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Requests for the
bot
flag should be made on this page. This wiki uses the
standard bot policy
, and allows
global bots
and
automatic approval of certain types of bots
. Other bots should apply below, and then
request access
from a steward if there is no objection.
Waar is almal
wysig
Ek het een ding agter gekom tewyl ek voor die rekenaar sit ek en my kinders (twee) moet saam weer skool gaan so doende kan ek as ouer ook iets nuut uit die lewe leer.En een voordeel in ons eie taal.Wees trots daarop n voorreg!!
Waar is almal
wysig
Waar is almal hierde is een van die beste plekke op aarde .dit sal ons taal ,afrikaans,baie goed doen so kom mense
Freakazo->
E-pos my asb. by Freakazo@bummer.co.za as jy nogsteeds belangstel om nuwe boeke te skep.
Duits
wysig
Op het tuisblad staat lappen tekst in het duits. Nu kan ik dat wel lezen en vele met mij. Maar een vertaling van het duits naar het afrikaans is wel gewenst. Zo wel het zichtbare deel als het onzichtbare deel in de 'broncode'.
Carsrac
16:46, 23 Oktober 2009 (UTC)
antwoord
Bot policy
wysig
Hello. To facilitate
steward
granting of bot access, I suggest implementing the
standard bot policy
on this wiki. In particular, this policy allows stewards to automatically flag known interlanguage linking bots (if this page says that is acceptable), which form the vast majority of such requests. The policy also enables
global bots
on this wiki (if this page says that is acceptable), which are trusted bots that will be given bot access on every wiki that allows global bots.
This policy makes bot access requesting much easier for local users, operators, and stewards. To implement it we only need to create a redirect to this page from
Project:Bot policy
, and add a line at the top noting that it is used here. Please read the text at
m:Bot policy
before commenting. If you object, please say so; I hope to implement in two weeks if there is no objection, since it is particularly written to streamline bot requests on wikis with little or no community interested in bot access requests.
Carsrac
07:36, 7 Oktober 2009 (UTC)
antwoord
Implemented. —
Pathoschild
14:
36:42, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
antwoord
IMPORTANT: Admin activity review
wysig
Apologies for writing in English; if you can translate this notice to help other readers then please do so.
A new policy regarding the removal of "advanced rights" (administrator, bureaucrat, etc) was recently adopted by
global community consensus
(your community received a notice about the discussion). According to this policy, the
stewards
are reviewing administrators' activity on smaller wikis. To the best of our knowledge, your wiki does not have a formal process for removing "advanced rights" from inactive accounts. This means that the stewards will take care of this according to the new
admin activity review
here.
We have determined that the following users meet the inactivity criteria (no edits and no log actions for more than 2 years):
Adriaan90 (administrator)
These users will receive a notification soon, asking them to start a community discussion if they want to retain some or all of their rights. If the users do not respond, then their advanced rights will be removed by the stewards.
However, if you as a community would like to create your own activity review process superseding the global one, want to make another decision about these inactive rights holders, or already have a policy that we missed, then please notify the
stewards on Meta-Wiki
so that we know not to proceed with the rights review on your wiki. Thanks,
QuiteUnusual
kontak
12:19, 19 Augustus 2013 (UTC)
antwoord
Global AbuseFilter
wysig
Hello,
AbuseFilter
is a MediaWiki extension used to detect likely abusive behavior patterns, like pattern vandalism and spam. In 2013,
Global AbuseFilters
were enabled on a limited set of wikis including Meta-Wiki, MediaWiki.org, Wikispecies and (in early 2014) all the "
small wikis
". Recently, global abuse filters were enabled on "
medium sized wikis
" as well. These filters are currently managed by stewards on Meta-Wiki and have shown to be very effective in preventing mass spam attacks across Wikimedia projects. However, there is currently no policy on how the global AbuseFilters will be managed although there are proposals. There is an ongoing
request for comment
on policy governing the use of the global AbuseFilters. In the meantime, specific wikis can opt out of using the global AbuseFilter. These wikis can simply add a request to
this list
on Meta-Wiki. More details can be found on
this page
at Meta-Wiki. If you have any questions, feel free to ask on
m:Talk:Global AbuseFilter
Thanks,
PiRSquared17
Glaisher
— 17:36, 14 November 2014 (UTC)
Cookbook Week
wysig
Hello, I want to tell you that I've made a proposal for a Cookbook event
on this Meta page
I would be happy to see your comment ! Regards
Archi38
kontak
18:21, 15 Mei 2016 (UTC)
antwoord
Compact Language Links enabled in this wiki today
wysig
Help met die vertaal na uw taal
Screenshot of Compact Language Links interlanguage list
Compact Language Links
has been available as a beta-feature on all Wikimedia wikis since 2014. With compact language links enabled, users are shown a much shorter list of languages on the interlanguage link section of an article (see image). Based on several factors, this shorter list of languages is expected to be more relevant for them and valuable for finding similar content in a language known to them. More information about compact language links can be found in
the documentation
From today onwards, compact language links has been enabled as the default listing of interlanguage links on this wiki. Using the button at the bottom, you will be able to see a longer list of all the languages the article has been written in. The setting for this compact list can be changed by using the checkbox under
User Preferences -> Appearance -> Languages
The compact language links feature has been tested extensively by the Wikimedia Language team, which developed it. However, in case there are any problems or other feedback please let us know on the
project talk page
or on this discussion thread. It is to be noted that on some wikis the presence of an existing older gadget that was used for a similar purpose may cause an interference for compact language list. We would like to bring this to the attention of the admins of this wiki. Full details are on
this phabricator ticket
(in English).
Due to the large scale enablement of this feature, we have had to use
MassMessage
for this announcement and as a result it is only written in English. We will really appreciate if this message can be translated for other users of this wiki. Thank you. On behalf of the Wikimedia Language team:
Runa Bhattacharjee (WMF)
talk
07:04, 24 Junie 2016 (UTC)
antwoord
Improved search in deleted pages archive
wysig
Help met die vertaal na uw taal
During Wikimedia Hackathon 2016, the
Discovery
team
worked
on one of the items on the 2015 community wishlist, namely
enabling searching the archive of deleted pages
. This feature is now ready for production deployment, and will be enabled on all wikis, except Wikidata.
Right now, the feature is behind a feature flag - to use it on your wiki, please go to the
Special:Undelete
page, and add
&fuzzy=1
to the URL, like this:
. Then search for the pages you're interested in. There should be more results than before, due to using ElasticSearch indexing (via the CirrusSearch extension).
We plan to enable this improved search by default on all wikis soon (around August 1, 2017). If you have any objections to this - please raise them with the Discovery team via
email
or on this announcement's discussion page. Like most Mediawiki configuration parameters, the functionality can be configured per wiki.
Once the improved search becomes the default, you can still access the old mode using
&fuzzy=0
in the URL, like this:
Please note that since Special:Undelete is an admin-only feature, this search capability is also only accessible to wiki admins.
Baie dankie!
CKoerner (WMF)
talk
18:40, 25 Julie 2017 (UTC)
antwoord
Update on page issues on mobile web
wysig
Update on page issues on mobile web
Help met die vertaal na uw taal
Hi everyone. The
Readers web team
has recently begun working on exposing issue templates on the mobile website. Currently, details about issues with page content are generally hidden on the mobile website. This leaves readers unaware of the reliability of the pages they are reading. The goal of this project is to improve awareness of particular issues within an article on the mobile web. We will do this by changing the visual styling of page issues.
So far, we have
drafted a proposal on the design and implementation
of the project. We were also able to run
user testing on the proposed designs
. The tests so far have positive results. Here is a quick summary of what we learned:
The new treatment increases awareness of page issues among participants. This is true particularly when they are in a more evaluative/critical mode.
Page issues make sense to readers and they understand how they work
Readers care about page issues and consider them important
Readers had overwhelmingly positive sentiments towards Wikipedia associated with learning about page issues
Our next step would be to start implementing these changes. We wanted to reach out to you for any concerns, thoughts, and suggestions you might have before beginning development. Please
visit the project page
where we have more information and mockups of how this may look. Please
leave feedback on the talk page
CKoerner (WMF)
talk
20:58, 12 Junie 2018 (UTC)
antwoord
Community Wishlist 2020
wysig
The
2020 Community Wishlist Survey
is now open! This survey is the process where communities decide what the
Community Tech
team should work on over the next year. We encourage everyone to submit proposals until the deadline on
November 11, 2019
, or comment on other proposals to help make them better.
This year, we’re exclusively focusing on smaller projects (i.e., Wikibooks, Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikisource, Wikiversity, Wikispecies, Wikivoyage, and Wikinews).
We want to help these projects and provide meaningful improvements to diverse communities. If you’re a member of any of these projects, please participate in the survey! To submit proposals, see the guidelines on the
survey page
. You can write proposals in any language, and we will translate them for you. Thank you, and we look forward to seeing your proposals!
IFried (WMF)
19:30, 4 November 2019 (UTC)
antwoord
Wiki Loves Folklore
wysig
Hello Folks,
Wiki Loves Love is back again in 2020 iteration as
Wiki Loves Folklore
from 1 February, 2020 - 29 February, 2020. Join us to celebrate the local cultural heritage of your region with the theme of folklore in the international photography contest at
Wikimedia Commons
. Images, videos and audios representing different forms of folk cultures and new forms of heritage that haven’t otherwise been documented so far are welcome submissions in Wiki Loves Folklore. Learn more about the contest at
Meta-Wiki
and
Commons
Kind regards,
Wiki Loves Folklore International Team
Tulsi Bhagat
contribs
talk
sent using
MediaWiki message delivery
kontak
06:14, 18 Januarie 2020 (UTC)
antwoord
Global bot policy proposal: invitation to a Meta discussion
wysig
Hallo!
