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Considering that my edit spoke of the fact that Tullian has publicly debated other with regards to his views, and the links I referenced go DIRECTLY to those debates, there should not be an issue. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BaptistBolt (talk • contribs) 18:51, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
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I was partially commenting on TheDJ to mention we already have the policy WP:SIGAPP to deal with it. I don't support a ban on customized signatures, but I definitely have a problem with yours and so do others. Will you change it voluntarily? The eyesore background is not acceptable and the text is far too long. A signature should enable identification and communication, not visually dominate a discussion. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:23, 14 May 2014 (UTC)
Just for the record, I do have a problem with your signature. It is like a boombox in a library and it is actively barring me from properly participating in a discussion. Please use earplugs. —TheDJ (talk • contribs) 06:53, 15 May 2014 (UTC)
I did not add a note to the VPT thread as I felt others had already commented and the thread did not need to be further derailed. However, I also find it annoying. Given that is is the biggest one, how about it goes away into the past like B4. It can then be rebuilt; smaller, better and with more pleasing color like B5. — Makyen (talk) 07:18, 15 May 2014 (UTC)
I noticed the signature discussion, and figured I'd chime in constructively: the biggest problem is the sheer size. Here's an option that should be more acceptable:
It removes the large quote and trailing italics, tightens the padding a touch, and shortens the colours to 3-digit codes. That seems like it would be broadly acceptable. I hope this is helpful. {{Nihiltres|talk|edits}} 19:58, 15 May 2014 (UTC)
I slimmed my signature up after TheDJ mentioned that he didn't like it. I left a few words on from "Inner Universe" as I'm a huge Ghost in the Shell fan, no different from say Cambridge bay's signature where he ended it with the phrase "have a gorilla". However, consensus here doesn't favor the change I made in my signature, so , ok, I'll remove the quote. KoshVorlon Angeli i demoni kruzhili nado mnoj23:42, 15 May 2014 (UTC) It will show up on my next signature
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Recent software changes
The latest version of MediaWiki (1.24wmf7) was added to test wikis and MediaWiki.org on May 29. It will be added to non-Misplaced Pages wikis on June 3, and to all Wikipedias on June 5 (calendar).
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VisualEditor news
Templates that redirect to other templates now get the TemplateData of their target.
The toolbar of the PageTriage extension will no longer be visible after you save an edit with VisualEditor.
VisualEditor now checks if your browser supports SVG files to avoid displaying broken icons.
There is now a new type for TemplateData parameters: date for dates and times in the ISO 8601 format.
Future software changes
MediaViewer will be enabled on the German (de) and English (en) Wikipedias on June 3. Feedback is welcome.
You will soon see a warning if you visit a contributions page for a user that does not exist.
The search tab will soon be removed from user preferences. You will be able to set your search preferences on Special:Search.
You will soon see a label next to the little triangle arrow for the Actions menu in the Vector skin (screenshot).
Problems
For about 20 minutes on May 29, all wikis were broken due to a configuration error.
