 21 March 2019 (UTC)
 
  
 
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: {{c|done}} -[[User:RJackson|<span class="modbg" style="margin-right:1px;text-shadow: #538237 1px 1px 0px;">RJ</span>]] 13:09, 31 May 2013 (PDT)
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=== Semantic MediaWiki ===
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[http://semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Semantic_MediaWiki Semantic MediaWiki] (on [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Semantic_MediaWiki MediaWiki.org]) is an elaborate but well known, documented and supported extension that will allow us to have a central location for weapon damage values (and other stats). Defining a property and value for weapon base damage, such as <nowiki>[[ammo loaded::6]]</nowiki> for the [[Scattergun]], will allow us to query that value on other pages. This will primarily increase the accuracy of such values and remove the need to update the values on multiple pages when patches hit, and secondarily assist in outside websites in parsing the information contained in the wiki.
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In approaching the issue of increasing our data accuracy, this seemed like the best solution rather than using some sort of template/pseudo-namespace or the like to serve as a central space for these values. -- [[User:Pilk|Pilk]] <sub>([[User talk:Pilk|talk]])</sub> 09:05, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
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=== Group Permissions ===
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{{Suggestion|status=unreviewed|1=
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[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:GroupPermissions GroupPermissions] will remove reliance on Valve to modify user group permissions. A couple of changes to user group rights are wanted but will require experimentation so allowing us to do it at our leisure would be the best solution. -- [[User:Pilk|Pilk]] <sub>([[User talk:Pilk|talk]])</sub> 10:32, 18 September 2010 (UTC)
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=== File Size Limit ===
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The current file size limit is making it difficult to get ultra high-res images on the Wiki, which means file quality generally has to be compromised to get them on the Wiki at all. It's currently set at 2 MB; if this could be increased to 5 MB, that would be incredibly helpful. -- [[User:En_Ex|En Ex]]  <sub>([[User_talk:En_Ex|talk]])</sub> 05:55, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
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=== StructuredDiscussions ===
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[[mediawikiwiki:Extension:StructuredDiscussions]] would be a better, less messy discussion system. Especially because it lets people watchlis specific topic instead of the entire talk page. —[[User:CreativeC|CreativeC]] ([[User talk:CreativeC|talk]]) 19:39, 19 March 2019 (UTC)
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* Note that you can either enable it on all pages, on specific talk namespaces or even as an option for users who wants —[[User:CreativeC|CreativeC]] ([[User talk:CreativeC|talk]]) 18:53, 21 March 2019 (UTC)
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Just the other day, [[User:Gabrielwoj|Gabrielwoj]] was complaining about what a pain it is to try to keep up with all of the (English) discussions. [[User:Mikado282|<span style="font-family: Impact"><font color="70B04A">'''M I K A D O 282'''</font></span><span style="font-family: Arial "><font color="70B04A">''' oOOOOo oo oo  '''</font></span>]] ([[User_talk:Mikado282|'''''talk''''']]) ([[User:Mikado282/Help Wanted!|'''''Help Wanted!''''']]) 00:34, 20 March 2019 (UTC)
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:Was I? Well, the only thing I mentioned (that I can remember of) is that the discussions doesn't get much attention, and so, a lot of threads of discussions I did were left unanswered. The StructuredDiscussions could perhaps solve the issue, by having a more intuitive design, perhaps more users could join and give their thoughts on any regarding discussions. [[File:Gabrielwoj Signature Icon.png|20px|link=User:Gabrielwoj]] - [[File:Gabrielwoj Signature 1.png|link=User:Gabrielwoj]] ▪ [[File:Gabrielwoj Signature 2.png|link=Special:Contribs/Gabrielwoj]] - [[File:Gabrielwoj Signature 3.png|link=User talk:Gabrielwoj]] 17:29, 20 March 2019 (UTC)
