Maniphest T40638

Interface messages needing rewording or documentation and other issues with existing messages (tracking)
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Replacing of this tracking task to a proper project is under discussion at T140077.

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• MarcoAurelio closed subtask T90732: The messages Centralauth-account-unattached-exists and Centralauth-account-rename-exists should tell the user what to do as Resolved.Feb 15 2016, 6:02 PM

SamanthaNguyen added a subscriber: SamanthaNguyen.Feb 21 2016, 12:59 AM

• jmatazzoni closed subtask T56433: Notification messages for mentions assume article namespace, do not reflect other namespaces as Resolved.Feb 25 2016, 6:19 PM

matej_suchanek added a subtask: T87856: Wrong message on watching a talk page.Mar 24 2016, 10:53 AM

• AlexMonk-WMF closed subtask T117662: Say "Your edit has been saved" instead of "The page has been restored" when editing an oldid that happens to also be the current as Resolved.Apr 15 2016, 12:58 AM

• jmatazzoni closed subtask T69942: Links on notification-page-linked, -bundle, -flyout etc. as Resolved.May 26 2016, 8:20 PM

Danny_B added a subscriber: Danny_B.May 27 2016, 4:39 PM

Aklapper added a subtask: T136894: Password not strong enough dialog confusing.Jun 3 2016, 10:40 AM

Tgr closed subtask T136894: Password not strong enough dialog confusing as Resolved.Jun 14 2016, 8:55 PM

Aklapper added a subtask: T134372: Logging in with reserved username should return reasonable message with description and not error.Jun 16 2016, 3:03 PM

matej_suchanek added a subtask: T138594: [[MediaWiki:Googlelogin-error-no-authentication-workflow/en]] wording issue.Jul 9 2016, 7:37 PM

• Purodha added a subscriber: • Purodha.Jul 9 2016, 7:41 PM

Aklapper added a subtask: T138736: Rename "abandon" button to something less confusing.Jul 12 2016, 7:47 AM

• MarcoAurelio added a subtask: T139797: Create a Wikimedia override for MediaWiki:Delete-toobig.Jul 12 2016, 11:53 AM

• MarcoAurelio mentioned this in T140077: Replace tracking T40638 by new project tag for "Interface messages".Jul 12 2016, 11:55 AM

Aklapper mentioned this in T112941: Gather the right people to start a project about Voice and Tone in wiki UI.Jul 12 2016, 3:50 PM

Quiddity removed a parent task: T4007: [DO NOT USE] Tracking bug [superseded by #Tracking].Jul 14 2016, 3:44 AM

Nemo_bis removed a project: Voice & Tone.Jul 24 2016, 8:25 PM

• MarcoAurelio added a subtask: T140980: [[MediaWiki:Abusefilter-revert-preview-item/en]] i18n issue: Document type of possible actions in parameter $3.Jul 25 2016, 9:02 AM

Florian closed subtask T138594: [[MediaWiki:Googlelogin-error-no-authentication-workflow/en]] wording issue as Resolved.Jul 27 2016, 7:33 PM

Reedy closed subtask T87856: Wrong message on watching a talk page as Resolved.Aug 7 2016, 1:45 PM

• MarcoAurelio closed subtask T139797: Create a Wikimedia override for MediaWiki:Delete-toobig as Resolved.Aug 9 2016, 12:32 AM

Danny_B added a subtask: T142756: I18N copyediting and cleanup.Aug 11 2016, 9:44 PM

Zppix added a subscriber: Zppix.Aug 11 2016, 10:21 PM

Zppix closed subtask T142756: I18N copyediting and cleanup as Resolved.Sep 20 2016, 8:16 PM

Aklapper added a subtask: T146348: MediaWiki:Globalblocking-ipblocked & MediaWiki:Globalblocking-ipblocked-range need rephrasing: Users think their account was blocked instead of IP range.Sep 22 2016, 11:40 AM

• MarcoAurelio closed subtask T20098: MediaWiki:Globalblocking-block-intro should match MediaWiki:Blockiptext as Resolved.Oct 5 2016, 1:59 PM

Nemo_bis closed subtask T17259: Log entries use bad grammar as Resolved.Oct 11 2016, 7:33 AM

Florian closed subtask T58522: Remove 'wrongpassword' message reuse on Special:ChangeEmail as Invalid.Oct 13 2016, 5:47 PM

MaxSem closed subtask T69965: Untranslatable timestamps in moodbar-feedback-response-helpful-summary, moodbar-feedback-response-summary as Declined.Dec 13 2016, 2:24 AM

FreedomFighterSparrow closed subtask T35435: Add MediaWiki:Multiboilerplate to the Admin Links page as Declined.Dec 14 2016, 11:17 AM

Aklapper closed subtask T23564: Overhaul original English messages of the QPoll extension as Declined.Dec 16 2016, 6:48 PM

Per T140077

SamanthaNguyen reopened subtask T59284: the message articlefeedbackv5-help-transparency-terms-anon is English-specific as Open.Jan 5 2017, 9:48 AM