I apologize for sending a message in English. Help met die vertaal na uw taal. According to
the list
, your wiki project currently is opted in to the
global bot policy
. Under this policy, bots that fix double redirects or maintain interwiki links are allowed to operate under a global bot flag that is assigned directly by the stewards.
As the Wikimedia projects developed, the need for the current global bot policy decreased, and in the past years, no bots were appointed via that policy. That is mainly given Wikidata were estabilished in 2013, and it is no longer necessary to have dozens of bots that maintain interwiki links.
proposal
was made at Meta-Wiki, which proposes that the stewards will be authorized to determine whether an uncontroversial task may be assigned a global bot flag. The stewards already assign permissions that are more impactful on many wikis, namely,
global sysops
and
global renamers
, and I do not think that trust should be an issue. The stewards will assign the permission only to time-proven bots that are already approved at a number of projects, like
ListeriaBot
By this message, I would like to invite you to comment
in the global RFC
, to voice your opinion about this matter.
Thank you for your time.
Best regards,
Martin Urbanec
Besprekings
11:49, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
antwoord
Universal Code of Conduct enforcement consultations
wysig
Dear all,
you may know me under my Wikimedia username –
Nadzik
. I came here last year to contribute to your project as well as I can. I am sorry for writing to you in English, but this will make the message more understandable, than using an automatic translator. Feel free to translate my post!
Over the next few weeks,
Wikimedia Foundation
will be consulting on the implementation and the enforcement of the
Universal Code of Conduct
, which will constitute an appendix to the currently applicable
What is the Universal Code of Conduct?
wysig
The UCoC is intended to serve as a document that will incorporate the basic standards of behaviour in order to standardize them across all Wikimedia projects. It aims to include a list of inappropriate behaviours that will not be accepted in our projects, and also takes care of the safety of all users.
It is also intended to provide a common ground in those communities that do not have their own specific regulations and rules on this subject. It will widely help smaller and younger projects that have not yet had the opportunity to write down their own rules related to the inappropriate behaviour of their contributors.
Consultations carried out in 2019 and in the first half of 2020
allowed for the preparation of a preliminary proposal of rules, however, there are still no provisions related to the implementation of the UCoC. To this end consultations started in many Wikimedia project communities.
How will the consultations work?
wysig
In January and February 2021, nine language facilitators from the Wikimedia Foundation will engage in a series of consultations with different language communities (including Wikidata and Commons user communities). I've also asked to be allowed consulting with the Afrikaans community, as I've had the pleasure to work with some of you before. In the coming weeks, we will have the opportunity to talk together about your views, visions and ideas for implementation in connection with the introduction of UCoC .
The goal of the Wikimedia Foundation is to obtain information from various communities, and only on the basis of the currently conducted consultations, our team will prepare and present reports and various possibilities of implementing UCoC into force. I encourage everyone to share their opinion with me and with other members of our community. Starting in February, some of you may also be contacted by a dedicated affiliate outreach or user group outreach.
How to participate?
wysig
Feel free to express your opinion in the most convenient way for you. To enable everyone willing to participate in consultations, they will be conducted in several ways:
Village pump discussion at
af.wikipedia
Opening a new thread on my
User talk page
Emailing me
directly via Wikimail
Additionally, in the coming days, an anonymous poll will be launched for community members who would like to privately convey their feelings about the UCoC, as well as the spheres surrounding it (the state of the rules in our projects, unwanted situations and other developments you are willing to discuss).
I also invite you to visit
FAQ-page
, that already has answers to most frequently asked questions. If you have any questions, ping me, to make sure that I see your message!
I wish us all a fruitful debate!
MNadzikiewicz (WMF)
kontak
09:50, 20 Januarie 2021 (UTC)
antwoord
Wiki Loves Folklore 2021 is back!
wysig
Help met die vertaal na uw taal
You are humbly invited to participate in the
Wiki Loves Folklore 2021
an international photography contest organized on Wikimedia Commons to document folklore and intangible cultural heritage from different regions, including, folk creative activities and many more. It is held every year from the 1st till the 28th of February.
You can help in enriching the folklore documentation on Commons from your region by taking photos, audios, videos, and
submitting
them in this commons contest.
Please support us in translating the
project page
and a
banner message
to help us spread the word in your native language.
Kind regards,
Wiki loves Folklore International Team
MediaWiki message delivery
kontak
13:25, 6 Februarie 2021 (UTC)
antwoord
Proposal: Set two-letter project shortcuts as alias to project namespace globally
wysig
Help met die vertaal na uw taal
Hello everyone,
I apologize for posting in English. I would like to inform everyone that I created a new global request for comment (GRFC) at Meta Wiki, which may affect your project:
m:Requests for comment/Set short project namespace aliases by default globally
In this GRFC, I propose that two-project shortcuts for project names will become a default alias for the project namespace. For instance, on all Wikipedias, WP will be an alias to the Wikipedia: namespace (and similar for other projects). Full list is available in the GRFC.
This is already the case for Wikivoyages, and many individual projects asked for this alias to be implemented. I believe this makes it easier to access the materials in the project namespace, as well as creating shortcuts like
WP:NPOV
, as well as helps new projects to use this feature, without having to figure out how to request site configuration changes first.
As far as I can see, Wikibooks currently does not have such an alias set. This means that such an alias will be set for you, if the GRFC is accepted by the global community.
I would like to ask all community members to participate in the request for comment at Meta-Wiki, see
m:Requests for comment/Set short project namespace aliases by default globally
Please feel free to
ask me
if you have any questions about this proposal.
Best regards,
--
Martin Urbanec
talk
14:11, 18 Februarie 2021 (UTC)
antwoord
Global bot policy changes
wysig
Hallo!
I apologize for sending a message in English. Help met die vertaal na uw taal. According to
the list
, your wiki project is currently opted in to the
global bot policy
. As such, I want to let you know about some changes that were made after the
global RfC
was closed.
Global bots are now subject to a 2 week discussion, and it'll be publicized via a MassMessage list, available at
Bot policy/New global bot discussion
on Meta. Please subscribe yourself or your wiki if you are interested in new global bots proposals.
For a bot to be considered for approval, it must demonstrate it is welcomed in multiple projects, and a good way to do that is to have the bot flag on at least 5 wikis for a single task.
The bot operator should make sure to adhere to the wiki's preference as related to the use of the bot flag (i.e., if a wiki doesn't want a bot to use the flag as it edits, that should be followed).
Thank you for your time.
Best regards,
Thanks for the fish!
talk
contribs
18:48, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
antwoord
Universal Code of Conduct - Enforcement draft guidelines review
wysig
The
Universal Code of Conduct Phase 2 drafting committee
would like comments about the
enforcement draft guidelines
for the
Universal Code of Conduct
(UCoC). This review period is planned for 17 August 2021 through 17 October 2021.
These guidelines are not final but you can help move the progress forward. The committee will revise the guidelines based upon community input.
Comments can be shared in any language on the
draft review talk page
and
multiple other venues
. Community members are encouraged to organize conversations in their communities.
There are planned live discussions about the UCoC enforcement draft guidelines:
Wikimania 2021 session
- 16 August @ 11:00 UTC - 11:45 UTC
Conversation hours
- 24 August, 31 August, 7 September @ 03:00 UTC & 14:00 UTC
Roundtable calls
- 18 September @ 03:00 UTC & 15:00 UTC
Summaries of discussions will be posted every two weeks
here
Please let me know if you have any questions. Best,
Zuz (WMF)
kontak
11:10, 23 Augustus 2021 (UTC)
antwoord
Wiki Loves Folklore is back!
wysig
Help met die vertaal na uw taal
You are humbly invited to participate in the
Wiki Loves Folklore 2022
an international photography contest organized on Wikimedia Commons to document folklore and intangible cultural heritage from different regions, including, folk creative activities and many more. It is held every year from the
1st till the 28th
of February.
You can help in enriching the folklore documentation on Commons from your region by taking photos, audios, videos, and
submitting
them in this commons contest.
You can also
organize a local contest
in your country and support us in translating the
project pages
to help us spread the word in your native language.
Feel free to contact us on our
project Talk page
if you need any assistance.
Kind regards,
Wiki loves Folklore International Team
--
MediaWiki message delivery
kontak
13:14, 9 Januarie 2022 (UTC)
antwoord
Subscribe to the This Month in Education newsletter - learn from others and share your stories
wysig
Dear community members,
Greetings from the EWOC Newsletter team and the education team at Wikimedia Foundation. We are very excited to share that we on tenth years of Education Newsletter (
This Month in Education
) invite you to join us by
subscribing to the newsletter on your talk page
or by
sharing your activities in the upcoming newsletters
. The Wikimedia Education newsletter is a monthly newsletter that collects articles written by community members using Wikimedia projects in education around the world, and it is published by the EWOC Newsletter team in collaboration with the Education team. These stories can bring you new ideas to try, valuable insights about the success and challenges of our community members in running education programs in their context.
If your affiliate/language project is developing its own education initiatives, please remember to take advantage of this newsletter to publish your stories with the wider movement that shares your passion for education. You can submit newsletter articles in your own language or submit bilingual articles for the education newsletter. For the month of January the deadline to submit articles is on the 20th January. We look forward to reading your stories.
Older versions of this newsletter can be found in the
complete archive
More information about the newsletter can be found at
Education/Newsletter/About
For more information, please contact spatnaik
Sjabloon:@wikimedia
.org.
About
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ZI Jony
(Talk)
, Vrydag 8:08, 24 April 2026 (UTC)
The Vector 2022 skin as the default in two weeks?
wysig
The slides for our presentation at Wikimania 2022
Hello. I'm writing on behalf of the
Wikimedia Foundation Web team
In two weeks, we would like to make the Vector 2022 skin the default on this wiki.
We have been working on it for the past three years. So far, it has been the default on more than 30 wikis, including sister projects, all accounting for more than 1 billion pageviews per month. On average
87% of active logged-in users
of those wikis use Vector 2022.
