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Welcome to the drive!

Welcome, welcome, welcome HouseBlaster! I'm glad that you are joining the August 2026 drive! Please, have a cup of WikiTea, and go cite some articles.

Fix a random page lacking sources

Cielquiparle (talk) 22:27, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

Thank you Cielquiparle for the warm welcome! You might want to look into sending a mass message for the future—it makes it easy to send messages to everyone participating in a backlog drive :) HouseBlaster (he/they) 22:31, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

Something something wrong operating system sadly. Also this way I learn some things about some participants. Cielquiparle (talk) 22:34, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

You can request a mass message at WT:MMS (and it's a built-in feature, so you can send a message from any operating which can access Wikipedia). That being said, I understand if you enjoy learning more about participants! Best, HouseBlaster (he/they) 22:37, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

Question from Vermont (01:39, 3 August 2026)

I notice there's a teahouse. Is there one for squirrels? I can't drink tea :( --Vermont (🐿️—🏳️‍🌈) 01:39, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

Hi Vermont! You can check out the Help:Desk, where you can eat desks instead! Best, HouseBlaster (he/they) 01:40, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

Tech News: 2026-32

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• Next week, the table of contents on Wikimedia Commons file pages will be improved by consolidating the file page table of contents with the page table of contents. This will make it easier to understand a file page’s structure, navigate to specific sections, and share links to individual sections.
• View all 24 community-submitted tasks that were resolved last week. For example, an issue where some TIFF images failed to load after clicking their thumbnail, causing a broken image to be displayed instead of the full-size image, has now been fixed.

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• The variable and function selector in AbuseFilter has been updated to support search and autocomplete. It will allow filter maintainers to find the desired variable or function more quickly.
• The MJPEG and VP8 formats are removed from the video player. The MP4 format (MPEG-4 Part 2) is added instead, which provides higher quality videos to older iPhone devices. It may take a few weeks to retroactively update all existing videos. The default format for modern devices stays the same (VP9/WebM).
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Question from GRIM FLACKO (03:57, 5 August 2026)

I need a Wikipedia page I'm a independent rapper --GRIM FLACKO (talk) 03:57, 5 August 2026 (UTC)

You are almost certainly not eligible for a Wikipedia article. See Help:Your first article § Are you connected to the article topic? Best, HouseBlaster (he/they) 05:19, 5 August 2026 (UTC)

Ideas for edits

Hello! I have mainly (as of recent) been adding citations for edits, but I was wondering if you could give me a few idea suggestions for maybe more unusual or other helpful edits I can do? Thanks! ILoveMyDogFrankie (talk) 21:33, 6 August 2026 (UTC)

WP:BACKLOG voorts (talk/contributions) 23:10, 6 August 2026 (UTC)

Thanks voorts! ILoveMyDogFrankie, if you don't find anything at WP:BACKLOG that sounds interesting, you can also check out Wikipedia:WikiProject Unreferenced articles/Backlog drives/August 2026 if you want a more structured way to add references while earning barnstars. Best, HouseBlaster (he/they) 00:12, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

Thanks! ILoveMyDogFrankie (talk) 17:11, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

Thank you! ILoveMyDogFrankie (talk) 17:10, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

How to actually unsubscribe from Growth emails?

I have disabled these spam emails and again double checked they are disabled but keep getting them. Do I just need to delete my account to stop them? Would that even work? GinnyMaive (talk) 16:39, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

Hi GinnyMaive! You can disable the growth team emails at the bottom of your preferences. Look for "Growth features" and uncheck the middle column for emails. Best, HouseBlaster (he/they) 18:18, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

I did (I said that in the first sentence, actually). I changed it the first time I started getting "growth team" emails. The system ignored that choice and sent the email regardless. I'll just delete my account, I don't want to participate in a system which actively ignores user consent. GinnyMaive (talk) 00:33, 9 August 2026 (UTC)

Ah, I thought you disabled them from the side of your email, not from Wikipedia. For legal reasons, accounts cannot be deleted, but they can be "vanished". Vanishing removes your email from the database. To request a vanish, see Special:GlobalVanishRequest. Best, HouseBlaster (he/they) 00:39, 9 August 2026 (UTC)

Question from Yahye suudi omar on Criticism of Google (21:20, 7 August 2026)

https://support.google.com/chrome/thread/457764484?hl=en --Yahye suudi omar (talk) 21:20, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

Hi Yahye suudi omar—I can only help you with Wikipedia-related questions. Best, HouseBlaster (he/they) 21:23, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

Question from GoldRomean on You just lost the game (01:15, 10 August 2026)

Hello Dr. Doofenblaster. Because you are so awesome, how do I make a wiki page about you? Also, I cannot edit this page and I am sad because it does not have any rcats :(. Can you help me? --GoldRomean (talk) 01:15, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

Fortunately, I am not notable. But I am fond of cats—in their various forms!—and that includes rcats! I have added some :) HouseBlaster (he/they) 01:32, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

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• Following an RfC, the 30-day requirement for extended-confirmed status now begins after an account's first edit instead of its registration (T431060).

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Tech News: 2026-33

Latest tech news from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. Translations are available.

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• A new ChartWizard is now available on Wikimedia Commons for users interested in creating charts from their own data. The wizard makes the Chart extension more beginner-friendly by allowing editors to create charts, such as bar and pie charts, without needing to use JSON. Users can still switch to the JSON editor if they prefer. Feedback on the new tool is welcome on the wish talk page.
• View all 19 community-submitted tasks that were resolved last week. For example, an issue where the Wikipedia iOS app’s Picture of the Day widget displayed the same image every day instead of updating daily, has now been fixed.

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• Math formula SVG images will soon be generated in the browser instead of on the server. MathML continues to be generated on the server and renders in the browser without JavaScript. Wikibooks will see this change on 12 August, Wikisource on 19 August and Wikipedia from 20-27 August. You can try this by selecting "Client side MathJax rendering (for browsers with limited MathML support)" in your preferences. This change is part of deprecating RESTBase and deprecating Mathoid.
• Category pages will soon support sorting entries by the time they are added to a category. This will make it easier to find recently or long-standing categorized pages. It will also improve workflows for maintenance categories such as deletion backlogs and other time-based review tasks. You can use cldsort=timestamp URL argument in category view to sort the entries.
• Gadgets and user scripts on Wikimedia wikis may now use ES2018 features and ES2019 features in JavaScript code. Previously, the platform only allowed up to ES2017. MediaWiki validates the source code to protect functionality from syntax errors and to ensure scripts are valid in all supported browsers.
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Question from Arlomycat2017 (02:33, 11 August 2026)

Note: Arlomycat2017's mentor JohnLaurens333 is away.

I would like to create an article that is already a redirect of another article. Can i do that? --Arlomycat2017 (talk) 02:33, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

Absolutely! Just visit the redirect and replace it with a new article. Before writing, I'd highly suggest you check out Help:Your first article for tips. Best, HouseBlaster (he/they) 02:36, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

Hey.

Hey there. Can you protect Cocomelon: The Movie because IamNMFlores keeps reverting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CoComelon:_The_Movie IHeartDreamWorks (talk) 00:54, 12 August 2026 (UTC)

I have replied on the talk page. HouseBlaster (he/they) 01:36, 12 August 2026 (UTC)