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• If you guys are running scripts using jsMsg for interfaces, you can use this library to emulate the old interface. Give Tim a high five for writing this, which has already fixed the bug in several scripts. --Nathan2055^{talk - contribs} 18:39, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
• On Wikipedia Redefined: Magnus Manske also has a prototype running on the Toolserver. Jean-Fred (talk) 20:49, 18 September 2012 (UTC)
• RE next week's poll: what exactly do you mean by an "external site?" Is en.widkipeia an external site or is that concept more like Wikia? --agr (talk) 14:06, 19 September 2012 (UTC)
  • I assume it means any non-Wikimedia wiki. Powers ^T 01:59, 20 September 2012 (UTC)
• I'm a little surprised only 15% of respondents to last week's poll don't have an iOS device. Powers ^T 01:59, 20 September 2012 (UTC)
  • The poll question asks about adding a Signpost app "to your iOS device." People without one may not bother to look at the possible responses. Maybe we need some process for editorial review of these poll questions. This week's and last's seem poorly worded.--agr (talk) 04:35, 20 September 2012 (UTC)
• The questions are usually fairly clear, but I had trouble understanding this week's question. --Philosopher ^{Let us reason together.} 14:43, 20 September 2012 (UTC)

  +1 Philosopher. I assumed this was about folks who use MediaWiki freeware on their own websites, but it might be taken to be about whether any external site (such as "I hate Wikipedia" blogs and forums) deserves some consideration. ~ Ningauble (talk) 19:36, 20 September 2012 (UTC)

Sorry, yes, I think the meaning of this week's question is (in retrospect) more obvious from the answers than the question. It meant, generally, any reuser (or potential reusers) of MediaWiki development, which in practical terms means sites hosting non-Wikimedia wikis. I agree that non-iOS owners may not have clicked through, but I wanted to give those that did something to click in order to make it clear that we were, for once, excluding hypothetical answers. - Jarry1250 ^{[Deliberation needed]} 15:38, 23 September 2012 (UTC)