Error message when accessing Special:Unblock should say "unblock", not "block" (in action-block)
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	Feb 15 2023, 11:42 AM

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Steps to replicate the issue (include links if applicable):

Visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Unblock using a non-admin account.
Observe the error message text.

What happens?:

You do not have permission to block this user from editing, for the following reason:

What should have happened instead?:

You do not have permission to unblock this user from editing, for the following reason:

Software version (skip for WMF-hosted wikis like Wikipedia):

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	Subject	Repo	Branch	Lines +/-
	i18n: Reword action-block/blockemail/hideuser and right message	mediawiki/core	master	+6 -6

Customize query in gerrit

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Duplicates Merged Here: T294710: "MediaWiki:Right-block" should contain the text "and unblock"

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• I created this task.Feb 15 2023, 11:42 AM

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Aklapper renamed this task from Inaccurate error message when without have sufficient permissions to access Special:Unblock to Error message when accessing Special:Unblock should say "unblock", not "block" (in action-block).Feb 15 2023, 1:28 PM

Aklapper removed a project: MediaWiki-Special-pages.

Use of Special:Unblock requires the block right. As the message is a permission error text for missing block right, it is correct. In this context it could be read wrong, but the permission error text is not aware of its context.

Change 889630 had a related patch set uploaded (by Umherirrender; author: Umherirrender):

[mediawiki/core@master] i18n: Reword action-block/blockemail/hideuser and right message

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/889630

gerritbot added a project: Patch-For-Review.Feb 15 2023, 8:23 PM

• I updated Other Assignee, added: Umherirrender.Feb 16 2023, 4:07 AM

@I: Please in general do not set the "Other Assignee" field, especially not when the assignee field is empty - thanks.

Umherirrender claimed this task.Feb 16 2023, 6:43 PM

Change 889630 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/core@master] i18n: Reword action-block/blockemail/hideuser and right message

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/889630

English wording changed, translation can take some time to catch up to this changes within the normal process from translatewiki.net

ReleaseTaggerBot added a project: MW-1.40-notes (1.40.0-wmf.24; 2023-02-20).Feb 16 2023, 11:00 PM

Umherirrender merged a task: T294710: "MediaWiki:Right-block" should contain the text "and unblock".Mar 20 2023, 10:19 PM

Umherirrender added subscribers: ToBeFree, Xaosflux.

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Error message when accessing Special:Unblock should say "unblock", not "block" (in action-block)
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