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Changing content model of User:Kxeon/common.css

Please change the content model of my CSS page. I made a typo. –Thanks, Kxeon (talk) 17:12, 6 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Done🪶-TΛNBIRUZZΛMΛN (💬) 23:20, 6 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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XML file of Wp/ru-old

Second time now asking for a deleted project. Someone already created another one on the Incubator Plus. I also ended up making a page for it on the Incubator Plus 2.0 to redirect there until something else is done with the prefix on there, like a creation or a merge.

If there is an XML file available, which the deletion message suggests, maybe you could transfer it to one of those. –Thanks, Kxeon (talk) 17:26, 6 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, @Kxeon, sorry for answering so late. I don't think an XML file is available right now, considering the deletion occurred in 2008, almost 20 years ago ;(

But there could be one, maybe @MF-Warburg can give you a definitive answer, but I wouldn't get my hopes up too high. — Garcez (talk) 05:52, 13 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Questionable translations

Either poor language knowledge or vandalism, possibly both – at least in the case of Russian translations (see here; revert would be appreciated). Merrahtar^(talk) 07:51, 9 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Reverted and/or deleted. --MF-W {a, b} 13:15, 9 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Adding wiki names to Template:Test wiki and Template:Test wiki/core

I wanted to ask/say this on Template talk:Test wiki/core, but I can't because I can't make unprefixed pages. Not even talk pages.

I went around adding a bunch of stuff (extra code support and general expansion) to the Incubator Plus 2.0's Template:Test wiki and Template:Test wiki/core, and one of the things I added was the ability to add the local wiki names.

As examples, here are some wikis on the Incubator Plus 2.0, that currently have their wiki name inside of the test wiki template are Wp/ine, Wp/enm, Wp/en-dsrt, Wp/omp, and Wp/zh-pinyin, and Wt/odt.

The code is simple enough too, but there are a few versions I made.^[edited]

First, in Template:Test wiki, add |localwikiname={{{wikiname|}}} anywhere, and then replace {{int:wminc-infopage-title-{{{projectcode}}}|{{{languagename_userlang}}}}} Template:Test wiki/core with one of the following (in the outputs, the Manchu Wikipedia is used as an example):

{{int:wminc-infopage-title-{{{projectcode}}}|{{{languagename_userlang}}}}}{{#if:{{{localwikiname}}}| ''{{{localwikiname}}}''}}
HTML Output: Manchu Wikipedia ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᡤᡳᠰᡠᠨ ᡳ ᡠᡳ᠌ᡴᡳᡦᡳᡩᡳᠶᠠ / Manju gisun -i Uikipediya

Explanation: This one has the localised name at the top and the native one at the bottom, with the native one italicised.

''{{int:wminc-infopage-title-{{{projectcode}}}|{{{languagename_userlang}}}}}''{{#if:{{{localwikiname}}}| {{{localwikiname}}}}}
HTML Output: Manchu Wikipedia ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᡤᡳᠰᡠᠨ ᡳ ᡠᡳ᠌ᡴᡳᡦᡳᡩᡳᠶᠠ / Manju gisun -i Uikipediya 

Explanation: This too has the localised name at the top and the unlocalised one at the bottom. This time, however, the localised one is italicised instead of the unlocalised one.
{{#if:{{{localwikiname}}}|{{{localwikiname}}} ''{{int:wminc-infopage-title-{{{projectcode}}}|{{{languagename_userlang}}}}}''|''{{int:wminc-infopage-title-{{{projectcode}}}|{{{languagename_userlang}}}}}''}}
HTML Output:
- With native name: ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᡤᡳᠰᡠᠨ ᡳ ᡠᡳ᠌ᡴᡳᡦᡳᡩᡳᠶᠠ / Manju gisun -i Uikipediya Manchu Wikipedia 
- Without native name: Manchu Wikipedia 
Explanation: Native name on top and is normal, localised name at the bottom and italicised. If the native wiki name is entered, the localised name also becomes small.
{{#if:{{{localwikiname}}}|{{{localwikiname}}} ''{{int:wminc-infopage-title-{{{projectcode}}}|{{{languagename_userlang}}}}}''|{{int:wminc-infopage-title-{{{projectcode}}}|{{{languagename_userlang}}}}}}}
HTML Output:
- With native name: ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᡤᡳᠰᡠᠨ ᡳ ᡠᡳ᠌ᡴᡳᡦᡳᡩᡳᠶᠠ / Manju gisun -i Uikipediya Manchu Wikipedia 
- Without native name: Manchu Wikipedia 
Explanation: Native name on top, localised name at the bottom. If the native wiki name is entered, the localised name becomes small and italicised.
{{#if:{{{localwikiname}}}|{{{localwikiname}}} {{int:wminc-infopage-title-{{{projectcode}}}|{{{languagename_userlang}}}}}|{{int:wminc-infopage-title-{{{projectcode}}}|{{{languagename_userlang}}}}}}}
HTML Output:
- With native name: ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᡤᡳᠰᡠᠨ ᡳ ᡠᡳ᠌ᡴᡳᡦᡳᡩᡳᠶᠠ / Manju gisun -i Uikipediya Manchu Wikipedia 
- Without native name: Manchu Wikipedia 
Explanation: Native name on top, localised name at the bottom. If the native wiki name is entered, the localised name also becomes small.