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:: It seemed a solution searching for a problem ( that does not exist, IMO). Given the existing evidence that talk Pages were once much more active ( both here and on WP) I do not think the situation is that the participation barrier is too high. [[User:Mikado282|<span style="font-family: Impact"><font color="70B04A">'''M I K A D O 282'''</font></span><span style="font-family: Arial "><font color="70B04A">''' oOOOOo oo oo  '''</font></span>]] ([[User_talk:Mikado282|'''''talk''''']]) ([[User:Mikado282/Help Wanted!|'''''Help Wanted!''''']]) 17:42, 20 March 2019 (UTC)
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@[[User:Mikado282|Mikado282]] We discussed it on fr.wp and it may be the fact that newcomers are no longer computer-enthusiasts; they comes after the Internet’s democratization and are used to light and user-friendly UI. I really think this the problem -[[User:CreativeC|CreativeC]] ([[User talk:CreativeC|talk]]) 19:08, 21 March 2019 (UTC)
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: Maybe, I have a different perspective; I became an accomplished technical writer ''before'' I got caught in the computer gaming time-suck. As I see it, contributing requires some area of technical competency. I don't say technical competency is required to start, as long as the new editor is committed to learning. I rather see (assume) that there are many more places competing for able editors now; I witnessed the exodus of ''Overwatch'' (which freed oxygen for me to Cap, so ... ) [[User:Mikado282|<span style="font-family: Impact"><font color="70B04A">'''M I K A D O 282'''</font></span><span style="font-family: Arial "><font color="70B04A">''' oOOOOo oo oo  '''</font></span>]] ([[User_talk:Mikado282|'''''talk''''']]) ([[User:Mikado282/Help Wanted!|'''''Help Wanted!''''']]) 00:08, 22 March 2019 (UTC)
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I've set this up! It'll only kick on for new talk pages however... might have to put some thought into archiving existing talk pages, thoughts? -[[User:RJackson|<span class="modbg" style="margin-right:1px;text-shadow: #538237 1px 1px 0px;">RJ</span>]] 07:53, 23 March 2019 (UTC)
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: IMO, existing talk pages are an essential element of late-joiners learning the style and consensus of the wiki. That's how I learned.  [[User:Mikado282|<span style="font-family: Impact"><font color="70B04A">'''M I K A D O 282'''</font></span><span style="font-family: Arial "><font color="70B04A">''' oOOOOo oo oo  '''</font></span>]] ([[User_talk:Mikado282|'''''talk''''']]) ([[User:Mikado282/Help Wanted!|'''''Help Wanted!''''']]) 15:33, 23 March 2019 (UTC)
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::I really don't like the new Discussions thing, I can't separate my topics in break lines, as seen [[Talk:Defiant_Spartan|here]]. It looks a mess, and it's hard to read. Is there a way to add break lines or other wikimedia's format to it? While it may be more user-intuitive now, it's perhaps now even worse as a reader perspective. [[File:Gabrielwoj Signature Icon.png|15px|link=User:Gabrielwoj]] - [[File:Gabrielwoj Signature 1.png|link=User:Gabrielwoj]] ▪ [[File:Gabrielwoj Signature 2.png|link=Special:Contribs/Gabrielwoj]] - [[File:Gabrielwoj Signature 3.png|link=User talk:Gabrielwoj]] 21:02, 24 March 2019 (UTC)
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:::Never mind, it seems that... it fixed itself? Hmm... Now it's looking okay, and properly formatted. [[File:Gabrielwoj Signature Icon.png|15px|link=User:Gabrielwoj]] - [[File:Gabrielwoj Signature 1.png|link=User:Gabrielwoj]] ▪ [[File:Gabrielwoj Signature 2.png|link=Special:Contribs/Gabrielwoj]] - [[File:Gabrielwoj Signature 3.png|link=User talk:Gabrielwoj]] 21:04, 24 March 2019 (UTC)
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::::Also, it looked like Defiant Spartan already had a discussion before, but when I clicked it, I couldn't see any new ones. Going to History doesn't show anything either, so I believe that, for some reason, was the reason to why the formatting didn't worked on the first minutes of "posting"? [[File:Gabrielwoj Signature Icon.png|15px|link=User:Gabrielwoj]] - [[File:Gabrielwoj Signature 1.png|link=User:Gabrielwoj]] ▪ [[File:Gabrielwoj Signature 2.png|link=Special:Contribs/Gabrielwoj]] - [[File:Gabrielwoj Signature 3.png|link=User talk:Gabrielwoj]] 21:10, 24 March 2019 (UTC)