It would become the default for all logged-out users, and also all logged-in users who currently use Vector legacy. Logged-in users can at any time switch to
any other skins
. No changes are expected for users of these skins.
Top of an article
Vector legacy (current default)
Vector 2022
A section of an article
Vector legacy (current default)
Vector 2022
About the skin
wysig
[Why is a change necessary]
The current default skin meets the needs of the readers and editors as these were 13 years ago. Since then, new users have begun using Wikimedia projects.
The old Vector doesn't meet their needs.
[Objective]
The objective for the new skin is to make the interface more welcoming and comfortable for readers and useful for advanced users. It draws inspiration from previous requests, the
Community Wishlist Surveys
, and gadgets and scripts. The work helped our code follow the standards and improve all other skins.
We reduced PHP code in Wikimedia deployed skins by 75%
. The project has also focused on making it easier to support gadgets and use APIs.
[Changes and test results]
The skin introduces a
series of changes
that improve readability and usability. The new skin does not remove any functionality currently available on the Vector skin.
The sticky header makes it easier to find tools that editors use often. It decreases scrolling to the top of the page by 16%.
The new table of contents makes it easier to navigate to different sections. Readers and editors jumped to different sections of the page 50% more than with the old table of contents. It also looks a bit different on talk pages.
The new search bar is easier to find and makes it easier to find the correct search result from the list. This increased the amount of searches started by 30% on the wikis we tested on.
The skin does not negatively affect pageviews, edit rates, or account creation. There is evidence of increases in pageviews and account creation across partner communities.
[Try it out]
Try out the new skin by going to the appearance tab in
your preferences
and selecting Vector 2022 from the list of skins.
How can editors change and customize this skin?
wysig
It's possible to configure and personalize our changes. We support volunteers who create new gadgets and user scripts. Check out
our repository
for a list of currently available customizations, or add your own.
Our plan
wysig
If no large concerns are raised, we plan on deploying in the week of October 3, 2022
. If your community would like to request more time to discuss the changes, hit the button and write to us. We can adjust the calendar.
Request for more time to discuss the change
If you'd like ask our team anything, if you have questions, concerns, or additional thoughts, please ping me here or write on the
talk page of the project
. We will gladly answer! Also,
see our FAQ
. Thank you!
SGrabarczuk (WMF)
talk
04:14, 22 September 2022 (UTC)
antwoord
Community Wishlist Survey 2023 opens in January
wysig
Help met die vertaal na uw taal
(There is
a translatable version of this message on MetaWiki
Hallo
The
Community Wishlist Survey (CWS) 2023
, which lets contributors propose and vote for tools and improvements, starts next month on Monday,
23 January 2023, at 18:00 UTC
and will continue annually.
We are inviting you to share your ideas for technical improvements to our tools and platforms. Long experience in editing or technical skills is not required. If you have ever used our software and thought of an idea to improve it, this is the place to come share those ideas!
The dates for the phases of the Survey will be as follows:
Phase 1: Submit, discuss, and revise proposals – Monday, Jan 23, 2023 to Sunday, Feb 6, 2023
Phase 2: WMF/Community Tech reviews and organizes proposals – Monday, Jan 30, 2023 to Friday, Feb 10, 2023
Phase 3: Vote on proposals – Friday, Feb 10, 2023 to Friday, Feb 24, 2023
Phase 4: Results posted – Tuesday, Feb 28, 2023
If you want to start writing out your ideas ahead of the Survey, you can start thinking about your proposals and draft them in
the CWS sandbox
We are grateful to all who participated last year. See you in January 2023!
Baie dankie!
Community Tech,
STei (WMF)
16:44, 15 Desember 2022 (UTC)
antwoord
Global ban for PlanespotterA320/RespectCE
wysig
Per the
Global bans
policy, I'm informing the project of this request for comment:
m:Requests for comment/Global ban for PlanespotterA320 (2)
about banning a member from your community. Thank you.--
Lemonaka
talk
) 21:40, 6 February 2023 (UTC)
Your wiki will be in read only soon
wysig
Lees hierdie boodskap in 'n ander taal
Help met die vertaal na uw taal
Die
Wikimedia Foundation
toets sy sekondêre datasentrum. Dit sal verseker dat Wikipedia en die ander Wikimedia wiki's aanlyn kan bly, selfs ná 'n ramp. Om seker te maak dat alles werk, moet die afdeling Wikimedia Technology 'n beplande toets aflê. Hierdie toets sal wys of hulle betroubaar van die een datasentrum na die ander kan oorskakel. Dit verg baie spanne om voor te berei vir die toets en beskikbaar te wees om enige onverwagte probleme op te los.
Hulle sal alle verkeer na die sekondêre datacenter op
1 Maart
oorskakel.
Die toets begin om
14:00 UTC
(15:00 BST, 16:00 CEST, 10:00 EDT, 19:30 IST, 07:00 PDT, 23:00 JST, en in Nieu-Seeland om 02:00 NZST op $date).
Ongelukkig, as gevolg van 'n paar beperkings in
MediaWiki
, alle redigering moet stop terwyl ons oorskakel. Ons vra om verskoning vir hierdie ontwrigting en werk daarna om dit in die toekoms tot die minimum te beperk.
U sal alle wiki's vir 'n kort tydjie kan lees, maar nie kan redigeer nie.
U kan Woensdag 1 Maart 2023 nie tot 'n uur lank wysig nie.
As u gedurende hierdie tye probeer redigeer of stoor, sal u 'n foutboodskap sien. Ons hoop dat geen wysigings verlore sal gaan gedurende hierdie minute nie, maar ons kan dit nie waarborg nie. As u die foutboodskap sien, wag dan totdat alles weer normaal is. Dan moet u u redigering kan stoor. Maar ons beveel aan dat u eers 'n afskrif van u wysigings maak, net vir ingeval.
Ander effekte
Agtergrondgeleenthede sal stadiger wees en sommige sal moontlik afgeneem word. Rooi skakels word moontlik nie so vinnig soos gewoonlik opgedateer nie. As u 'n artikel skep wat reeds elders gekoppel is, sal die skakel langer as gewoonlik rooi bly. Sommige skrifte met 'n lang hardloop moet gestop word.
We expect the code deployments to happen as any other week.
However, some case-by-case code freezes could punctually happen if the operation require them afterwards.
GitLab
will be unavailable for about 90 minutes.
Hierdie projek kan indien nodig uitgestel word. Jy kan
die skedule lees by wikitech.wikimedia.org
. Enige veranderinge sal in die skedule aangekondig word. Daar sal meer kennisgewings hieroor wees.
A banner will be displayed on all wikis 30 minutes before this operation happens.
Deel asseblief hierdie inligting met u gemeenskap.
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Bespreking
21:20, 27 Februarie 2023 (UTC)
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Wikimania 2023 Welcoming Program Submissions
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Do you want to host an in-person or virtual session at Wikimania 2023? Maybe a hands-on workshop, a lively discussion, a fun performance, a catchy poster, or a memorable lightning talk?
Submissions are open until March 28
. The event will have dedicated hybrid blocks, so virtual submissions and pre-recorded content are also welcome. If you have any questions, please join us at an upcoming conversation on March 12 or 19, or reach out by email at wikimania@wikimedia.org or on Telegram. More information on-wiki.
Seeking volunteers for the next step in the Universal Code of Conduct process
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Hello,
As follow-up to
the message about the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines
by Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Vice Chair, Shani Evenstein Sigalov, I am reaching out about the next steps. I want to bring your attention to the next stage of the Universal Code of Conduct process, which is forming a building committee for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C). I invite community members with experience and deep interest in community health and governance to nominate themselves to be part of the U4C building committee, which needs people who are:
Community members in good standing
Knowledgeable about movement community processes, such as, but not limited to, policy drafting, participatory decision making, and application of existing rules and policies on Wikimedia projects
Aware and appreciative of the diversity of the movement, such as, but not limited to, languages spoken, identity, geography, and project type
Committed to participate for the entire U4C Building Committee period from mid-May - December 2023
Comfortable with engaging in difficult, but productive conversations
Confidently able to communicate in English
The Building Committee shall consist of volunteer community members, affiliate board or staff, and Wikimedia Foundation staff.
The Universal Code of Conduct has been a process strengthened by the skills and knowledge of the community and I look forward to what the U4C Building Committee creates. If you are interested in joining the Building Committee, please either
sign up on the Meta-Wiki page
, or contact ucocproject
wikimedia.org by May 12, 2023.
Read more on Meta-Wiki
Best regards,
Xeno (WMF)
19:00, 26 April 2023 (UTC)
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Selection of the U4C Building Committee
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The next stage in the Universal Code of Conduct process is establishing a Building Committee to create the charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C). The Building Committee has been selected.
Read about the members and the work ahead on Meta-wiki
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, 04:20, 27 Mei 2023 (UTC)
Announcing the new Elections Committee members
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Hello there,
We are glad to announce
the new members and advisors of the Elections Committee
. The
Elections Committee
assists with the design and implementation of the process to select Community- and Affiliate-Selected trustees for the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. After an open nomination process, the strongest candidates spoke with the Board and four candidates were asked to join the Elections Committee. Four other candidates were asked to participate as advisors.
Thank you to all the community members who submitted their names for consideration. We look forward to working with the Elections Committee in the near future.
On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees,
RamzyM (WMF)
17:59, 28 Junie 2023 (UTC)
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Review the Charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee
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Hello all,
I am pleased to share the next step in the
Universal Code of Conduct
work. The
Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) draft charter
is now ready for your review.
The
Enforcement Guidelines
require a
Building Committee
form to draft a charter that outlines procedures and details for a global committee to be called the
Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C)
. Over the past few months, the U4C Building Committee worked together as a group to discuss and draft the U4C charter. The U4C Building Committee welcomes feedback about the draft charter now through 22 September 2023. After that date, the U4C Building Committee will revise the charter as needed and a community vote will open shortly afterward.