SamanthaNguyen reopened subtask T37288: the message articlefeedbackv5-disable-flyover-help-location is poorly placed and not needed anyway as Open.Jan 5 2017, 10:01 AM

SamanthaNguyen reopened subtask T37026: "oversighter", "oversight", "unoversight", "hide" and "unhide" messages are very unclear as Open.Jan 5 2017, 10:03 AM

SamanthaNguyen reopened subtask T40349: Project-neutral interface (for instance use "{{SITENAME}}" instead of "Wikipedia") as Open.Jan 5 2017, 10:28 AM

TerraCodes added a subscriber: TerraCodes.Mar 18 2017, 8:30 PM

TerraCodes closed subtask T60228: message 'cascadeprotectedwarning' needs rewording for $wgCascadingRestrictionLevels as Resolved.Apr 13 2017, 3:33 PM

Aklapper closed subtask T2398: Improve MediaWiki:Dberrortext to link to a config-defined status page as Declined.Apr 20 2017, 4:21 PM

binbot closed subtask T75165: "Pages transcluded onto the current version of this page:" could be clearer as Invalid.Apr 27 2017, 6:43 PM

Zppix closed subtask T138736: Rename "abandon" button to something less confusing as Resolved.Jul 7 2017, 8:53 PM

Mholloway closed subtask T69628: i18n translations strings for 'yes' and 'no' are used in multiple questions as Resolved.Aug 9 2017, 9:18 PM

• TBolliger changed the status of subtask T94959: Some of AntiSpoof's error messages need love from Open to Stalled.Sep 27 2017, 6:50 PM

Krinkle updated the task description. (Show Details)Sep 28 2017, 9:52 PM

Krinkle updated the task description. (Show Details)

Krinkle removed a subscriber: • wikibugs-l-list.

Ryasmeen closed subtask T59619: Cite: Error message for an empty reference should be more appropriate and helpful as Resolved.Sep 28 2017, 10:26 PM

SamanthaNguyen removed a subscriber: SamanthaNguyen.Sep 29 2017, 12:26 AM

• MarcoAurelio closed subtask T32995: BookManager should not use coll-collections and coll-community_book_prefix directly as Declined.Nov 8 2017, 2:17 PM

• MarcoAurelio closed subtask T32443: [DO NOT USE] GENDER (tracking) [superseded by #Gender-Support] as Declined.Nov 15 2017, 8:09 PM

Liuxinyu970226 awarded a token.Nov 16 2017, 3:56 AM

Aklapper added a subtask: T181453: Improve MediaWiki's lock file error message when uploading files.Nov 28 2017, 1:22 PM

D3r1ck01 closed subtask T40576: Merge MediaWiki:Wm-license-self-one-license and MediaWiki:Wm-license-self-multiple-licenses as Resolved.Dec 11 2017, 4:38 AM

Aklapper added a subtask: T182845: Improve user warning messages for failed 'Thank' actions .Dec 14 2017, 10:24 AM

Aklapper added a subtask: T182971: Add warning to output when "maximum page size after expansion" is reached.Dec 15 2017, 5:10 PM

Aklapper updated the task description. (Show Details)Dec 31 2017, 4:22 PM

• MarcoAurelio closed subtask T40781: [DO NOT USE] Messages needing PLURAL support (tracking) [superseded by #Plural-Support] as Invalid.Jan 6 2018, 12:20 PM

• MarcoAurelio updated the task description. (Show Details)Jan 6 2018, 12:25 PM

kaldari closed subtask T181453: Improve MediaWiki's lock file error message when uploading files as Resolved.Jan 29 2018, 5:29 AM

Daimona closed subtask T140980: [[MediaWiki:Abusefilter-revert-preview-item/en]] i18n issue: Document type of possible actions in parameter $3 as Resolved.Apr 9 2018, 2:29 PM

Aklapper added a subtask: T192194: Improve WikiEditor alignment bullet point names.Apr 14 2018, 2:35 PM

Sn1per removed a subscriber: Sn1per.Apr 14 2018, 3:59 PM

• MarcoAurelio added a subtask: T192957: "Account is hidden from public lists" is misleading.Apr 24 2018, 8:39 PM

• MarcoAurelio closed subtask T192957: "Account is hidden from public lists" is misleading as Resolved.May 7 2018, 3:56 PM

Aklapper added a subtask: T194385: Reword notification of failed logins to avoid unnecessary password changes.May 10 2018, 8:19 PM

• Vvjjkkii reopened subtask T192957: "Account is hidden from public lists" is misleading as Open.Jul 1 2018, 1:14 AM

Mainframe98 closed subtask T192957: "Account is hidden from public lists" is misleading as Resolved.Jul 1 2018, 7:53 AM

Aklapper added a subtask: T199391: 'mention-failure-too-many' notification incorrectly says "All mentions above that limit were not sent".Jul 15 2018, 4:36 PM

