Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2006-04-24/Technology report
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Bugs, Repairs, and Internal Operational News
Bot flags now set by bureaucrats
Rob Church created and installed a recent extension, MakeBot, which allows bureaucrats to set bot flags. Previously, the task was handled by stewards. Stewards still have the ability to grant bot access through the stewards' interface. In another fix, Brion Vibber fixed a bug prohibiting stewards from changing rights on the English Wikipedia.
Watchlists altered
A series of changes to the watchlist were made on April 17 and 18. The most notable change was the addition of an "enhanced watchlist" function, available through a user's preferences. This function, similar to the "enhanced recent changes" function, offers additional information via a JavaScript toggle button. Other changes included the ability to set other preferences, including the number of days shown, through preferences, the addition of a "clear all" link, which removes all items from a user's watchlist, and a working "hide bot edits" function.
Last week in MediaWiki
- April 17 — Editing toolbar fixed in certain versions of Opera, Safari, and Konqueror
- April 18 — List of unused templates generated
- April 21 — Special:Newpages now filter-able by namespace
- April 22 — Special:Wantedpages updated for pages created since last report
Last week in servers
Server-related events, problems, and changes included:
- April 19 — Tampa cluster fails
- April 20 — Wikisource mailing list created
- April 22 — Search servers restarted
- April 24 — Chapter committee wiki fixed
Also this week: Office actions — M.A.N.I.A. — Unfit source — Job board — News and notes — Press coverage — Features and admins — B.R.I.O.N. — T.R.O.L.L.