Join the conversation during the
conversation hours
or on
Meta-wiki
Best,
RamzyM (WMF)
, on behalf of the U4C Building Committee,
15:35, 28 Augustus 2023 (UTC)
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== Opportunities open for the Affiliations Committee, Ombuds commission, and the Case Review Committee ==
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Hi everyone! The
Affiliations Committee
(AffCom),
Ombuds commission
(OC), and the
Case Review Committee
(CRC) are looking for new members. These volunteer groups provide important structural and oversight support for the community and movement. People are encouraged to nominate themselves or encourage others they feel would contribute to these groups to apply. There is more information about the roles of the groups, the skills needed, and the opportunity to apply on the
Meta-wiki page
On behalf of the Committee Support team,
Keegan (WMF)
talk
16:41, 9 Oktober 2023 (UTC)
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Review and comment on the 2024 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees selection rules package
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Dear all,
Please review and comment on the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees selection rules package from now until 29 October 2023. The selection rules package was based on older versions by the Elections Committee and will be used in the 2024 Board of Trustees selection. Providing your comments now will help them provide a smoother, better Board selection process.
More on the Meta-wiki page
Best,
Katie Chan
Chair of the Elections Committee
01:12, 17 Oktober 2023 (UTC)
The Vector 2022 skin as the default in two weeks?
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• Please tell other users about these changes
Hello. I'm writing on behalf of the
Wikimedia Foundation Web team
In two weeks, we would like to make the Vector 2022 skin the default on this wiki.
Globale voorkeure
If you prefer keeping the current skin
select "Vector legacy (2010)" on
the appearance tab of the global preferences
and save the change. We encourage you to give the new skin a try, though.
Since I last came to you with this question, many things have changed. The skin is now the default on most Wikipedias, and all logos are done! We have also made some tweaks in the skin itself. Below is the text I've sent to you once, but I'm sending it again, just slightly edited, for those who haven't seen it.
If you know what this is about, jump straight to the section "Our plan":
It would become the default for all logged-out users, and also all logged-in users who currently use Vector legacy as a
local
(but not global) preference. Logged-in users can at any time switch to any other skin. No changes are expected for these skins.
Top of an article
Vector legacy (current default)
Vector 2022
A section of an article
Vector legacy (current default)
Vector 2022
About the skin
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Slides to our Wikimania 2022 presentation.
You may also listen to the recording on YouTube (in English)
[Why is a change necessary]
When the current default skin was created, it reflected the needs of the readers and editors as these were 14 years ago. Since then, new users have begun using the Internet and Wikimedia projects in different ways.
The old Vector does not meet their needs
[Objective]
The objective for the Vector 2022 skin is to make the interface more welcoming and comfortable for readers and useful for advanced users. It introduces a series of changes that aim to improve problems new and existing readers and editors were having with the old skin. It draws inspiration from previous user requests, the
Community Wishlist Surveys
, and gadgets and scripts. The work helped our code follow the standards and improve all other skins.
The PHP code in the other available skins has been reduced by 75%
. The project has also focused on making it easier to support gadgets and use APIs.
[Changes in a nutshell]
The skin introduces changes that improve readability and usability. The new skin does not remove any functionality currently available on the Vector skin.
The limited width and pin-able menus allow to adjust the interface to the screen size, and focus on editing or reading. Logged-in and logged-out users may use a toggle button to keep the full width, though.
The sticky header makes it easier to find tools that editors use often. It decreases scrolling to the top of the page by 16%.
The new table of contents makes it easier to navigate to different sections. Readers and editors jump to different sections of the page 50% more than with the old table of contents. It also looks a bit different on talk pages.
The new search bar is easier to find and makes it easier to find the correct search result from the list. This increased the amount of searches started by 30% on the tested wikis.
The skin does not negatively affect pageviews, edit rates, or account creation. There is evidence of increases in pageviews and account creation across partner communities.
[Customize this skin]
It's possible to configure and personalize our changes. We support volunteers who create new gadgets and user scripts. Check out
the repository
for a list of currently available customizations and changes, or add your own.
Our plan
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If no large concerns are raised, we plan on deploying on 31 October
. If you'd like to ask our team anything, if you have questions, concerns, or additional thoughts, please comment in any language. If this is the first comment to my message, make sure to ping me. We will gladly answer! Also, check out
our FAQ
. Thank you!
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Besprekings
23:51, 18 Oktober 2023 (UTC)
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Vote on the Charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee
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You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.
Help met die vertaal na uw taal
Hello all,
I am reaching out to you today to announce that the voting period for the
Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee
(U4C) Charter is now open. Community members may
cast their vote and provide comments about the charter via SecurePoll
now through
2 February 2024
. Those of you who voiced your opinions during the development of the
UCoC Enforcement Guidelines
will find this process familiar.
The
current version of the U4C Charter
is on Meta-wiki with translations available.
Read the charter, go vote and share this note with others in your community. I can confidently say the U4C Building Committee looks forward to your participation.
On behalf of the UCoC Project team,
RamzyM (WMF)
18:07, 19 Januarie 2024 (UTC)
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Last days to vote on the Charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee
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Hello all,
I am reaching out to you today to remind you that the voting period for the
Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee
(U4C) charter will close on
2 February 2024
. Community members may
cast their vote and provide comments about the charter via SecurePoll
. Those of you who voiced your opinions during the development of the
UCoC Enforcement Guidelines
will find this process familiar.
The
current version of the U4C charter
is on Meta-wiki with translations available.
Read the charter, go vote and share this note with others in your community. I can confidently say the U4C Building Committee looks forward to your participation.
On behalf of the UCoC Project team,
RamzyM (WMF)
16:59, 31 Januarie 2024 (UTC)
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Announcing the results of the UCoC Coordinating Committee Charter ratification vote
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Dear all,
Thank you everyone for following the progress of the Universal Code of Conduct. I am writing to you today to announce the outcome of the
ratification vote
on the
Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee Charter
. 1746 contributors voted in this ratification vote with 1249 voters supporting the Charter and 420 voters not. The ratification vote process allowed for voters to provide comments about the Charter.
A report of voting statistics and a summary of voter comments will be published on Meta-wiki in the coming weeks.
Please look forward to hearing about the next steps soon.
On behalf of the UCoC Project team,
RamzyM (WMF)
18:23, 12 Februarie 2024 (UTC)
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Report of the U4C Charter ratification and U4C Call for Candidates now available
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Hello all,
I am writing to you today with two important pieces of information. First, the
report of the comments from the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) Charter ratification
is now available. Secondly, the call for candidates for the U4C is open now through April 1, 2024.
The
Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee
(U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. Community members are invited to submit their applications for the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, please
review the U4C Charter
Per the charter, there are 16 seats on the U4C: eight community-at-large seats and eight regional seats to ensure the U4C represents the diversity of the movement.
Read more and submit your application on
Meta-wiki
On behalf of the UCoC project team,
RamzyM (WMF)
16:24, 5 Maart 2024 (UTC)
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Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees 2024 Selection
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Dear all,
This year, the term of 4 (four) Community- and Affiliate-selected Trustees on the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees will come to an end [1]. The Board invites the whole movement to participate in this year’s selection process and vote to fill those seats.
The
Elections Committee
will oversee this process with support from Foundation staff [2]. The Board Governance Committee created a Board Selection Working Group from Trustees who cannot be candidates in the 2024 community- and affiliate-selected trustee selection process composed of Dariusz Jemielniak, Nataliia Tymkiv, Esra'a Al Shafei, Kathy Collins, and Shani Evenstein Sigalov [3]. The group is tasked with providing Board oversight for the 2024 trustee selection process, and for keeping the Board informed. More details on the roles of the Elections Committee, Board, and staff are here [4].
Here are the key planned dates:
May 2024: Call for candidates and call for questions
June 2024: Affiliates vote to shortlist 12 candidates (no shortlisting if 15 or less candidates apply) [5]
June-August 2024: Campaign period
End of August / beginning of September 2024: Two-week community voting period
October–November 2024: Background check of selected candidates
Board's Meeting in December 2024: New trustees seated
Learn more about the 2024 selection process - including the detailed timeline, the candidacy process, the campaign rules, and the voter eligibility criteria - on
this Meta-wiki page
, and make your plan.
Election Volunteers
Another way to be involved with the 2024 selection process is to be an Election Volunteer. Election Volunteers are a bridge between the Elections Committee and their respective community. They help ensure their community is represented and mobilize them to vote. Learn more about the program and how to join on this
Meta-wiki page
Best regards,
Dariusz Jemielniak
(Governance Committee Chair, Board Selection Working Group)
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5] Even though the ideal number is 12 candidates for 4 open seats, the shortlisting process will be triggered if there are more than 15 candidates because the 1-3 candidates that are removed might feel ostracized and it would be a lot of work for affiliates to carry out the shortlisting process to only eliminate 1-3 candidates from the candidate list.
MPossoupe_(WMF)
19:56, 12 Maart 2024 (UTC)
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Vote now to select members of the first U4C
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Dear all,
I am writing to you to let you know the voting period for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is open now through May 9, 2024. Read the information on the
voting page on Meta-wiki
to learn more about voting and voter eligibility.
The Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. Community members were invited to submit their applications for the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, please
review the U4C Charter
Please share this message with members of your community so they can participate as well.
On behalf of the UCoC project team,
RamzyM (WMF)
20:19, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
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Sign up for the language community meeting on May 31st, 16:00 UTC
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Hello all,
The next language community meeting is scheduled in a few weeks - May 31st at 16:00 UTC. If you're interested, you can
sign up on this wiki page
This is a participant-driven meeting, where we share language-specific updates related to various projects, collectively discuss technical issues related to language wikis, and work together to find possible solutions. For example, in the last meeting, the topics included the machine translation service (MinT) and the languages and models it currently supports, localization efforts from the Kiwix team, and technical challenges with numerical sorting in files used on Bengali Wikisource.