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:: I am trying out the new Discussions thing, on a cherry User Talk. Where is the pre-view? If there is something the new editors need, it is preview. [[User:Mikado282|<span style="font-family: Impact"><font color="70B04A">'''M I K A D O 282'''</font></span><span style="font-family: Arial "><font color="70B04A">''' oOOOOo oo oo  '''</font></span>]] ([[User_talk:Mikado282|'''''talk''''']]) ([[User:Mikado282/Help Wanted!|'''''Help Wanted!''''']]) 01:26, 25 March 2019 (UTC)
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::: Hmmmm :>> [[User talk:Sploop]]. [[User:Mikado282|<span style="font-family: Impact"><font color="70B04A">'''M I K A D O 282'''</font></span><span style="font-family: Arial "><font color="70B04A">''' oOOOOo oo oo  '''</font></span>]] ([[User_talk:Mikado282|'''''talk''''']]) ([[User:Mikado282/Help Wanted!|'''''Help Wanted!''''']]) 01:29, 25 March 2019 (UTC)
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:::: Hmmmm. The edits seem to take a bit to sink in. [[User:Mikado282|<span style="font-family: Impact"><font color="70B04A">'''M I K A D O 282'''</font></span><span style="font-family: Arial "><font color="70B04A">''' oOOOOo oo oo  '''</font></span>]] ([[User_talk:Mikado282|'''''talk''''']]) ([[User:Mikado282/Help Wanted!|'''''Help Wanted!''''']]) 02:38, 25 March 2019 (UTC)
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@[[User:RJackson|RJ]] see [[mediawikiwiki:Extension:StructuredDiscussions#Migrating_existing_pages]]: <code>The script maintenance/convertNamespaceFromWikitext.php automates this namespace conversion and archiving</code> -[[User:CreativeC|CreativeC]] ([[User talk:CreativeC|talk]]) 17:45, 25 March 2019 (UTC)
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: {{c|-}} Tried additional comments on [[User talk:Sploop#Help:Style guide/Quotes]] (User talk:Sploop#Help:Style guide/Quotes), twice. Not, showing. If I go to >History< of all places, and click on ''one'' comment, the comment can be seen, click on the other comment, nothing.  Hmmmmm [[User:Mikado282|<span style="font-family: Impact"><font color="70B04A">'''M I K A D O 282'''</font></span><span style="font-family: Arial "><font color="70B04A">''' oOOOOo oo oo  '''</font></span>]] ([[User_talk:Mikado282|'''''talk''''']]) ([[User:Mikado282/Help Wanted!|'''''Help Wanted!''''']]) 01:49, 26 March 2019 (UTC)
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::Automatically converting all talkpages to the new format sounds like a bad idea. Some users, such as myself, would like to keep theirs in the old format. [[File:Killicon flaming huntsman.png|75px|link=]] <span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS, cursive, sans-serif; color: #333333">'''[[User:VasyaTheWizard|VasyaTheWizard]]'''</span> <sup>([[User talk:VasyaTheWizard|talk]]) • ([[Special:Contributions/VasyaTheWizard|contributions]])</sup>  20:13, 29 March 2019 (UTC)
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: Yeah it's not possible to actually "convert" the existing pages. The conversion described on that extension page is actually a mass-archival, leaving blank talk pages behind for the extension to takeover. What's the call on the extension so far? Are we feeling like we want to keep it around, or roll back? -[[User:RJackson|<span class="modbg" style="margin-right:1px;text-shadow: #538237 1px 1px 0px;">RJ</span>]] 10:28, 2 April 2019 (UTC)
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::Personally, I'm for a revert on this. It's just plain confusing imho. [[File:Killicon flaming huntsman.png|75px|link=]] <span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS, cursive, sans-serif; color: #333333">'''[[User:VasyaTheWizard|VasyaTheWizard]]'''</span> <sup>([[User talk:VasyaTheWizard|talk]]) • ([[Special:Contributions/VasyaTheWizard|contributions]])</sup>  16:23, 2 April 2019 (UTC)
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::: I don't like it. My comments don't show up (at least on my end), the page can't be customized and [[User:WelcomeBOT|WelcomeBOT]] is now [https://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Special:Contributions/WelcomeBOT useless]. — [[User:Tark|<span style="font-weight:bold;color: #5BC236">Tark</span>]] [[Help:Group rights#Moderators|<span class="locbg">lm</span>]][[Help:Language_translation|<span class="locbg">(pt-br)</span>]] 16:30, 2 April 2019 (UTC)
