That information about the genesis of the code for signatures is very interesting. I've included it as a historical footnote on the relevant enwiki page <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ASignatures&type=revision&diff=879833503&oldid=876066084>, and others might want to add it elsewhere. These historical tidbits, especially one that shows such a lovely human side to the practice of coding and software development, can become even more meaningful over time. Thanks, Magnus - and thanks MusikAnimal for asking the question.
Risker/Anne On Wed, 23 Jan 2019 at 02:51, Kunal Mehta <lego...@member.fsf.org> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA512 > > Hi, > > It's still Tuesday in my timezone, so here's this week's thread. > Noticed something neat or cool that someone did? Or is someone just > being awesome in general? Say thanks! > > * Thanks to Krinkle and Krenair for cleaning up user JavaScript across > Wikimedia wikis. > * Thanks to MusikAnimal for figuring out why signatures are typed > using four tiles (~~~~)[1]. > * Thanks to Jjanes for helping to maintain Postgres support in MediaWiki > . > * And thanks to Quiddity for always staying positive. :-) > > [1] https://twitter.com/MagnusManske/status/1083507467802365952 > > - -- Legoktm > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > iQIzBAEBCgAdFiEE2MtZ8F27ngU4xIGd8QX4EBsFJpsFAlxIHNkACgkQ8QX4EBsF > JpuDaQ//RLA/RsSGjU4sAKjJXNcE5d2Z+vUJCsHqjAYYC4K7xgdBQwYrIn0fXjUd > spuvRuJ7mi2kefDMEFQDX9r8odONzoyq0yyCaaq1+h6BCSVLcxSq/F1Pxuj7hZrz > lyjrtnVL39k13zGHHDzyVzQIig0ng91G2a5CuGrit8xaE25R1KGMgonWiWshn/B7 > JOx2UYB0KHzBjfu388Jk9CgmuNiTVo2w5bfp1W+T0xmGpWoaodTCU3aUrRASjqeQ > A7OqUm6vRHvKrQ65iZuW14S28+OsQzJJWbd9+kjWDvnyf2oLzfgsxnzINvY0dWjC > d8FJcWjDyK3FKGI0FDLxaRiohFJlmajsvYhH9kuD1JuuxztYE/Qws5HkvhBD+FIw > oS0g6D/7avFhAC19ar0eH25VRvav1hr4cr63WXkdUUuaXF4pgEcgIv3ARmm1YF5g > 8EsZS4UevBVv8TiNZOKjW1XJgMzFzkXdKuZdTfHWv2sZgdr5Wo4mo8WqEjJJJMcN > 2vHUi/gSPz7PI1RGmve4JkFKHq/vThma53U8n5k9tfAKynhfqObo5vL7vXet8hZ/ > eoN/58ruo/5Vat/4lxpQSV5ck1XxOXcPPYJUlhqUdOKNmTenqZYGxkk9uxjh3OOB > uiyE7emG89yC4wXqkosSTURCzsbiNqzdTQ1AS9cb3hE9nLlgQfQ= > =msV9 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