Do you have any ideas for topics to share technical updates related to your project? Any problems that you would like to bring for discussion during the meeting? Do you need interpretation support from English to another language? Please reach out to me at ssethi(__AT__)wikimedia.org and
add agenda items to the document here
We look forward to your participation!
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21:21, 14 Mei 2024 (UTC)
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Feedback invited on Procedure for Sibling Project Lifecycle
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Dear community members,
The
Community Affairs Committee
(CAC) of the
Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees
invites you to give feedback on a
draft Procedure for Sibling Project Lifecycle
. This draft Procedure outlines proposed steps and requirements for opening and closing Wikimedia Sibling Projects, and aims to ensure any newly approved projects are set up for success. This is separate from the procedures for opening or closing language versions of projects, which is handled by the
Language Committee
or
closing projects policy
You can find the details on
this page
, as well as the ways to give your feedback from today until the end of the day on
June 23, 2024
, anywhere on Earth.
You can also share information about this with the interested project communities you work with or support, and you can also help us translate the procedure into more languages, so people can join the discussions in their own language.
On behalf of the CAC,
RamzyM (WMF)
02:24, 22 Mei 2024 (UTC)
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Announcing the first Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee
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Hello,
The scrutineers have finished reviewing the vote results. We are following up with the results of the first
Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) election
We are pleased to announce the following individuals as regional members of the U4C, who will fulfill a two-year term:
North America (USA and Canada)
Northern and Western Europe
Ghilt
Latin America and Caribbean
Central and East Europe (CEE)
Sub-Saharan Africa
Middle East and North Africa
Ibrahim.ID
East, South East Asia and Pacific (ESEAP)
0xDeadbeef
South Asia
The following individuals are elected to be community-at-large members of the U4C, fulfilling a one-year term:
Barkeep49
Superpes15
Civvì
Luke081515
Thank you again to everyone who participated in this process and much appreciation to the candidates for your leadership and dedication to the Wikimedia movement and community.
Over the next few weeks, the U4C will begin meeting and planning the 2024-25 year in supporting the implementation and review of the UCoC and Enforcement Guidelines. Follow their work on
Meta-wiki
On behalf of the UCoC project team,
RamzyM (WMF)
08:14, 3 Junie 2024 (UTC)
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The final text of the Wikimedia Movement Charter is now on Meta
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Hi everyone,
The final text of the
Wikimedia Movement Charter
is now up on Meta in more than 20 languages for your reading.
What is the Wikimedia Movement Charter?
The Wikimedia Movement Charter is a proposed document to define roles and responsibilities for all the members and entities of the Wikimedia movement, including the creation of a new body – the Global Council – for movement governance.
Join the Wikimedia Movement Charter “Launch Party”
Join the
“Launch Party”
on
June 20, 2024
at
14.00-15.00 UTC
your local time
). During this call, we will celebrate the release of the final Charter and present the content of the Charter. Join and learn about the Charter before casting your vote.
Movement Charter ratification vote
Voting will commence on SecurePoll on
June 25, 2024
at
00:01 UTC
and will conclude on
July 9, 2024
at
23:59 UTC.
You can read more about the
voting process, eligibility criteria, and other details
on Meta.
If you have any questions, please leave a comment on the
Meta talk page
or email the MCDC at
mcdc@wikimedia.org
On behalf of the MCDC,
RamzyM (WMF)
08:44, 11 Junie 2024 (UTC)
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Voting to ratify the Wikimedia Movement Charter is now open – cast your vote
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Hello everyone,
The voting to ratify the
Wikimedia Movement Charter
is now open. The Wikimedia Movement Charter is a document to define roles and responsibilities for all the members and entities of the Wikimedia movement, including the creation of a new body – the Global Council – for movement governance.
The final version of the Wikimedia Movement Charter is
available on Meta in different languages
and attached
here in PDF format
for your reading.
Voting commenced on SecurePoll on
June 25, 2024
at
00:01 UTC
and will conclude on
July 9, 2024
at
23:59 UTC
. Please read more on the
voter information and eligibility details
After reading the Charter, please
vote here
and share this note further.
If you have any questions about the ratification vote, please contact the Charter Electoral Commission at
cec@wikimedia.org
On behalf of the CEC,
RamzyM (WMF)
10:51, 25 Junie 2024 (UTC)
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Voting to ratify the Wikimedia Movement Charter is ending soon
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Hello everyone,
This is a kind reminder that the voting period to ratify the
Wikimedia Movement Charter
will be closed on
July 9, 2024
, at
23:59 UTC
If you have not voted yet, please vote
on SecurePoll
On behalf of the
Charter Electoral Commission
RamzyM (WMF)
03:45, 8 Julie 2024 (UTC)
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U4C Special Election - Call for Candidates
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Hello all,
A special election has been called to fill additional vacancies on the U4C. The call for candidates phase is open from now through July 19, 2024.
The
Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee
(U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the
UCoC
. Community members are invited to submit their applications in the special election for the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, please review the
U4C Charter
In this special election, according to
chapter 2 of the U4C charter
, there are 9 seats available on the U4C:
four
community-at-large seats and
five
regional seats to ensure the U4C represents the diversity of the movement.
No more than two members of the U4C can be elected from the same home wiki
. Therefore, candidates must not have English Wikipedia, German Wikipedia, or Italian Wikipedia as their home wiki.
Read more and submit your application on
Meta-wiki
In cooperation with the U4C,
--
Keegan (WMF)
talk
00:02, 10 Julie 2024 (UTC)
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Wikimedia Movement Charter ratification voting results
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Hello everyone,
After carefully tallying both individual and affiliate votes, the
Charter Electoral Commission
is pleased to announce the final results of the Wikimedia Movement Charter voting.
As
communicated
by the Charter Electoral Commission, we reached the quorum for both Affiliate and individual votes by the time the vote closed on
July 9, 23:59 UTC
. We thank all 2,451 individuals and 129 Affiliate representatives who voted in the ratification process. Your votes and comments are invaluable for the future steps in Movement Strategy.
The final results of the
Wikimedia Movement Charter
ratification voting held between 25 June and 9 July 2024 are as follows:
Individual vote:
Out of 2,451 individuals who voted as of July 9 23:59 (UTC), 2,446 have been accepted as valid votes. Among these,
1,710
voted “yes”;
623
voted “no”; and
113
selected “–” (neutral). Because the neutral votes don’t count towards the total number of votes cast, 73.30% voted to approve the Charter (1710/2333), while 26.70% voted to reject the Charter (623/2333).
Affiliates vote:
Out of 129 Affiliates designated voters who voted as of July 9 23:59 (UTC), 129 votes are confirmed as valid votes. Among these,
93
voted “yes”;
18
voted “no”; and
18
selected “–” (neutral). Because the neutral votes don’t count towards the total number of votes cast, 83.78% voted to approve the Charter (93/111), while 16.22% voted to reject the Charter (18/111).
Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation:
The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees voted
not to ratify
the proposed Charter during their special Board meeting on July 8, 2024. The Chair of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees, Nataliia Tymkiv,
shared the result of the vote, the resolution, meeting minutes and proposed next steps
With this, the Wikimedia Movement Charter in its current revision is
not ratified
We thank you for your participation in this important moment in our movement’s governance.
The Charter Electoral Commission,
Abhinav619
Borschts
Iwuala Lucy
Tochiprecious
Der-Wir-Ing
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17:51, 18 Julie 2024 (UTC)
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Vote now to fill vacancies of the first U4C
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Dear all,
I am writing to you to let you know the voting period for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is open now through
August 10, 2024
. Read the information on the
voting page on Meta-wiki
to learn more about voting and voter eligibility.
The Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. Community members were invited to submit their applications for the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, please
review the U4C Charter
Please share this message with members of your community so they can participate as well.
In cooperation with the U4C,
RamzyM (WMF)
02:46, 27 Julie 2024 (UTC)
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Reminder! Vote closing soon to fill vacancies of the first U4C
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Dear all,
The voting period for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is closing soon. It is open through 10 August 2024. Read the information on
the voting page on Meta-wiki to learn more about voting and voter eligibility
. If you are eligible to vote and have not voted in this special election, it is important that you vote now.
Why should you vote?
The U4C is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. Community input into the committee membership is critical to the success of the UCoC.
Please share this message with members of your community so they can participate as well.
In cooperation with the U4C,
--
Keegan (WMF)
talk
15:29, 6 Augustus 2024 (UTC)
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Coming soon: A new sub-referencing feature – try it!
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Hello. For many years, community members have requested an easy way to re-use references with different details. Now, a MediaWiki solution is coming: The new sub-referencing feature will work for wikitext and Visual Editor and will enhance the existing reference system. You can continue to use different ways of referencing, but you will probably encounter sub-references in articles written by other users. More information on
the project page
We want your feedback
to make sure this feature works well for you:
Please try
the current state of development on beta wiki and
let us know what you think
Sign up here
to get updates and/or invites to participate in user research activities.
Wikimedia Deutschland
’s
Technical Wishes
team is planning to bring this feature to Wikimedia wikis later this year. We will reach out to creators/maintainers of tools and templates related to references beforehand.
Please help us spread the message. --
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Sign up for the language community meeting on August 30th, 15:00 UTC
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The next language community meeting is scheduled in a few weeks—on August 30th at 15:00 UTC. If you're interested in joining, you can
sign up on this wiki page
This participant-driven meeting will focus on sharing language-specific updates related to various projects, discussing technical issues related to language wikis, and working together to find possible solutions. For example, in the last meeting, topics included the Language Converter, the state of language research, updates on the Incubator conversations, and technical challenges around external links not working with special characters on Bengali sites.
