Wikipedia talk:Scripts++/Issue 22

New issue?

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@DannyS712: I hadn't heard about this newsletter until just now, when I saw it on a user's talk page. I notice that it hasn't been updated in a while -- perhaps I could help with that? I've also written a few scripts which I haven't really bothered to talk about anywhere, if content is needed :^) jp×g 22:15, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

Yeah, I realized I had fallen very behind - unfortunately I just don't have as much time as I used to. I'll probably send the issue soon including a note that I'm sure I missed things, but that I could really use some help with this. If you want to add anything to the next draft feel free, Wikipedia:Scripts++/Next --DannyS712 (talk) 23:15, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

DannyS712 If you want I could take over the newsletter until you have more time. - ZLEA _T\^C 15:35, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

I notice that Danny hasn't edited since November 19, in an edit where he noted that he was "not around much anymore". @DannyS712: If you'd like, I (or presumably ZLEA above) would be fine with publishing this issue, as well as further issues if you don't have time to. I think this newsletter is pretty cool, so it would be a little sad if it died out. It looks like this issue is about ready to go. If there's no further response here for a while, I think it might warrant just sending it out. jp×g 09:33, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

Issue 22

Moved from Wikipedia talk:Scripts++

@JPxG: Thanks for the mention but my SkinSwitcher is just a fork and update of Eizen's version (which I don't think has been mentioned in Scripts++ before). Maybe it should go under either "Updated" or "New maintainers". ClaudineChionh (talk – contribs) 02:14, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

@ClaudineChionh: Good catch. I've updated the page. Let me know if this is good. jp×g 02:37, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

Thanks, looks good! ClaudineChionh (talk – contribs) 04:21, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

• @Ahecht:, @Alexis Jazz:, @Awesome Aasim:, @Caburum:, @Chlod:, @ClaudineChionh:, @DaxServer:, @Jon Harald Søby:, @Nardog:, @NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh:, @Novem Linguae:, @Qwerfjkl:, @Rublov:, @Rummskartoffel:, @Tol:, @Venkat TL:, @Vukky:: I've added descriptions for all of your scripts to the page. If you have any corrections to make before the newsletter drops, go ahead and let me know now. jp×g 07:48, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

  Thank you. Perhaps Wikipedia:Scripts++/Next should mention that the widely used reply-link was superseded by DiscussionTools? And if you wish you can add a note about User:Alexis Jazz/reply-link as well. My original plan was to start improving reply-link, but I've decided to keep the projects separate and maintain reply-link in its current state while creating something new. — Alexis Jazz (talk or ping me) 08:37, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

  Thanks JPxG, the description for diffedit looks good to me. But actually, I just finished a new script a couple of days ago, maybe it can be included as well? It lives on Commons but should work on all Wikimedia wikis. It's called warnOnLargeFiles.js, and gives users a warning if they are about to open a very large file (default is >10,000 px width/height or >100 MB filesize, but both are configurable). I haven't added it to any list here on enwiki, but I could do that now. Jon Harald Søby (talk) 09:36, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

  Jon Harald Søby, it works when clicking an image like File:Carlo Emanuele II - Google Art Project.jpg but when I click on "original file" there is no warning. I'm not sure how to find a large local file. (File:Jefferson Davis High School band 2020 (20 Mbps).ogv is over 100MB but it's a video) — Alexis Jazz (talk or ping me) 10:11, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

  @Alexis Jazz: Thanks, I had completely overlooked that link. Should be fixed now. And thanks to Nardog for adding the script to Wikipedia:User scripts/List. :-) Jon Harald Søby (talk) 12:41, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

  Jon Harald Søby, if you click the thumbnail of File:Jefferson Davis High School band 2020 (20 Mbps).ogv in the file revision section it opens the MediaWiki video player but also triggers the warning. — Alexis Jazz (talk or ping me) 22:11, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

  Link to review = Wikipedia:Scripts++/Next (for those like me, wondering where to check)

  @JPxG thanks a lot for including the tools in the newslater. Just made a minor correction. All clear from my side. Appreciate your good work. Venkat TL (talk) 10:56, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

Send soon?

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@JPxG. @ZLEA Shall we send soon? Mainly for size reasons. The longer we wait the longer it gets, and a long newsletter might not be as easy to read. –Novem Linguae (talk) 12:59, 20 December 2021 (UTC)

I think it is basically ready to go -- the main reason I'd been holding back is because @DannyS712: hadn't given any kind of go-ahead to publish in his absence (and hasn't edited since November). But there's a message earlier on this talk page a few sections up asking him about it in October... at this point, if we all think it is fine to go ahead and send it out, it's probably fine to go ahead and send it out. jp×g 13:47, 20 December 2021 (UTC)

I say go ahead and publish it since DannyS712 is currently inactive. Maybe give a day for Danny to respond since they've been pinged. - ZLEA _T\^C 15:37, 20 December 2021 (UTC)

Sorry, just logged on for the first time in a while - please feel free to send, generally if I don't respond in a few days you can assume its okay, it shouldn't wait for me to be around since I have had very little time recently DannyS712 (talk) 04:22, 24 December 2021 (UTC)

Okay, will send it now. Thanks for everything! jp×g 05:09, 24 December 2021 (UTC)

Featured script

As the author of LuckyRename I'm very happy to see my script being presented as the featured script of this issue, except I'm not happy at all as I'm being called a peanut gallery by the person who awarded it. Next time just feature someone else's script or keep your insults to yourself. — Alexis Jazz (talk or ping me) 08:25, 24 December 2021 (UTC)

@Alexis Jazz: Apologies if any offense was caused -- the "peanut gallery" mentioned in that edit summary was in reference to attendants of this AN/I thread where I asked people to pick a couple random numbers to decide on a featured script for the month (I could have just rolled dice, but my own scripts were in the list so I felt like impartiality was needed). If I were setting up the whole newsletter from the get-go, I would have employed a more rigorous method, and asked people to nominate scripts or something. jp×g 11:34, 25 December 2021 (UTC)

JPxG, oooh I very much misunderstood your edit summary in that case! I thought you were calling me a peanut gallery for something I would have said on a noticeboard ("Any source of heckling, unwelcome commentary or criticism, especially from a know-it-all or of an inexpert nature"). Luckily that isn't the case, you were just humorously referring to the people who commented on your random number request. I take my harsh words back. For this sort of thing people usually use the stock/currency market or the weather by publicly stating they'll use whatever value it has at a defined point in the future. In this particular case, without time for a vote, instead of random I would have probably gone with whichever script currently has the most users. (this isn't ideal, a vote is usually better as that can use quality as a factor but generally it'll beat random) Thank you for your efforts to create the newsletter! — Alexis Jazz (talk or ping me) 12:08, 25 December 2021 (UTC)