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:::: I'm also for a revert, like Vasya said it's just confusing me. The previous talk page design was fine as it is. So far I have only encountered problems, mainly that the "uses markup" link does not work and leads to an [[https://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Mw:Help:Formatting|empty page]], that there is no "Show Preview" button, that upon saving your edit, you have to first refresh the page to see if your links work (which might confuse new users, so basically remove it because it's too confusing for new editors. Also confuses more experienced editors, example: me), and that it basically adds nothing besides looking fancy. I would like it if these problems would've been resolved, then I would not mind it looking fancier. [[User:GrampaSwood|GrampaSwood]] ([[User talk:GrampaSwood|talk]]) 16:32, 2 April 2019 (UTC)
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:::::All in all, it's somewhat more user-friendly and adds a neat little way to 'thank' users for their contributions. However, it seems to have caused some issues, one of them being cases of comments that tend to never show up - including talk page-specific edits in the IRC. It also appears that the WelcomeBOT is trying to create new welcome messages but they don't show up either. +1 for rollback . . [[User:Wookipan|<span style="color:#db9c1f">'''Wookipan'''</span>]] <small>([[User_talk:Wookipan|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Wookipan|contribs]])</small> 16:42, 2 April 2019 (UTC)
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::::::The 'thank' button is a completely different extension, it doesn't have anything to do with StructuredDiscussions. [[File:Killicon flaming huntsman.png|75px|link=]] <span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS, cursive, sans-serif; color: #333333">'''[[User:VasyaTheWizard|VasyaTheWizard]]'''</span> <sup>([[User talk:VasyaTheWizard|talk]]) • ([[Special:Contributions/VasyaTheWizard|contributions]])</sup>  16:44, 2 April 2019 (UTC)
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:::::::Honestly thought that is was part of the extension. And now I just realized the topic below was about the 'thank' feature. In that case, it'd be best to rollback . . [[User:Wookipan|<span style="color:#db9c1f">'''Wookipan'''</span>]] <small>([[User_talk:Wookipan|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Wookipan|contribs]])</small> 16:50, 2 April 2019 (UTC)
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[[mediawikiwiki:Extension:Thanks]] lef people thank others editions from page history. Great to spread the Wikilove ! —[[User:CreativeC|CreativeC]] ([[User talk:CreativeC|talk]]) 05:51, 20 March 2019 (UTC)
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*Don't we already have [[Team_Fortress_Wiki:Wikichievements|wikichievements]] for this? [[File:Killicon flaming huntsman.png|75px|link=]] <span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS, cursive, sans-serif; color: #333333">'''[[User:VasyaTheWizard|VasyaTheWizard]]'''</span> <sup>([[User talk:VasyaTheWizard|talk]]) • ([[Special:Contributions/VasyaTheWizard|contributions]])</sup>  18:37, 20 March 2019 (UTC)
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:* Nah, it is a lighter form of thanks, specific to individual edits. [[User:Mikado282|<span style="font-family: Impact"><font color="70B04A">'''M I K A D O 282'''</font></span><span style="font-family: Arial "><font color="70B04A">''' oOOOOo oo oo  '''</font></span>]] ([[User_talk:Mikado282|'''''talk''''']]) ([[User:Mikado282/Help Wanted!|'''''Help Wanted!''''']]) 00:40, 21 March 2019 (UTC)
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::* I have really wanted to apply it the new editor's contributions, especially the ones I have to fix. [[User:Mikado282|<span style="font-family: Impact"><font color="70B04A">'''M I K A D O 282'''</font></span><span style="font-family: Arial "><font color="70B04A">''' oOOOOo oo oo  '''</font></span>]] ([[User_talk:Mikado282|'''''talk''''']]) ([[User:Mikado282/Help Wanted!|'''''Help Wanted!''''']]) 15:39, 23 March 2019 (UTC)
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Also done! A "thank" button now shows up on history pages :) Would be nice if it shows up on recent changes, but it doesn't seem to do that 🤷‍♂️ -[[User:RJackson|<span class="modbg" style="margin-right:1px;text-shadow: #538237 1px 1px 0px;">RJ</span>]] 08:12, 23 March 2019 (UTC)
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: All those extra clicks that it takes to thank through the history page just ''adds'' to the sincerity. [[User:Mikado282|<span style="font-family: Impact"><font color="70B04A">'''M I K A D O 282'''</font></span><span style="font-family: Arial "><font color="70B04A">''' oOOOOo oo oo  '''</font></span>]] ([[User_talk:Mikado282|'''''talk''''']]) ([[User:Mikado282/Help Wanted!|'''''Help Wanted!''''']]) 18:09, 2 April 2019 (UTC)
  