Do you have any ideas for topics to share technical updates or discuss challenges? Please add agenda items to the document
here
and reach out to ssethi(__AT__)wikimedia.org. We look forward to your participation!
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23:18, 22 Augustus 2024 (UTC)
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Announcing the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee
wysig
Original message at wikimedia-l
You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.
Help met die vertaal na uw taal
Hello all,
The scrutineers have finished reviewing the vote and the
Elections Committee
have certified the
results
for the
Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) special election
I am pleased to announce the following individual as regional members of the U4C, who will fulfill a term until 15 June 2026:
North America (USA and Canada)
Ajraddatz
The following seats were not filled during this special election:
Latin America and Caribbean
Central and East Europe (CEE)
Sub-Saharan Africa
South Asia
The four remaining Community-At-Large seats
Thank you again to everyone who participated in this process and much appreciation to the candidates for your leadership and dedication to the Wikimedia movement and community.
Over the next few weeks, the U4C will begin meeting and planning the 2024-25 year in supporting the implementation and review of the UCoC and Enforcement Guidelines. You can follow their work on
Meta-Wiki
On behalf of the U4C and the Elections Committee,
RamzyM (WMF)
14:05, 2 September 2024 (UTC)
antwoord
Have your say: Vote for the 2024 Board of Trustees!
wysig
Hello all,
The voting period for the
2024 Board of Trustees election
is now open. There are twelve (12) candidates running for four (4) seats on the Board.
Learn more about the candidates by
reading their statements
and their
answers to community questions
When you are ready, go to the
SecurePoll
voting page to vote.
The vote is open from September 3rd at 00:00 UTC to September 17th at 23:59 UTC
To check your voter eligibility, please visit the
voter eligibility page
Best regards,
The Elections Committee and Board Selection Working Group
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12:13, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
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'Wikidata item' link is moving. Find out where...
wysig
Apologies for cross-posting in English. Please consider translating this message.
Sjabloon:Tracked
Hello everyone, a small change will soon be coming to the user-interface of your Wikimedia project.
The
Wikidata item
sitelink
currently found under the
General
section of the
Tools
sidebar menu will move into the
In Other Projects
section.
We would like the Wiki communities feedback so please let us know or ask questions on the
Discussion page
before we enable the change which can take place October 4 2024, circa 15:00 UTC+2.
More information can be found on
the project page
We welcome your feedback and questions.
MediaWiki message delivery
kontak
18:58, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
antwoord
Preliminary results of the 2024 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees elections
wysig
Hello all,
Thank you to everyone who participated in the
2024 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election
. Close to 6000 community members from more than 180 wiki projects have voted.
The following four candidates were the most voted:
Christel Steigenberger
Maciej Artur Nadzikiewicz
Victoria Doronina
Lorenzo Losa
While these candidates have been ranked through the vote, they still need to be appointed to the Board of Trustees. They need to pass a successful background check and meet the qualifications outlined in the Bylaws. New trustees will be appointed at the next Board meeting in December 2024.
Learn more about the results on Meta-Wiki.
Best regards,
The Elections Committee and Board Selection Working Group
MPossoupe_(WMF)
08:24, 14 Oktober 2024 (UTC)
antwoord
Seeking volunteers to join several of the movement’s committees
wysig
Each year, typically from October through December, several of the movement’s committees seek new volunteers.
Read more about the committees on their Meta-wiki pages:
Affiliations Committee (AffCom)
Ombuds commission (OC)
Case Review Committee (CRC)
Applications for the committees open on 16 October 2024. Applications for the Affiliations Committee close on 18 November 2024, and applications for the Ombuds commission and the Case Review Committee close on 2 December 2024. Learn how to apply by
visiting the appointment page on Meta-wiki
. Post to the talk page or email
cst@wikimedia.org
with any questions you may have.
For the Committee Support team,
--
Keegan (WMF)
talk
23:07, 16 Oktober 2024 (UTC)
antwoord
'Wikidata item' link is moving, finally.
wysig
Hello everyone, I previously wrote on the 27th September to advise that the
Wikidata item
sitelink will change places in the sidebar menu, moving from the
General
section into the
In Other Projects
section. The scheduled rollout date of 04.10.2024 was delayed due to a necessary request for Mobile/MinervaNeue skin. I am happy to inform that the global rollout can now proceed and will occur later today, 22.10.2024 at 15:00 UTC-2.
Please let us know
if you notice any problems or bugs after this change. There should be no need for null-edits or purging cache for the changes to occur. Kind regards, -
Danny Benjafield (WMDE)
11:30, 22 Oktober 2024 (UTC)
antwoord
Sign up for the language community meeting on November 29th, 16:00 UTC
wysig
Hello everyone,
The next language community meeting is coming up next week, on November 29th, at 16:00 UTC (Zonestamp! For your timezone <
>). If you're interested in joining, you can sign up on this wiki page: <
>.
This participant-driven meeting will be organized by the Wikimedia Foundation’s Language Product Localization team and the Language Diversity Hub. There will be presentations on topics like developing language keyboards, the creation of the Moore Wikipedia, and the language support track at Wiki Indaba. We will also have members from the Wayuunaiki community joining us to share their experiences with the Incubator and as a new community within our movement. This meeting will have a Spanish interpretation.
Looking forward to seeing you at the language community meeting! Cheers,
Srishti
19:53, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
antwoord
Universal Code of Conduct annual review: provide your comments on the UCoC and Enforcement Guidelines
wysig
My apologies for writing in English.
Help met die vertaal na uw taal.
I am writing to you to let you know the annual review period for the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines is open now. You can make suggestions for changes through 3 February 2025. This is the first step of several to be taken for the annual review.
Read more information and find a conversation to join on the UCoC page on Meta
The
Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee
(U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review was planned and implemented by the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C,
you may review the U4C Charter
Please share this information with other members in your community wherever else might be appropriate.
-- In cooperation with the U4C,
Keegan (WMF)
talk
01:10, 24 Januarie 2025 (UTC)
antwoord
Reminder: first part of the annual UCoC review closes soon
wysig
My apologies for writing in English.
Help met die vertaal na uw taal.
This is a reminder that the first phase of the annual review period for the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines will be closing soon. You can make suggestions for changes through
the end of day
, 3 February 2025. This is the first step of several to be taken for the annual review.
Read more information and find a conversation to join on the UCoC page on Meta
. After review of the feedback, proposals for updated text will be published on Meta in March for another round of community review.
Please share this information with other members in your community wherever else might be appropriate.
-- In cooperation with the U4C,
Keegan (WMF)
talk
00:48, 3 Februarie 2025 (UTC)
antwoord
Upcoming Language Community Meeting (Feb 28th, 14:00 UTC) and Newsletter
wysig
Hello everyone!
We’re excited to announce that the next
Language Community Meeting
is happening soon,
February 28th at 14:00 UTC
! If you’d like to join, simply sign up on the
wiki page
This is a participant-driven meeting where we share updates on language-related projects, discuss technical challenges in language wikis, and collaborate on solutions. In our last meeting, we covered topics like developing language keyboards, creating the Moore Wikipedia, and updates from the language support track at Wiki Indaba.
Got a topic to share?
Whether it’s a technical update from your project, a challenge you need help with, or a request for interpretation support, we’d love to hear from you! Feel free to
reply to this message
or add agenda items to the document
here
Also, we wanted to highlight that the sixth edition of the Language & Internationalization newsletter (January 2025) is available here:
Wikimedia Language and Product Localization/Newsletter/2025/January
. This newsletter provides updates from the October–December 2024 quarter on new feature development, improvements in various language-related technical projects and support efforts, details about community meetings, and ideas for contributing to projects. To stay updated, you can subscribe to the newsletter on its wiki page:
Wikimedia Language and Product Localization/Newsletter
We look forward to your ideas and participation at the language community meeting, see you there!
MediaWiki message delivery
08:28, 22 Februarie 2025 (UTC)
antwoord
Universal Code of Conduct annual review: proposed changes are available for comment
wysig
My apologies for writing in English.
Help met die vertaal na uw taal.
I am writing to you to let you know that
proposed changes
to the
Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) Enforcement Guidelines
and
Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) Charter
are open for review.
You can provide feedback on suggested changes
through the
end of day
on Tuesday, 18 March 2025. This is the second step in the annual review process, the final step will be community voting on the proposed changes.
Read more information and find relevant links about the process on the UCoC annual review page on Meta
The
Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee
(U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review was planned and implemented by the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C,
you may review the U4C Charter
Please share this information with other members in your community wherever else might be appropriate.
-- In cooperation with the U4C,
Keegan (WMF)
18:50, 7 Maart 2025 (UTC)
antwoord
Final proposed modifications to the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines and U4C Charter now posted
wysig
The proposed modifications to the
Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines
and the U4C Charter
are now on Meta-wiki for community notice
in advance of the voting period. This final draft was developed from the previous two rounds of community review. Community members will be able to vote on these modifications starting on 17 April 2025. The vote will close on 1 May 2025, and results will be announced no later than 12 May 2025. The U4C election period, starting with a call for candidates, will open immediately following the announcement of the review results. More information will be posted on
the wiki page for the election
soon.
Please be advised that this process will require more messages to be sent here over the next two months.
The
Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C)
is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review was planned and implemented by the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, you may
review the U4C Charter
Please share this message with members of your community so they can participate as well.
-- In cooperation with the U4C,
Keegan (WMF)
talk
02:04, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
antwoord
Vote now on the revised UCoC Enforcement Guidelines and U4C Charter
wysig
The voting period for the revisions to the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines ("UCoC EG") and the UCoC's Coordinating Committee Charter is open now through the end of 1 May (UTC) (
find in your time zone
).
Read the information on how to participate and read over the proposal before voting
on the UCoC page on Meta-wiki.