Would adding this be a good idea, or necessary? It looks like a pretty good thing to have, but I'm the one who added that functionality so... please tell if and why it's unnecessary for this Incubator. If you think it's a good idea, please implement it. –Thanks, Kxeon (talk) 03:50, 8 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I think that's pretty neat. But since no one has given their opinion yet, we'll have to wait :) — Garcez (talk) 05:53, 13 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see a particular need to show the wiki name in the relevant language. As a person using info pages, I care to read the name in a language understandable to me, which is my interface language. --MF-W {a, b} 12:23, 17 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

MediaWiki:Gadget-ProjectSpecificLogos.js doesn't show the logo anywhere except in categories. And also the positioning is off.

I already tried asking on the talk page of the gadget but Tanbiruzzaman directed me that "[I] may need to post it on Community portal or in Administrators Noticeboard". So here I am.

I'll try saying what I said there again here now as well.

The CSS set here is being overridden by the CSS loaded by the theme that was set by the user. Thus, it only appears when the Incubator logo shows up and not the project's logo; which happens in namespaces such as Categories.

Luckily, I've found a fix.

Also, making it so that it was center center nudged it to the right slightly; so I fixed that too.

Here's the code of the HTML makeup that I ended up with:

<div class="portlet" id="p-logo" role="banner" style="background: none !important;">
	<a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Incubator:Main_Page" class="mw-wiki-logo" style="
		background-image: url(&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Wikipedia-logo-v2-prg.svg/135px-Wikipedia-logo-v2-prg.svg.png&quot;) !important;
		background-repeat: no-repeat !important;
		background-position: 35% 50% !important">
	</a>
</div>

and the code that makes that HTML replaces lines 98–105:

				if ( projectLogo['1x'] ) {
					var css = `
					#p-logo {
					    background: none !important;
					}
					body.ns-0.rootpage-Wb #p-logo a, body.ns-1.rootpage-Wb #p-logo a, body.ns-10.rootpage-Wb #p-logo a, body.ns-11.rootpage-Wb #p-logo a, body.ns-14.rootpage-Wb #p-logo a, body.ns-15.rootpage-Wb #p-logo a,
					body.ns-0.rootpage-Wn #p-logo a, body.ns-1.rootpage-Wn #p-logo a, body.ns-10.rootpage-Wn #p-logo a, body.ns-11.rootpage-Wn #p-logo a, body.ns-14.rootpage-Wn #p-logo a, body.ns-15.rootpage-Wn #p-logo a, 
					body.ns-0.rootpage-Wp #p-logo a, body.ns-1.rootpage-Wp #p-logo a, body.ns-10.rootpage-Wp #p-logo a, body.ns-11.rootpage-Wp #p-logo a, body.ns-14.rootpage-Wp #p-logo a, body.ns-15.rootpage-Wp #p-logo a, 
					body.ns-0.rootpage-Wq #p-logo a, body.ns-1.rootpage-Wq #p-logo a, body.ns-10.rootpage-Wq #p-logo a, body.ns-11.rootpage-Wq #p-logo a, body.ns-14.rootpage-Wq #p-logo a, body.ns-15.rootpage-Wq #p-logo a, 
					body.ns-0.rootpage-Wt #p-logo a, body.ns-1.rootpage-Wt #p-logo a, body.ns-10.rootpage-Wt #p-logo a, body.ns-11.rootpage-Wt #p-logo a, body.ns-14.rootpage-Wt #p-logo a, body.ns-15.rootpage-Wt #p-logo a,
					body.ns-0.rootpage-Wv #p-logo a, body.ns-1.rootpage-Wv #p-logo a, body.ns-10.rootpage-Wv #p-logo a, body.ns-11.rootpage-Wv #p-logo a, body.ns-14.rootpage-Wv #p-logo a, body.ns-15.rootpage-Wv #p-logo a,
					body.ns-0.rootpage-Wy #p-logo a, body.ns-1.rootpage-Wy #p-logo a, body.ns-10.rootpage-Wy #p-logo a, body.ns-11.rootpage-Wy #p-logo a, body.ns-14.rootpage-Wy #p-logo a, body.ns-15.rootpage-Wy #p-logo a, 
					a.mw-wiki-logo {
    					background: none !important;
    					background-image: url("${projectLogo['1x']}") !important;
    					background-repeat: no-repeat !important;
						background-position: 35% 50% !important;
					}
					.timeless-logo-img {
						visibility: hidden
					}
					`;
					mw.util.addCSS( css );
				}

