Talk:Main Page/Archives/2017

Looking for FDC input page

Sorry I can't fine the page for the current into into annual grants applications to the FDC (April 2017). Anybody know where it is? (I've already looked for about 20 minutes!)

Smallbones (talk) 16:21, 12 April 2017 (UTC)

@Smallbones:I think you might be looking for this: Grants:APG/Information. Regards, Lsanabria (talk) 17:53, 12 April 2017 (UTC)

Thanks. That page leads to the latest proposals Grants:APG/Proposals, which are still empty for the current round. No, I wasn't trying to make a point in asking for directions, but I think you can see why I missed it! Smallbones (talk) 19:02, 12 April 2017 (UTC)

Whoops, I messed it up again! You have to click other links on that page, either to "proposal form" or "proposal discussion" for each of the individual projects, e.g. Grants:APG/Proposals/2016-2017 round 2/Wikimedia Armenia/Proposal form. I've got it now. Smallbones (talk) 19:07, 12 April 2017 (UTC)

Proposals for new projects

Hello, i think we have to put the link of proposals for new projects in this main page so everybody can look it: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Proposals_for_new_projects --Javier José Moreno Tovar18 (talk) 13:11, 11 August 2017 (UTC)

Not able to edit Marathi Wikipedia if English language is used for discussion

When I am trying to edit Marathi Wikipedia and it is throwing following message and I am not able to save my edit. Thank you. -- Abhijeet Safai (talk) 09:16, 26 September 2017 (UTC)

"No for non Marathi languages and/or roman script !!![Language policy & exceptions] Warning: An automated filter has detected your edit because it appears to contain few or no Marathi letters. You are currently editing the Marathi language Wikipedia; contributions in any other language will be deleted.[Language policy & exceptions]. To contribute in a language other than English, please select that language from http://www.wikipedia.org If your edit is constructive and suitable for the Marathi version of Wikipedia, please click 'Save page' again, and report this error."

I am sharing it here because I have got to know that no other Wikipedia prevents writing in English in this way. I would request experienced editors and administrators to kindly do as appropriate. Thank you. -- Abhijeet Safai (talk) 09:29, 26 September 2017 (UTC)

Well, first of all this probably belongs on Meta:Babel and second of all the restriction was probably placed to prevent automated spambots from advertising in languages that use the Latin script or other non-Marathi scripts and as the encyclopedia is intended to be exclusively used by people who can read this script allowing Latin would probably open the door 🚪 for spambots. --Donald Trung (Talk 🤳🏻) (My global lock 😒🌏🔒) (My global unlock 😄🌏🔓) 07:50, 13 October 2017 (UTC)

And this policy might've been implemented to stop such aforementioned attacks, maybe this was unique to the Marathi Wikipedia which is why Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Etc. Don't have these restrictions, but they're probably there for a reason. --Donald Trung (Talk 🤳🏻) (My global lock 😒🌏🔒) (My global unlock 😄🌏🔓) 07:52, 13 October 2017 (UTC)

WSC has started

Do you think we can insert in the main page timeline that Wiki Science Competition has started? We can put the commons logo maybe in that case.--Alexmar983 (talk) 06:53, 3 November 2017 (UTC)

The code should be:

1-30:

First edition of the Wiki Science Competition.

Right?--Alexmar983 (talk) 11:56, 3 November 2017 (UTC)

You just need to edit Template:Main Page/WM News. Looks fine to me. --Base (talk) 12:30, 3 November 2017 (UTC)

And I go... thank you.--Alexmar983 (talk) 12:34, 3 November 2017 (UTC)