The
Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C)
is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review of the EG and Charter was planned and implemented by the U4C. Further information will be provided in the coming months about the review of the UCoC itself. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, you may
review the U4C Charter
Please share this message with members of your community so they can participate as well.
In cooperation with the U4C --
Keegan (WMF)
talk
00:34, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
antwoord
Vote on proposed modifications to the UCoC Enforcement Guidelines and U4C Charter
wysig
The voting period for the revisions to the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines and U4C Charter closes on 1 May 2025 at 23:59 UTC (
find in your time zone
).
Read the information on how to participate and read over the proposal before voting
on the UCoC page on Meta-wiki.
The
Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C)
is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review was planned and implemented by the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, you may
review the U4C Charter
Please share this message with members of your community in your language, as appropriate, so they can participate as well.
In cooperation with the U4C --
Keegan (WMF)
talk
03:40, 29 April 2025 (UTC)
antwoord
Call for Candidates for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C)
wysig
The results of voting on the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines and Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) Charter is
available on Meta-wiki
You may now
submit your candidacy to serve on the U4C
through 29 May 2025 at 12:00 UTC. Information about
eligibility, process, and the timeline are on Meta-wiki
. Voting on candidates will open on 1 June 2025 and run for two weeks, closing on 15 June 2025 at 12:00 UTC.
If you have any questions, you can ask on
the discussion page for the election
. -- in cooperation with the U4C,
Keegan (WMF)
Besprekings
22:06, 15 Mei 2025 (UTC)
antwoord
RfC ongoing regarding Abstract Wikipedia (and your project)
wysig
(Apologies for posting in English, if this is not your first language)
Hello all! We opened a discussion on Meta about a very delicate issue for the development of
Abstract Wikipedia
: where to store the abstract content that will be developed through functions from Wikifunctions and data from Wikidata. Since some of the hypothesis involve your project, we wanted to hear your thoughts too.
We want to make the decision process clear: we do not yet know which option we want to use, which is why we are consulting here. We will take the arguments from the Wikimedia communities into account, and we want to consult with the different communities and hear arguments that will help us with the decision. The decision will be made and communicated after the consultation period by the Foundation.
You can read the various hypothesis and have your say at
Abstract Wikipedia/Location of Abstract Content
. Thank you in advance! --
Sannita (WMF)
Besprekings
15:26, 22 Mei 2025 (UTC)
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Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees 2025 Selection & Call for Questions
wysig
Meer tale
Help met die vertaal na uw taal
Dear all,
This year, the term of 2 (two) Community- and Affiliate-selected Trustees on the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees will come to an end [1]. The Board invites the whole movement to participate in this year’s selection process and vote to fill those seats.
The Elections Committee will oversee this process with support from Foundation staff [2]. The Governance Committee, composed of trustees who are not candidates in the 2025 community-and-affiliate-selected trustee selection process (Raju Narisetti, Shani Evenstein Sigalov, Lorenzo Losa, Kathy Collins, Victoria Doronina and Esra’a Al Shafei) [3], is tasked with providing Board oversight for the 2025 trustee selection process and for keeping the Board informed. More details on the roles of the Elections Committee, Board, and staff are here [4].
Here are the key planned dates:
May 22 – June 5: Announcement (this communication) and call for questions period [6]
June 17 – July 1, 2025: Call for candidates
July 2025: If needed, affiliates vote to shortlist candidates if more than 10 apply [5]
August 2025: Campaign period
August – September 2025: Two-week community voting period
October – November 2025: Background check of selected candidates
Board’s Meeting in December 2025: New trustees seated
Learn more about the 2025 selection process - including the detailed timeline, the candidacy process, the campaign rules, and the voter eligibility criteria - on this Meta-wiki page
[link]
Call for Questions
In each selection process, the community has the opportunity to submit questions for the Board of Trustees candidates to answer. The Election Committee selects questions from the list developed by the community for the candidates to answer. Candidates must answer all the required questions in the application in order to be eligible; otherwise their application will be disqualified. This year, the Election Committee will select 5 questions for the candidates to answer. The selected questions may be a combination of what’s been submitted from the community, if they’re alike or related.
[link]
Election Volunteers
Another way to be involved with the 2025 selection process is to be an Election Volunteer. Election Volunteers are a bridge between the Elections Committee and their respective community. They help ensure their community is represented and mobilize them to vote. Learn more about the program and how to join on this Meta-wiki page
[link].
Thank you!
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
Best regards,
Victoria Doronina
Board Liaison to the Elections Committee
Governance Committee
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03:07, 28 Mei 2025 (UTC)
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Vote now in the 2025 U4C Election
wysig
Apologies for writing in English.
Help met die vertaal na uw taal
Eligible voters are asked to participate in the 2025
Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee
election. More information–including an eligibility check, voting process information, candidate information, and a link to the vote–are available on Meta at the
2025 Election information page
. The vote closes on 17 June 2025 at
12:00 UTC
Please vote if your account is eligible. Results will be available by 1 July 2025. -- In cooperation with the U4C,
Keegan (WMF)
talk
23:00, 13 Junie 2025 (UTC)
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Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees 2025 - Call for Candidates
wysig
Meer tale
Help met die vertaal na uw taal
Hello all,
The
call for candidates for the 2025 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees selection is now open
from June 17, 2025 – July 2, 2025 at 11:59 UTC [1]. The Board of Trustees oversees the Wikimedia Foundation's work, and each Trustee serves a three-year term [2]. This is a volunteer position.
This year, the Wikimedia community will vote in late August through September 2025 to fill two (2) seats on the Foundation Board. Could you – or someone you know – be a good fit to join the Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees? [3]
Learn more about what it takes to stand for these leadership positions and how to submit your candidacy on
this Meta-wiki page
or encourage someone else to run in this year's election.
Best regards,
Abhishek Suryawanshi
Chair of the Elections Committee
On behalf of the Elections Committee and Governance Committee
[1]
[2]
[3]
MediaWiki message delivery
kontak
17:43, 17 Junie 2025 (UTC)
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Sister Projects Task Force reviews Wikispore and Wikinews
wysig
Dear Wikimedia Community,
The
Community Affairs Committee (CAC)
of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees assigned
the Sister Projects Task Force (SPTF)
to update and implement a procedure for assessing the lifecycle of Sister Projects – wiki
projects supported by Wikimedia Foundation (WMF)
A vision of relevant, accessible, and impactful free knowledge has always guided the Wikimedia Movement. As the ecosystem of Wikimedia projects continues to evolve, it is crucial that we periodically review existing projects to ensure they still align with our goals and community capacity.
Despite their noble intent, some projects may no longer effectively serve their original purpose.
Reviewing such projects is not about giving up – it's about responsible stewardship of shared resources
. Volunteer time, staff support, infrastructure, and community attention are finite, and the non-technical costs tend to grow significantly as our ecosystem has entered a different age of the internet than the one we were founded in. Supporting inactive projects or projects that didn't meet our ambitions can unintentionally divert these resources from areas with more potential impact.
Moreover, maintaining projects that no longer reflect the quality and reliability of the Wikimedia name stands for, involves a reputational risk. An abandoned or less reliable project affects trust in the Wikimedia movement.
Lastly,
failing to sunset or reimagine projects that are no longer working can make it much harder to start new ones
. When the community feels bound to every past decision – no matter how outdated – we risk stagnation. A healthy ecosystem must allow for evolution, adaptation, and, when necessary, letting go. If we create the expectation that every project must exist indefinitely, we limit our ability to experiment and innovate.
Because of this, SPTF reviewed two requests concerning the lifecycle of the Sister Projects to work through and demonstrate the review process. We chose Wikispore as a case study for a possible new Sister Project opening and Wikinews as a case study for a review of an existing project. Preliminary findings were discussed with the CAC, and a community consultation on both proposals was recommended.
Wikispore
wysig
The
application to consider Wikispore
was submitted in 2019. SPTF decided to review this request in more depth because rather than being concentrated on a specific topic, as most of the proposals for the new Sister Projects are, Wikispore has the potential to nurture multiple start-up Sister Projects.
After careful consideration, the SPTF has decided
not to recommend
Wikispore as a Wikimedia Sister Project. Considering the current activity level, the current arrangement allows
better flexibility
and experimentation while WMF provides core infrastructural support.
We acknowledge the initiative's potential and seek community input on what would constitute a sufficient level of activity and engagement to reconsider its status in the future.
As part of the process, we shared the decision with the Wikispore community and invited one of its leaders, Pharos, to an SPTF meeting.
Currently, we especially invite feedback on measurable criteria indicating the project's readiness, such as contributor numbers, content volume, and sustained community support. This would clarify the criteria sufficient for opening a new Sister Project, including possible future Wikispore re-application. However, the numbers will always be a guide because any number can be gamed.
Wikinews
wysig
We chose to review Wikinews among existing Sister Projects because it is the one for which we have observed the highest level of concern in multiple ways.
Since the SPTF was convened in 2023, its members have asked for the community's opinions during conferences and community calls about Sister Projects that did not fulfil their promise in the Wikimedia movement.
[1]
[2]
[3]
Wikinews was the leading candidate for an evaluation because people from multiple language communities proposed it. Additionally, by most measures, it is the least active Sister Project, with the greatest drop in activity over the years.
While the Language Committee routinely opens and closes language versions of the Sister Projects in small languages, there has never been a valid proposal to close Wikipedia in major languages or any project in English. This is not true for Wikinews, where there was a proposal to close English Wikinews, which gained some traction but did not result in any action
[4]
[5], see section 5
as well as a draft proposal to close all languages of Wikinews
[6]
Initial metrics
compiled by WMF staff also support the community's concerns about Wikinews.
Based on this report, SPTF recommends a community reevaluation of Wikinews. We conclude that its current structure and activity levels are the lowest among the existing sister projects. SPTF also recommends pausing the opening of new language editions while the consultation runs.
