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Edit requests?

Does anybody monitor requests to edit protected templates? I have posted an {{Editprotected}} request at Template talk:Created with#Allow line breaks over 3 weeks ago but haven't seen any reaction yet... — Mikhail Ryazanov (talk) 07:01, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Confirm observation and

Support: sysops should check and process Category:Commons_protected_edit_requests. Taylor 49 (talk) 10:07, 5 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Mikhail Ryazanov: I check it periodically, but I only handle the ones where I understand what I'm doing. With this particular request, you could also ask at the Village pump for template editors to help. -- Auntof6 (talk) 10:11, 5 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Auntof6: Perhaps we should have a dedicated noticeboard for that? — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 10:33, 5 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Jeff G.: Would people check that any more often? -- Auntof6 (talk) 10:43, 5 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Auntof6: I think so. — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 15:48, 5 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Jeff G. and Auntof6: Even though I’m a TA, I only check COM:TN about once a month. As for templates, I do keep an eye on tracking categories regularly, but I rarely handle requests like this because I’m not confident the changes are safe to make. Phương Linh (talk) 09:07, 6 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Using {{edit request|technical=yes}} might help. But it's understandable for a technically complicated request to take more time than trivial ones. Trivial ones like Template_talk:Exif-make-value#T-Mobile get done, so yes, requests are monitored. whym (talk) 01:58, 6 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

OK, thanks for the suggestion! — Mikhail Ryazanov (talk) 02:48, 6 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

CNEcija12345

Hello. Kindly check CNEcija12345 (talk · contribs). Off-wiki, Seav messaged me (on FB Messenger) this user name around four days ago and said this user seems suspicious in contributions. Note that I have nominated at least four of their uploads due to COM:REDUNDANT and COM:WEBHOST concerns, and I note the resemblance of this user's upload style to that of Valenzuela400's. See also Commons:Deletion requests/File:Arnedo-Lacanilao House CNE 16.jpg (one of the DRs I filed). JWilz12345 (Talk|Contributions) 08:03, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I just received the message. I strongly disagree that I imitate another user like Valenzuela 400. My uploads are heritage houses and the notable burials of artists, heroes, and the like; further I never edited Wikipedia nor used its upload; before I enrolled here I studied Commons rules though so long; my works are for a legitimate purpose, I might have made mistakes especially the ongoing 3 deletions but editors make mistake, please give me time to study the style of Valenzuela uploads to intelligently answer the very grave charge of blocking; I am an honorable person of Nueva Ecija and I never dirtied my name very truly yours CNEcija12345 (talk) 10:16, 7 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Please see my works which are totally different from Valenzuela 400 11 Historic houses in Guagua, Pampanga, 5 Heritage Houses of Mabalacat 7 Heritage Houses of Apalit, Pampanga among others very truly yours CNEcija12345 (talk) 11:01, 7 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Please further examine my works which are totally different in style and greatness from Valenzueal 400 358 photos of Notable Burials at the Manila North Cemetery Burials at the Manila Memorial Park – Sucat 225 photos Burials at Libingan ng mga Bayani 117 photos 83 photos Burials at La Loma Cemetery Roberto Gaa And in my current 5,047 contributions, there are only 3 or 4 DRs and in one DR Keep comment by veteran editor User:Ikan Kekek It is never the policy of Commons or its founders to block or punish one who inputs superb if not magnanimous contributions, it really makes me sad that only one editor has gravely accused me of a prime sin which I never committed thank you CNEcija12345 (talk) 11:13, 7 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Interface admin wanted for edit request

Hi. Could an available IA attend to my request at MediaWiki talk:Copyupload-allowed-domains#Allowlist request - Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg Online-Findmittelsystem? Thank you! -- DaxServer (talk) 10:11, 10 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done I added the link. Just of your information: Regular admin rights are sufficient to edit this page. GPSLeo (talk) 11:30, 10 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! -- DaxServer (talk) 11:55, 10 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Dark Mode Fix

I have asked for admin attention (edit request) on the page MediaWiki talk:Uploadtext/de – Wikimedia Commons, but nothing happened since 3 Weeks, could someone else implement the fix. Or should I apply as an interface admin so that I can also fix all the other language versions, I don't want to have to wait over a month for each language. The Other Karma (talk) 12:35, 10 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This needs general cleanup. We have totally different texts and layouts for every language. We should have one layout and the text translated from the English original one. The page also says that it uses translatewiki for the translations but somehow it does not. GPSLeo (talk) 12:58, 10 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I wouldnt mind, implementing an central version, but I'm afraid that maybe some languages communities don't like that. The Other Karma (talk) 13:38, 10 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]