User talk:Exec8

Wikimania:Requests for rights

Hi can you approve? Thanks --Samuele2002 (talk) 00:20, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

I have done it; Samuele2002 is suitably trusted through the community. Naturally rights assignation and removal is at the power of the host community.  — billinghurst sDrewth 14:38, 24 May 2020 (UTC)

How we will see unregistered users

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18:20, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

2023:Help desk

Not sure if you saw this page. There are a few outstanding questions asked on the help desk (I also asked one about the poster session). Is there a separate due date for poster session submissions? OhanaUnited (talk) 23:10, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

Wrong link ?

Hi,

You added the 360 view of rooms on 2023:Program (Special:Diff/317194). This is great, thanks a lot !

But there is probably a small mistake, you put the same link for room 310 and 311, is it on purpose ? (I looked on the YouTube but not sure what is the correct link...). Could you have a look ?

Cheers, VIGNERON en résidence (talk) 08:04, 27 July 2023 (UTC)

Hi @VIGNERON en résidence:, it has been updated. Thanks. -Exec8 (talk) 03:23, 28 July 2023 (UTC)

Adding speaker

We have Stephen LaPorte joining us for this talk as a speaker.

"15:30 15:50 7:30 7:50 The Case for NC Commons Douglas Ian Scott (User:Discott), James Heilman Legal, Advocacy and Risks en"

Wondering if someone can add them. Doc James (talk) 02:28, 28 July 2023 (UTC)

Hi @Doc James:, kindly login to pretalx and add the speaker. The program page will update next week with entries added on Pretalx --Exec8 (talk) 03:22, 28 July 2023 (UTC)

Hum already did this a couple of weeks ago. While check with Stephen to make sure he has accepted the invite. Doc James (talk) 08:58, 28 July 2023 (UTC)

Hi @Doc James:, we still don't see Stephen LaPorte as speaker on Pretalx. Kindly edit the submission and add the speaker at Pretalx. --Exec8 (talk) 02:44, 29 July 2023 (UTC)

Bangla Wikimoitree meetup

Hi, Can you change the time slot according to the 2023:Meetups/Bangla Wikimoitree meetup on the 2023:Meetups page? Thanks in advance. Moheen (talk) 06:58, 13 August 2023 (UTC)

Hi

You can edit it. Go to 2023:Meetups/table --Exec8 (talk) 07:07, 13 August 2023 (UTC)

Full protection of Hackathon showcase page

Hello, Exec8! I noticed that you protected 2023:Hackathon/Showcase with the highest protection level (allowing only administrators to edit the page) and with an indefinite duration. This seems rather drastic, as it's a measure usually reserved to very contentious pages subject to constant vandalism, or high-impact templates or mediawiki configuration that affect many pages. Neither of these seem to be the case for that page, and the protection level prevents improvements such as those I added recently. Can you please explain the rationale for such a protection? Thanks, Waldyrious (talk) 16:08, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

Hello - yes, this high level of protection is preventing me from updating the Hackathon page for our upcoming event. Please allow me access to the page so I can put in valid and informative information. Thanks, DTankersley (WMF) (talk) 15:19, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

Good day. I recommend that you modify 2024:Program/Hackathon page or create a subpage for the said 2024 hackathon for the showcase. Similar to previous Wikimanias like 2018 and prior, the 2023 pages were meant to be locked for historical context. Thank you. Exec8 (talk) 15:44, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

The 2024 Wikimania Hackathon event is locked....the event isn't happening until next week. We still need to make updates to it.

2024 Wikimania Hackathon page - locked

Please unlock, thanks. DTankersley (WMF) (talk) 18:38, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

I don't understand what you meant. Do you intend to move the page or simply edit it? The 2024 page can be edited by any users with confirmed accounts. --Exec8 (talk) 00:40, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

It looks like I've now been autoconfirmed, as I was able to make a minor edit. However, the page was marked for translation by you on July 20 after I asked that it not be, on July 8, 2024 because someone else had marked it for translation earlier in the month. Can you remove that request for translation, please? Thanks, DTankersley (WMF) (talk) 20:54, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

Kindly proceed. Translation removed. -- Exec8 (talk) 05:44, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Re: Similar to previous Wikimanias like 2018 and prior, the 2023 pages were meant to be locked for historical context. — as I explained in my initial message, I find it odd that the protection is set at such a level that only administrators can edit the pages, forever. There has been no vandalism and no attempt at revisionism. I understand that discussion archives should not be editable after the final decision is made, to avoid misrepresenting the context, but these are content pages that don't have the same sensitivity. It should be possible for editors to make small fixes and add additional historical information (e.g. links to the video recording, slides, etc.) that was not added during the event or shortly after it finished, but that is still relevant for future readers of the page (including those preparing future editions of the Hackathon). If there are edits that are inappropriate, they can always be reverted. Preemptive locking seems contrary to the wiki spirit, IMHO. --Waldyrious (talk) 15:12, 5 August 2024 (UTC)