SPTF brings this analysis to a discussion and welcomes discussions of alternative outcomes, including potential restructuring efforts or integration with other Wikimedia initiatives.
Options
mentioned so far (which might be applied to just low-activity languages or all languages) include but are not limited to:
Restructure how Wikinews works and is linked to other current events efforts on the projects,
Merge the content of Wikinews into the relevant language Wikipedias, possibly in a new namespace,
Merge content into compatibly licensed external projects,
Archive Wikinews projects.
Your insights and perspectives are invaluable in shaping the future of these projects. We encourage all interested community members to share their thoughts on the relevant discussion pages or through other designated feedback channels.
Feedback and next steps
wysig
We'd be grateful if you want to take part in a conversation on the future of these projects and the review process. We are setting up two different project pages:
Public consultation about Wikispore
and
Public consultation about Wikinews
. Please participate between 27 June 2025 and 27 July 2025, after which we will summarize the discussion to move forward. You can write in your own language.
I will also host a community conversation 16th July Wednesday 11.00 UTC and 17th July Thursday 17.00 UTC (call links to follow shortly) and will be around at Wikimania for more discussions.
--
Victoria
on behalf of the Sister Project Task Force,
20:56, 27 Junie 2025 (UTC)
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Temporary accounts will be rolled out soon
wysig
Hello, we are the Wikimedia Foundation
Product Safety and Integrity
team. We would like to announce that
we plan to enable
temporary accounts
for this wiki in the week of September 1
Temporary accounts are successfully live on 30 wikis, including many large ones like German, Japanese, and French. The change they bring is especially relevant to logged-out editors, who this feature is designed to protect. But it is also relevant to community members like mentors, patrollers, and admins – anyone who reverts edits, blocks users, or otherwise interacts with logged-out editors as part of keeping the wikis safe and accurate.
Why we are building temporary accounts
Our wikis should be safer to edit by default for logged-out editors. Temporary accounts allow people to continue editing the wikis without creating an account, while avoiding publicly tying their edits to their IP address. We believe this is in the best interest of our logged-out editors, who make valuable contributions to the wikis and who may later create accounts and grow our community of editors, admins, and other roles. Even though the wikis do warn logged-out editors that their IP address will be associated with their edit, many people may not understand what an IP address is, or that it could be used to connect them to other information about them in ways they might not expect.
Additionally, our moderation software and tools rely too heavily on network origin (IP addresses) to identify users and patterns of activity, especially as IP addresses themselves are becoming less stable as identifiers. Temporary accounts allow for more precise interactions with logged-out editors, including more precise blocks, and can help limit how often we unintentionally end up blocking good-faith users who use the same IP addresses as bad-faith users.
How temporary accounts work
Any time a logged-out user publishes an edit on this wiki, a cookie will be set in this user's browser, and a temporary account tied with this cookie will be automatically created. This account's name will follow the pattern:
~2025-12345-67
(a tilde, current year, a number). On pages like Recent Changes or page history, this name will be displayed. The cookie will expire 90 days after its creation. As long as it exists, all edits made from this device will be attributed to this temporary account. It will be the same account even if the IP address changes, unless the user clears their cookies or uses a different device or web browser. A record of the IP address used at the time of each edit will be stored for 90 days after the edit. However, only some logged-in users will be able to see it.
What does this mean for different groups of users?
For logged-out editors
This increases privacy: currently, if you do not use a registered account to edit, then everybody can see the IP address for the edits you made, even after 90 days. That will no longer be possible on this wiki.
If you use a temporary account to edit from different locations in the last 90 days (for example at home and at a coffee shop), the edit history and the IP addresses for all those locations will now be recorded together, for the same temporary account. Users who
meet the relevant requirements
will be able to view this data. If this creates any personal security concerns for you, please contact talktohumanrights at wikimedia.org for advice.
For community members interacting with logged-out editors
A temporary account is uniquely linked to a device. In comparison, an IP address can be shared with different devices and people (for example, different people at school or at work might have the same IP address).
Compared to the current situation, it will be safer to assume that a temporary user's talk page belongs to only one person, and messages left there will be read by them. As you can see in the screenshot, temporary account users will receive notifications. It will also be possible to thank them for their edits, ping them in discussions, and invite them to get more involved in the community.
For users who use IP address data to moderate and maintain the wiki
For patrollers
who track persistent abusers, investigate violations of policies, etc.: Users who
meet the requirements
will be able to reveal temporary users' IP addresses and all contributions made by temporary accounts from a specific IP address or range (
Special:IPContributions
). They will also have access to useful information about the IP addresses thanks to the
IP Info
feature. Many other pieces of software have been built or adjusted to work with temporary accounts, including AbuseFilter, global blocks, Global User Contributions, and more. (For information for volunteer developers on how to update the code of your tools – see the last part of the message.)
For admins blocking logged-out editors
It will be possible to block many abusers by just blocking their temporary accounts. A blocked person won't be able to create new temporary accounts quickly if the admin selects the
autoblock
option.
It will still be possible to block an IP address or IP range.
Temporary accounts will not be retroactively applied to contributions made before the deployment. On Special:Contributions, you will be able to see existing IP user contributions, but not new contributions made by temporary accounts on that IP address. Instead, you should use Special:IPContributions for this.
Our requests for you, and next steps
If you know of any tools, bots, gadgets etc. using data about IP addresses or being available for logged-out users, you may want to test if they work on
testwiki
or
test2wiki
. If you are a volunteer developer,
read our documentation for developers
, and in particular, the section on
how your code might need to be updated
If you want to test the temporary account experience, for example just to check what it feels like, go to testwiki or test2wiki and edit without logging in.
Tell us if you know of any difficulties that need to be addressed. We will try to help, and if we are not able, we will consider the available options.
Look at our
previous message
about requirements for users without extended rights who may need access to IP addresses.
To learn more about the project, check out
our FAQ
– you will find many useful answers there. You may also
look at the updates
(we have just posted one) and
subscribe to our new newsletter
. If you'd like to talk to me (Szymon) off-wiki, you will find me on Discord and Telegram. Thank you!
NKohli (WMF)
SGrabarczuk (WMF)
21:35, 26 Augustus 2025 (UTC)
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Have your say: vote for the 2025 Board of Trustees
wysig
Hello all,
The voting period for the
2025 Board of Trustees election
is now open. Candidates are running for two (2) seats on the Board.
To check your voter eligibility, please visit the
voter eligibility page
Learn more about them by
reading their application statements and watch their candidacy videos
When you are ready, go to the
SecurePoll voting page to vote
The vote is open from October 8 at 00:00 UTC to October 22 at 23:59 UTC.
Best regards,
Abhishek Suryawanshi
Chair, Elections Committee
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kontak
04:47, 9 Oktober 2025 (UTC)
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Help us decide the name of the new Abstract Wikipedia project
wysig
Hallo. Please help pick a name for the new Abstract Wikipedia wiki project. This project will be a wiki that will enable users to combine functions from
Wikifunctions
and data from Wikidata in order to generate natural language sentences in any supported languages. These sentences can then be used by any Wikipedia (or elsewhere).
There will be two rounds of voting, each followed by legal review of candidates, with votes beginning on 20 October and 17 November 2025. Our goal is to have a final project name selected on mid-December 2025. If you would like to participate, then
please learn more and vote now
at meta-wiki.
Baie dankie!
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User:Sannita (WMF)
talk
11:42, 20 Oktober 2025 (UTC)
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Seeking volunteers to join several of the movement’s committees
wysig
Each year, typically from October through December, several of the movement’s committees seek new volunteers.
Read more about the committees on their Meta-wiki pages:
Affiliations Committee (AffCom)
Ombuds commission (OC)
Case Review Committee (CRC)
Applications for the committees open on October 30, 2025. Applications for the Affiliations Committee, Ombuds commission and the Case Review Committee close on December 11, 2025. Learn how to apply by
visiting the appointment page on Meta-wiki
. Post to the talk page or email cst
wikimedia.org with any questions you may have.
For the Committee Support team,
MKaur (WMF)
14:12, 30 Oktober 2025 (UTC)
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Reminder: Help us decide the name of the new Abstract Wikipedia project
wysig
Hallo. Reminder: Please help to choose name for the new Abstract Wikipedia wiki project. The finalist vote starts today. The finalists for the name are:
Abstract Wikipedia, Multilingual Wikipedia, Wikiabstracts, Wikigenerator, Proto-Wiki
. If you would like to participate, then
please learn more and vote now
at meta-wiki.
Baie dankie!
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User:Sannita (WMF)
talk
14:21, 20 November 2025 (UTC)
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Annual review of the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines
wysig
I am writing to you to let you know the annual review period for the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines is open now. You can make suggestions for changes through 9 February 2026. This is the first step of several to be taken for the annual review.
Read more information and find a conversation to join on the UCoC page on Meta
The
Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee
(U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review was planned and implemented by the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C,
you may review the U4C Charter
Please share this information with other members in your community wherever else might be appropriate.
-- In cooperation with the U4C,
Keegan (WMF)
talk
21:01, 19 Januarie 2026 (UTC)
Upcoming deployment of CampaignEvents extension to Wikibooks
wysig
Hello everyone,
We are writing to inform you that the
CampaignEvents extension
will be deployed to all Wikibooks projects during the week of
23 March 2026
This follows last year’s broader rollout across Wikimedia projects. We realized that Wikibooks was not included at the time, and we’re now addressing that to ensure consistency across all communities.
The CampaignEvents extension provides tools to support event and campaign organization on-wiki, including features like on-wiki event registration and collaboration lists(global event list).
We welcome any questions, feedback, or concerns you may have. We are also happy to support anyone interested in trying out the tools.
Apologies if this message is not in your preferred language. If you’re able to help translate it for your community, please feel free to do so.
Udehb-WMF
Besprekings
18:22, 19 Maart 2026 (UTC)
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