FlightGear wiki:Village pump

2024-12-24T14:49:14Z

Xiol: Add issue: FlightGear Wikipedia article image (seemingly deleted) needs Flightgear wiki screenshot page with correct sourcing

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Welcome to the '''Village Pump'''. This page is used to discuss the technical issues, operations and guidelines of the [[FlightGear wiki]].

Please [{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=edit&section=new}} add new topics] to the '''bottom''' of this page.

Old discussions should be moved to a [[FlightGear wiki:Village pump/Archive YEAR]]. These discussions can then be moved to a relevant talk page if appropriate.

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== MediaWiki updated to 1.39.6 ==

We have updated MediaWiki to its latest LTS version 1.39.6 today. Although we've tested the update, chances are that we've missed certain scenarios or features. Please report any issues that you may encounter.

[[User:Gijs|Gijs]] ([[User talk:Gijs|talk]]) 09:31, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

== Embedded YouTube videos broken ==

It seems that the [[mw:Extension:EmbedVideo|EmbedVideo extension]] was removed at some point. Consequently, pages such as [[Howto:Creating FlightGear Promo Videos]] are broken. At present, the best replacements seems to be [[mw:Extension:EmbedVideo_(fork)|a fork]] and [[mw:Extension:YouTube|Extension:YouTube]].

—'''''[[User:Red Leader|Red Leader]]''''' ([[User talk:Red Leader|talk]], [[Special:Contributions/Red Leader|contribs]]) 19:21, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

: Hi,
: Thanks for the report. It was introduced by today's update, but should be fixed now.
: [[User:Gijs|Gijs]] ([[User talk:Gijs|talk]]) 21:21, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

:: Confirmed, thanks. And I’d completely forgotten about {{[[Template:Wikipedia|wikipedia]]}}. 😅
:: '''''[[User:Red Leader|Red Leader]]''''' ([[User talk:Red Leader|talk]], [[Special:Contributions/Red Leader|contribs]]) 21:57, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

== Forum registration problem ==

Hello,
I would like to register on the forum, but I tried several times without success. I sent an email to the administrator some time ago, but it seems to have been lost. I don't know what to do, is there somebody here who could help? Please tell me if you need additional information.
Thanks very much in advance. [[User:Kestrel|Kestrel]] ([[User talk:Kestrel|talk]]) 13:14, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

: Hi,
: That's unfortunate! You can find my email address at https://forum.flightgear.org/contact.php Please try again if you've done that before, I'll actively monitor the address for any incoming messages, and let me know if you don't get a reply.
: [[User:Gijs|Gijs]] ([[User talk:Gijs|talk]]) 15:01, 25 March 2024 (UTC) (forum admin)

== Sidebar link for "Build server" is broken ==

Hello,

Just wanted to bring to someones attention that the URL for "Build server" currently 404s. Not sure if this resource still exists or if its URL has changed.

Cheers!
-Joshua

: Hi Joshua,
: The URL is still correct, but the build server is temporarily down due to a server failure. It's being worked on, so should be back up "soon".
: [[User:Gijs|Gijs]] ([[User talk:Gijs|talk]]) 12:29, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

== FlightGear Wikipedia article image needs correctly sourced Flightgear wiki screenshot ==
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FlightGear

The image used for the Flightgear Wikipedia article appears to have been deleted, because it was sourced from the following Flightgear-wiki screenshot page:

[[:File:Bo 105 over Sint Marteen.png]]

which referred to an imgur link instead of the following thread, which gives a CC license based on a google search of the file name:

https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=88&t=32163&start=0

Discussion on Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Files_for_discussion/2024_December_7#File:FlightGear_Flight_Sim_Bo_105_over_Sint_Marteen.png

> ''Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the file's talk page or in a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_review deletion review]).''

The person who uploaded it, or someone from the wiki, should ideally fix the FlightGear wiki page, and do a deletion review for the Wikipedia file. The file may have been used in multiple pages since screenshots are uncommon on Wikipedia due to proprietary apps. Feel free to remove this comment once it's taken care of. Good luck

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