Aklapper added a subtask: T200173: Add deletion log link to file-deleted-duplicate message.Jul 23 2018, 7:18 AM

matej_suchanek added a subtask: T185066: Special:Categories shows unused categories.Aug 1 2018, 9:33 AM

matej_suchanek closed subtask T185066: Special:Categories shows unused categories as Resolved.Aug 1 2018, 10:04 AM

Aklapper added subtasks: T43578: Show system messages documentation on their wiki pages, T33032: Provide a way to easily add external links to messages, T31927: CentralAuth using wrong Language on Special:MergeAccount, T31357: CategoryTree should have built-in localizable support for pretty Categorytree-member-num, T31170: [[MediaWiki:Enotif body]] needs GENDER support, T28734: Warning messages should handle redirects, T26521: "code error!" shouldn't be hard coded, T21895: Fold identical messages, or state that they should or could be different., T20522: Wrap MediaWiki:Protect-cascadeon in a div for identification, T32729: Not all numbers are localised in AbuseFilter, T30920: Allowing HTML tag to identify e.g. English text embedded in a non-English page, T25239: Page looks wrong when deleting conflict occurs, T24769: MediaWiki:Enotif body: Replace named Parameter, T19865: Mismatched input syntax for Cite error messages, T19148: The warning about editing a semi-protected page can display an irrelevant edit summary, T18175: Clean up the rendering of messages displayed at the top of the edit window, T18111: MediaWiki:Cascadeprotected and MediaWiki:Cascadedprotectedwarning should take the same parameters, T18026: MediaWiki:Revision-info should accept wikimarkup, T15000: Allow Blockedtext start with == heading ==, T12573: Edit conflict after deletion should not show a diff between contents and "missingarticle" message, T4453: [[Special:Allmessages]] should provide information about the type of the MediaWiki message, T4358: Better error message on submit failure?, T16176: Add ability to disable MediaWiki messages.Aug 6 2018, 10:12 AM

Aklapper removed a parent task: T20521: [DO NOT USE] System messages structure (tracking) [superseded by T40638].

Aklapper mentioned this in T20521: [DO NOT USE] System messages structure (tracking) [superseded by T40638].Aug 6 2018, 10:14 AM

Reedy closed subtask T69963: Untranslatable timestamps in ep-timeline-ago as Declined.Sep 25 2018, 11:11 PM

Liuxinyu970226 removed a subtask: T40781: [DO NOT USE] Messages needing PLURAL support (tracking) [superseded by #Plural-Support].Oct 27 2018, 11:33 PM

Liuxinyu970226 updated the task description. (Show Details)

Liuxinyu970226 moved this task from Transition suggested to Transition announced on the Tracking-Neverending board.

kostajh closed subtask T63904: Some Echo issues of GENDER and untranslatability as Resolved.Nov 1 2018, 2:46 PM

• MarcoAurelio closed subtask T75387: A missing condition in templates as Declined.Dec 4 2018, 8:38 PM

Aklapper added a subtask: T213763: Session failure warning message ('sessionfailure') still gives bad advice.Jan 15 2019, 3:07 AM

ashley closed subtask T37288: the message articlefeedbackv5-disable-flyover-help-location is poorly placed and not needed anyway as Resolved.Mar 13 2019, 1:44 AM

MaxSem closed subtask T54224: Clarify or improve several configuration settings messages as Declined.Mar 20 2019, 10:01 PM

Aklapper added a subtask: T219260: Add "reset password" or "request password reset email" to default MediaWiki:Right-editmyprivateinfo text.Apr 6 2019, 8:10 PM

Aklapper added a subtask: T220810: Add missing action- messages to MW Core.Apr 12 2019, 3:23 PM

Ammarpad closed subtask T220810: Add missing action- messages to MW Core as Resolved.Apr 12 2019, 5:36 PM

Aklapper added a subtask: T222204: Homepage: improve error handling for questions that trigger abuse-filter .May 4 2019, 9:28 PM

Urbanecm mentioned this in T222204: Homepage: improve error handling for questions that trigger abuse-filter .May 4 2019, 10:19 PM

Aklapper added a subtask: T223149: Use singular they in CC0 explanation.May 14 2019, 12:42 PM

Reedy closed subtask T223149: Use singular they in CC0 explanation as Resolved.Jun 7 2019, 10:42 PM

Aklapper added a subtask: T228897: Unhelpful error message: "Error, edit not saved." (mobile-frontend-editor-error).Jul 24 2019, 4:45 PM

matmarex mentioned this in T228897: Unhelpful error message: "Error, edit not saved." (mobile-frontend-editor-error).Jul 25 2019, 8:59 PM

matmarex removed a subtask: T228897: Unhelpful error message: "Error, edit not saved." (mobile-frontend-editor-error).

Aklapper added a subtask: T31521: Use consistent labels for the diff-action ("diff" on SpecialRecentChanges vs. "prev" on HistoryAction).Aug 10 2019, 2:39 PM

Aklapper added a subtask: T245378: Remove or replace/rewrite message interfaceadmin-info (which says "recently").Mon, Feb 17, 8:45 AM

Interface messages needing rewording or documentation and other issues with existing messages (tracking)Open, MediumPublicActions