 
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== Taking requests for converting talk pages back to regular 'ol wikitext ==
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Hi folks, I've switched off the flow talk page thing for new talk pages. Digging in, it doesn't appear there's an easy way to automatically convert existing talk pages that are using Flow back to regular wiki text. There is a maintenance script to give me the wikitext for a particular page, but it's a manual job to then delete the existing talk page and create a new one with that wiki text. That could be automated but as it involves deletions it'd end up being pretty risky, and hell to clean up if anything goes wrong. I'll spend some time thinking about whether that's worth exploring.
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In the mean time, if there are any pages you'd like converting please drop them below. I'll check back regularly ([[vdc:Valve Time|Valve time]]) and work through them.
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Ta, -[[User:RJackson|<span class="modbg" style="margin-right:1px;text-shadow: #538237 1px 1px 0px;">RJ</span>]] 15:20, 3 October 2020 (UTC)
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:I would say to backup the saved data from the current talk system, and restore it back to the regular text. Keep the saved info from the current system somewhere, so we don't lose something important. The current talk system has replaced a ton of talk pages and talk user pages with nothing. We thought it would be a good idea implement it, but it's full of bugs and made things even worse. [[File:User Gabrielwoj Signature Icon.png|15px|link=User:Gabrielwoj]] - [[File:User Gabrielwoj Signature 1.png|link=User:Gabrielwoj]] ▪ [[File:User Gabrielwoj Signature 2.png|link=Special:Contribs/Gabrielwoj]] - [[File:User Gabrielwoj Signature 3.png|link=User talk:Gabrielwoj]] 16:07, 3 October 2020 (UTC)
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::god please save my talk page -- [[User:Boba|Boba]] 17:35, 3 October 2020 (UTC)
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:Hope you are still around, please fix my [[User_talk:AlexT|talk page]], thanks! --[[User:AlexT|<span style="background:linear-gradient(#D1EEFC, #81F3FD);border:1px #99F3FD solid;color:#007FFF;border-radius:8px">'''Alex'''</span>]]┋[[User talk:AlexT|<span style="color: #FF6600;">'''T'''</span>]] 03:31, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

