Should we move API:Main page to API:Action API

Since Action API is not the only API of MediaWiki. GZWDer (talk) 10:13, 29 April 2025 (UTC)

@GZWDer: That seems reasonable, though we of course have api.wikimedia.org as the main user-facing pages nowadays. I think this is something the MediaWiki Interfaces team owns, however, so I would want their opinion first. Jdforrester (WMF) (talk) 09:46, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

Bump to prevent archival. * Pppery * _{it has begun} 15:17, 19 May 2025 (UTC)

Pinging MWI product manager HCoplin-WMF per Jdforrester's comment above ‍—‍a smart kitten_[meow] 09:13, 26 May 2025 (UTC)

Bump. * Pppery * _{it has begun} 15:12, 6 June 2025 (UTC)

Note that this move would require a sysadmin due to the translatable page containing more than 500 bits. * Pppery * _{it has begun} 01:09, 16 June 2025 (UTC)

Report concerning User:TonggoMunthe

• TonggoMunthe (talk • local contribs • global contribs • logs • rights • global account) — Reasons: Spam. XReport --Leonidlednev (talk) 17:24, 11 June 2025 (UTC)

Done. --Clump (talk) 20:38, 11 June 2025 (UTC)

Report concerning User:113.176.53.176

• 113.176.53.176 (talk • local contribs • global contribs • logs • rights • global account) — Reasons: Vandalism XReport --MathXplore (talk) 14:26, 12 June 2025 (UTC)

Done --Clump (talk) 20:09, 12 June 2025 (UTC)

Report concerning User:Yummie1207 sucks, QuyQuang2048 is better is back

• Yummie1207 sucks, QuyQuang2048 is better is back (talk • local contribs • global contribs • logs • rights • global account) — Reasons: Vandalism XReport --MathXplore (talk) 12:49, 13 June 2025 (UTC)

Already globally locked. * Pppery * _{it has begun} 15:34, 13 June 2025 (UTC)

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• Wassetna (talk • local contribs • global contribs • logs • rights • global account) — Reasons: Spam XReport --MathXplore (talk) 13:58, 18 June 2025 (UTC)

Done --Clump (talk) 10:56, 19 June 2025 (UTC)

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• 223.123.21.40 (talk • local contribs • global contribs • logs • rights • global account) — Reasons: Vandalism XReport --MathXplore (talk) 03:22, 19 June 2025 (UTC)

Done --Clump (talk) 10:56, 19 June 2025 (UTC)

Category deletion request

Hello, could you please delete Category:Instant Diffs i18n? I created it for a test that didn’t work as expected. Thank you! Serhio Magpie (talk) 06:05, 20 June 2025 (UTC)

Done --Clump (talk) 12:37, 20 June 2025 (UTC)

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• INSTALLING HRIDOY (talk • local contribs • global contribs • logs • rights • global account) — Reasons: Spam XReport --MathXplore (talk) 13:17, 20 June 2025 (UTC)

I don't see the point in blocking an account that hasn't edited for 18 days; they're clearly not coming back. * Pppery * _{it has begun} 17:37, 20 June 2025 (UTC)

Report concerning User:120.29.69.18

• 120.29.69.18 (talk • local contribs • global contribs • logs • rights • global account) — Reasons: Vandalism XReport --人间百态 (talk) 15:01, 21 June 2025 (UTC)

Blocked by Clump. * Pppery * _{it has begun} 04:31, 22 June 2025 (UTC)

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