David Goodman at the first-ever Wiki-Picnic or "Wiknic" at Central Park in 2007. His cap represents the Professional Staff Congress , the trade union of the City University of New York. David Goodman, user:DGG , passed away peacefully in his sleep on the night of Thursday April 6…

… Reporting and processing of harmful incidents has been a topic of interest for Wikimedia communities for many years. With the Universal Code of Conduct , it became crucial to have a discussion about user reporting systems. The way misconduct and policy violations are dealt with …

…is not easily understood by many readers. For an example, see [1] To say that a Wikimedia project has a "Systemic problem" is a fancy way of saying that an entire system has a problem. One could simply say: "Severe problems that affect an entire project" to describe the Big-Endia…

View or translate summary report The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking input about the application of the Universal Code of Conduct . The goal of this consultation is to help outline clear enforcement pathways for a drafting committee to design proposals for a comprehensive communi…

View or translate summary report The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking input about the application of the Universal Code of Conduct . The goal of this consultation is to help outline clear enforcement pathways for a drafting committee to design proposals for a comprehensive communi…

View or translate summary report The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking input about the application of the Universal Code of Conduct . The goal of this consultation is to help outline clear enforcement pathways for a drafting committee to design proposals for a comprehensive communi…

Jay Leno probably said it best a few weeks ago when he joked that when Wikipedia's servers briefly went down for some three hours, it left the world without a source for false and erroneous information. But many in our information-driven society believe it is no joke. A growing c…

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…blem - ( BZPN ) Hello. This case relates to a permanent block I received on the Wikimedia Community Discord server on 2 June 2025, without any warning, prior discussion, or formal process, after I raised a concern about the use of the Pride flag as the server’s logo. Summary I ex…

…lorence Devouard Publication date 2008 Usage Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Topics Wikimania 2008 Wikimedia Alexandria Contributor Bibliotheca Alexandrina ISIS, ICTD and Wikimedia Foundation Language Item Size 915.3M Video from Wikimania 2008 , Alexandria, Egypt. Florence Devouard, …

… George Chriss Publication date 2006 Usage Attribution 3.0 United States Topics Wikimania Wikipedia Wikimedia Information management Publisher Self Language Item Size 138.2M Panagiota Alevizou's presentation at Wikimania 2006 held August 4-6th, 2006 in Boston, MA. Additional info…

… From a similar perspective, DeCook (2021), analysing incel communities through Wiki entries, highlights symbolic castration as a narrative of genetic defect that helps dramatize exclusion. She argues that these texts enable incels to reclaim agency and forge collective identity …

…desysop requests should be processed through local channels, not through a Meta-Wiki RfC. The descriptions of events here do not describe a level of emergency or systemic failure of local processes that would warrant global action. This close should not be construed to discount t…

…c" people like celebrities, political figures, other "notable" individuals (see Wikipedia) make a public announcement of leaving or deleting a social media profile, feel free to add them. Anyone else who asks to be added and preferably makes a public silo-quit statement with perm…

Perpetual Negotiation Machine: Wikipedia's Discursive Affordances for College Writing Instruction : George Chriss : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive Ask the publishers to restore access to 500,000+ books. Internet Archive Audio Live Music Archive Librivox F…