Revision as of 04:24, 29 September 2021

Summary of requests: software enhancements

Two-factor authentication

Extension:OATHAuth is an extension that adds the functionality of two-factor authentication to the Wiki. Would be a nice touch to security and to keep up with the times. Using it would remain optional and nothing would change for the users unless they choose to enable it themselves (disabled by default), so we won't see another Flow-talkpage-bad-please-remove situation here. Killicon flaming huntsman.png VasyaTheWizard (talk) • (contributions) 19:29, 30 March 2020 (UTC)

Dark mode

Dark mode extension for a softer look on the eyes. I personally use an extension already because I can't stand editing and when the page reloads and flashbangs me. It's an optional button and you scan switch which elements will be dark and which won't. Might cause trouble with images with 1px borders though.
GrampaSwood (talk) 19:35, 30 March 2020 (UTC)

Pictogram plus.png Support In support of this, as long as it stays disabled by default. Killicon flaming huntsman.png VasyaTheWizard (talk) • (contributions) 04:25, 31 March 2020 (UTC)
Pictogram nope.png Nope Not installing an experimental extension for this. The underlying code is fairly simple, you could apply it to yourself via custom CSS and Javascript. Here's some instructions. -RJ 15:42, 3 October 2020 (UTC)

Upgrade MediaWiki

Greetings! Please update MediaWiki to the latest version (currently 1.35.3 LTS), thanks! — Tark lm(pt-br) 11:37, 4 August 2020 (UTC)

Extension:Cargo

Extension:Cargo This extension would allow for us to use database queries to generate reports/tracking pages and further improve lists. I'm a regular on the Dota 2 Wiki and this is definitely the most useful extension I've had the pleasure of using, please consider. — Tark lm(pt-br) 20:00, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

Configuring Extension:ParserFunctions

Extension:ParserFunctions is an already super useful extension. It can be made even more useful by configuring it to set $wgPFEnableStringFunctions to true. This would allow the extension to also utilize many of the features of Extension:StringFunctions with a quick configuration change. ~ Boba 20:39, 23 July 2021 (UTC)

+1 User Wookipan Golden Strawberry.png Wookipan (talk | contribs) 00:23, 24 July 2021 (UTC)

Tooltip template on mobile devices

We uses a lot of {{tooltip}} in this Wiki, but you can't see the text on phones and tablets without a mouse. I see there's this thing that could maybe solve this? Or is there other ways to let you tap on the text and show the tooltip? --AlexT 15:03, 26 August 2021 (UTC)

Better mobile support

C Manual:Mobiles, tablets and responsive designTark lm(pt-br) 04:22, 29 September 2021 (UTC)

Older

Taking requests for converting talk pages back to regular 'ol wikitext

Hi folks, I've switched off the flow talk page thing for new talk pages. Digging in, it doesn't appear there's an easy way to automatically convert existing talk pages that are using Flow back to regular wiki text. There is a maintenance script to give me the wikitext for a particular page, but it's a manual job to then delete the existing talk page and create a new one with that wiki text. That could be automated but as it involves deletions it'd end up being pretty risky, and hell to clean up if anything goes wrong. I'll spend some time thinking about whether that's worth exploring.

In the mean time, if there are any pages you'd like converting please drop them below. I'll check back regularly (Valve time) and work through them.

Ta, -RJ 15:20, 3 October 2020 (UTC)

I would say to backup the saved data from the current talk system, and restore it back to the regular text. Keep the saved info from the current system somewhere, so we don't lose something important. The current talk system has replaced a ton of talk pages and talk user pages with nothing. We thought it would be a good idea implement it, but it's full of bugs and made things even worse. User Gabrielwoj Signature Icon.png - User Gabrielwoj Signature 1.pngUser Gabrielwoj Signature 2.png - User Gabrielwoj Signature 3.png 16:07, 3 October 2020 (UTC)
god please save my talk page -- Boba 17:35, 3 October 2020 (UTC)
Hope you are still around, please fix my talk page, thanks! --AlexT 03:31, 15 July 2021 (UTC)