Shall these changes be implemented? Surely the current behaviour isn't intentional, right? -Thanks, Kxeon (talk) 23:31, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Kxeon: I replied on that talk page. For future reference, it is better to just post a link to the talk page in question on this page, rather than copying a big part of the post to this page. :) Jon Harald Søby (talk) 12:38, 3 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Wp/ldn

By unknown reason new articles cannot be created, and any attempt will show MediaWiki:Titleblacklist-invalid-code. Таёжный лес (talk) 14:18, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Таёжный лес, it works for me: Wp/ldn/test. Have you double checked the prefix? 🪶-TΛNBIRUZZΛMΛN (💬) 14:26, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

…because you're an administrator? Таёжный лес (talk) 14:28, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Таёжный лес,

fixed, the language code has been added to filter 31. 🪶-TΛNBIRUZZΛMΛN (💬) 14:47, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Таёжный лес (talk) 14:53, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Sandboxes for MediaWiki:Gadget-ProjectSpecificLogos.js

It would be pretty great to have sandboxes for the ProjectSpecificLogos gadget right about now. I'm trying to make it so that wordmarks are replaced when using the gadget, and the timeless logo is proper and consistent. Please, make some sandboxes. --Thanks, Kxeon (talk) 00:43, 8 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Kxeon: I'm not sure what you mean by sandboxes in this context… When making improvements to the gadget, the best way to do it is to disable the gadget for yourself, and instead add its code as a subpage of your user page (in this case, in User:Kxeon/Gadget-ProjectSpecificLogos.js and User:Kxeon/Gadget-ProjectSpecificLogos.css) and then load those via User:Kxeon/common.js and User:Kxeon/common.css – then you can make as many changes as you want, and they will only affect you, until you think the changes are ready to be merged into the gadget. Oh, and thank you for working on that! Jon Harald Søby (talk) 13:36, 8 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, ok. --Thanks again, Kxeon (talk) 21:44, 8 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Reply regarding article about Gokulnath K.S.

Hello. Thank you for your feedback.

I would like to clarify that I am the subject of this article. I created the page to share basic information about my work as a freelance reporter and photographer.

I understand there may be concerns about sources. I have already removed the Amazon link and added some references and images related to my work. If those sources are not considered reliable, please let me know what type of independent sources are required so I can improve the article according to Wikimedia guidelines.

Thank you for your guidance. Gokulnath KRS (talk) 18:29, 15 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

User is blocked.🪶-TΛNBIRUZZΛMΛN (💬) 17:59, 17 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Gadget-ProjectSpecificLogos: Positioning fixes, size fixes & wordmarks (and also some new logos)

I managed to fix the positioning of the logos, and the size of logos in Timeless, and to add wordmarks and some extra logos, for the project-specific logos gadget. They're at the userpages above.

And yes, this is also on the talk page of the gadget. --Thanks, Kxeon (talk) 18:14, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Emirati Arabic code (emr)

Im trying to create Emirati Arabic Wiktionary but the code either is not valid, but I think that its belongs to an accepted language. Almajidy【Talk】 10:13, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Well you have already created that. 🪶-TΛNBIRUZZΛMΛN (💬) 10:15, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

When I created the page, I mistyped the ISO code. I cannot create any more pages using the ISO code (emr). Almajidy【Talk】 12:15, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

There is no ISO 639-3 code "emr". --MF-W {a, b} 15:14, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

How I can do a Emirati Arabic version Wikimedia project without a designated ISO 639-3 code? Almajidy (talk) 06:35, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

You can apply for it here, a valid ISO 639 code is a requirement by the policy. 🪶-TΛNBIRUZZΛMΛN (💬) 23:44, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Done Almajidy【Talk】 07:42, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Emirati Arabic is part of Gulf Arabic, which already has a code afb. Maybe, you can start project with code afb. --Danvintius Bookix (talk) 11:33, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Well Emirati Arabic (Southern Gulf Arabic) is diffrent than Standard Gulf Arabic. Almajidy【Talk】 13:38, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

