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• There is a backlinks tool developed by Edward Betts. Barbara (WVS) ✐  ✉ ^{and Merry Christmas} 14:43, 18 December 2017 (UTC)

• Hello Barbara, how are you doing? Yes. The Betts' tool was an external tool that stopped working and led to a request being put up on the Help Desk for an alternative tool. That's when I wrote the "Possible backlinks" script. I haven't checked since then if the Betts' tool has been repaired. Thanks, Lourdes 02:07, 20 December 2017 (UTC)

Hello, back atcha. I used the Betts tool the other day and it seemed to work. I even show it to new users when I am training them in person. Best Regards, Barbara (WVS) ✐  ✉ ^{and Merry Christmas} 12:55, 20 December 2017 (UTC)

Yes, you're right. The link http://edwardbetts.com/find_link/ is working right now. Lourdes 14:16, 20 December 2017 (UTC)

• The Timeless skin is brilliant but doesn't seem to play well with gadgets like Twinkle. WaggersTALK 13:30, 19 December 2017 (UTC)
  • Scripts can be fixed by checking the skin and adjusting the portlet location (where they add their link) accordingly, like I did for my Rater script [1]. Twinkle is a bit of a special case since they want to add a whole menu, not just a single item, but they are aware of the issue [2]. - Evad37 [talk] 01:36, 20 December 2017 (UTC)
• Should "discussions related blocking tools" be replaced with "discussions related to blocking tools"? Apokrif (talk) 08:50, 21 December 2017 (UTC)