There are several Wikipedia editions that use multiple dialects simultaneously (for example, frr, als). Emirati Arabic currently doesn't have its own code, and it will take years to obtain one, even if the standardization committee ultimately agrees. It seems that writing in both Emirati and other varieties in the same place is currently the only option. --Danvintius Bookix (talk) 14:26, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

‪I’ll just use Shihhi Arabic iso code since it’s a branch of Emirati Arabic and it has its own ISO code. Anyway, I’ve already filed a request to get Emirati Arabic represented among the languages.‬

Thanks… Almajidy【Talk】 16:41, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

You can't just use an ISO code as you see fit. -- MF-W {a, b} 22:16, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Test wiki for Wp/nan-hant

I was trying to create a test wiki for Hokkien (trad. Han script) but was blocked by a warning message instructing me to come here. What should I do? B Arbre6 (talk) 09:35, 6 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@B Arbre6：一般來說，一種語言的不同寫法應該放在同一個語言計畫中。閩南語的傳統漢字寫法目前放在閩南語維基百科的幫助命名空間（Pang-chān:），如w:nan:Pang-chān:香港，所以不能在這裏建立測試計畫。-- 魔琴 (talk) 19:16, 8 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

如果打算撰寫nan-Hant條目，請考慮參與閩南語維基百科。魔琴 (talk) 19:17, 8 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

👌 B Arbre6 (talk) 19:21, 8 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Cannot create Wp/hnm/Main Page

There are users interested in contributing to the Hainanese Wikipedia test project. But creation of pages is blocked because of unknown ISO code. I hope someone would fix this. Thanks. --魔琴 (talk) 13:38, 10 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed 🪶-TΛNBIRUZZΛMΛN (💬) 13:44, 10 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! --魔琴 (talk) 14:28, 10 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Bot running on a temp account?

I'm assuming ~2026-15529-60 (talk | contribs) isn't an authorized bot, since the incubator bot policy says that bots to mass-create pages aren't generally approved, and I don't see a bot approval request. Not sure if a local admin wants to mass-delete the pages or just block them. lp0 on fire () 20:29, 11 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

As the IP stopped editing, and the pages don't obviously look like vandalism, I think they can stay. But it the future, running a bot should be discussed before and under an account. --MF-W {a, b} 11:29, 20 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Special:Contributions/~2026-16437-93

Reason for reporting: mass-creating short pages & removing speedy deletion templates. MathXplore (talk) 02:36, 20 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked and deleted. --MF-W {a, b} 11:27, 20 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Media Wiki pages

I want to put the these Media Wiki pages on incubator but I couldnt create them:

MediaWiki:Gadget-Carousel.css

MediaWiki:Gadget-Carousel.js

MediaWiki:Gadget-Carousel Almajidy【Talk】 05:45, 2 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

it can be created by interface administrators. But what is the use case of this, I mean for what the gadget will be used for. Also note that gadgets on other wiki project may not comply with incubatorwiki's environment. 🪶-TΛNBIRUZZΛMΛN (💬) 05:53, 2 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

To achieve the professional "carousel" effect seen on the Wikivoyage Main Page and put it in Wy/ar. Almajidy【Talk】 06:15, 2 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Special:Contributions/~2026-20765-65

Reason for reporting: Vandalism. MathXplore (talk) 11:14, 3 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked. 🪶-TΛNBIRUZZΛMΛN (💬) 11:16, 3 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Cannot create Wp/sjc/Main Page

I'm interested in contributing to the Shao–Jiang Min Wikipedia test project. But creation of pages is blocked because of unknown ISO code. I hope someone would fix this. --Sdf (talk) 11:28, 29 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Since it meets the criteria, you can now contribute to the test. 🪶-TΛNBIRUZZΛMΛN (💬) 16:04, 29 April 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Cannot create Wp/luh/Main Page

I'm interested in contributing to the Leizhou Min Wikipedia test project. But creation of pages is blocked because of unknown ISO code. I hope someone would fix this.--Sdf (talk) 13:31, 4 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

fixed.🪶-TΛNBIRUZZΛMΛN (💬) 16:22, 4 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Cannot create Wq/ie

I'm interested in contributing to the test project of Wikiquote Interlingue. But creation of pages is blocked because of unknown ISO code. Flamme-Bleue (talk) 11:15, 6 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

fixed🪶-TΛNBIRUZZΛMΛN (💬) 02:06, 7 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Deleted categories at Wp/sms

We would like the categories that were deleted today to be undeleted. Thank you. - Yupik (talk) 16:04, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Done, but please avoid creating empty pages or categories. Categories should ideally be created once there are pages ready to place in them, so situations like this do not arise again.--

(talk) 22:38, 9 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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