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Betawiki: better support for your language in MediaWiki
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Dear community. I am writing to you to promote a special wiki called
Betawiki
. This wiki facilitates the localisation (l10n) of the MediaWiki interface. You may have changed many messages here to use your language in the interface, but if you would log in to for example the Japanese language Wiktionary, you would not be able to use the interface as well translated as here. In fact, of 1,736 messages in the core of MediaWiki, 12.32% of the messages have been translated. Betawiki also supports the translation of messages for 126 extensions, with 2,174 messages. Many of them are used in WMF projects and they are vital for understanding the wiki. Currently 6.53% of the WMF extension messages have been translated. Translators for over 90 languages contribute their work to MediaWiki this way every month.
If you wish to contribute to better support of your language in MediaWiki, as well as for many MediaWiki extensions, please visit
Betawiki
create an account
and
request translator privileges
. You can see the current status of localisation of your language on
MediaWiki.org
and do not forget to get in touch with others that may already be
working on your language on Betawiki
If you have any further questions,
please let me know on my talk page on Betawiki
. We will try and assist you as much as possible, for example by
importing
all messages from a local wiki for you to start with, if you so desire.
You can also find us on the Freenode
IRC
network in the channel #mediawiki-i18n where we will be happy to help you get started.
Thank you very much for your attention and I do hope to see some of you on
Betawiki
soon! Thanks,
GerardM@Betawiki
Currently 33.53% of the MediaWiki messages and 7.34% of the messages of the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation projects have been localised. Please help us help your language by localising at
Betawiki
. This is the
recent localisation activity
for your language. Thanks,
Currently 93.22% of the MediaWiki messages and 7.09% of the messages of the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation projects have been localised. Please help us help your language by localising at
Betawiki
. This is the
recent localisation activity
for your language. Thanks,
GerardM
07:43, 27 Mayu 2008 (UTC)
reply
Currently 91.03% of the MediaWiki messages and 6.21% of the messages of the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation projects have been localised. Please help us help your language by localising at
Betawiki
. This is the
recent localisation activity
for your language. Thanks,
GerardM
07:26, 8 Juliu 2008 (UTC)
reply
Currently 89.02% of the MediaWiki messages and 7.33% of the messages of the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation projects have been localised. Please help us help your language by localising at
Betawiki
. This is the
recent localisation activity
for your language. Thanks,
GerardM
12:59, 9 Agostu 2008 (UTC)
reply
Currently 83.15% of the MediaWiki messages and 6.27% of the messages of the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation projects have been localised. Please help us help your language by localising at
Betawiki
. This is the
recent localisation activity
for your language. Thanks,
GerardM
13:11, 10 Setiembri 2008 (UTC)
Currently 79.06% of the MediaWiki messages and 6.27% of the messages of the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation projects have been localised. Please help us help your language by localising at
Betawiki
. This is the
recent localisation activity
for your language. Thanks,
GerardM
10:08, 16 Octubri 2008 (UTC)
Currently 79.03% of the MediaWiki messages and 4.57% of the messages of the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation projects have been localised. Please help us help your language by localising at
Betawiki
. This is the
recent localisation activity
for your language. Thanks,
GerardM
13:50, 10 Nobiembri 2008 (UTC)
Currently 77.41% of the MediaWiki messages and 4.42% of the messages of the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation projects have been localised. Please help us help your language by localising and proof reading at
Betawiki
. This is the
recent localisation activity
for your language. Thanks,
GerardM
10:00, 15 Diciembri 2008 (UTC)
Currently 76.63% of the MediaWiki messages and 4.39% of the messages of the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation projects have been localised. Please help us help your language by localising and proof reading at
Betawiki
. This is the
recent localisation activity
for your language. Thanks,
GerardM
20:01, 12 Eneru 2009 (UTC)
reply
PS Please help us complete
the most wanted messages
..
The village pump
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Could someome be so kind and move my contribution to your "village pump" and also, could someone please add a link to your village pump on
meta
GerardM
09:33, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
Bot policy
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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 one week 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
08:33, 25 Abril 2009 (UTC)
reply
Please make the comments on the
Project:Bot policy
page. I will move any botrequest from this page to the correct page.
Carsrac
08:45, 25 Abril 2009 (UTC)
reply
The LocalisationUpdate extension has gone live
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The LocalisationUpdate extension is now enabled for all Wikimedia projects. From now on new localisations that become available in SVN will become available to your project within 24 hours. Your localisations get into SVN from
translatewiki.net
typically within a day and at worst in two days. This is a huge improvement from the old practice where the localisations became available with new software. This could take weeks, even months.
The localisations done by our community at translatewiki.net are committed to SVN typically every day. When the system messages in English are the same as the local messages, they will now be inserted in a file and are available for use in all our projects in a timely manner
What this means for you
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Local messages have an impact on the performance of our system. It is best when messages are as much as possible part of the system messages. In order to remove unnecessary duplication, all the messages that have a local localisation and are
exactly
the same as the system message will be removed. What we ask you to do is to compare and proof read the messages in translatewiki.net and the local messages. You can then either remove local messages when the translatewiki.net message is to be preferred or, you can update the message at translatewiki.net.
Messages that are specific to your project will have to stay as they are. You do want to check if the format and the variables of the message are still the same.
Why localise at translatewiki.net
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When you localise at translatewiki.net, your messages will be used in all Wikimedia projects and eventually in all MediaWiki based projects. This is how we provide the standard support for your language. When messages change, at translatewiki.net you will be prompted to revisit your translations. Localising is more efficient because we have innovated the process to make you more efficient; there is text explaining about messages and we have applied AJAX technology to reduce the number of clicks you have to make.
Translatewiki.net update
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Currently 66.94% of the MediaWiki messages and 1.85% of the messages of the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation projects have been localised. Please help us help your language by localising and proof reading at
translatewiki.net
. This is the
recent localisation activity
for your language. Thanks,
GerardM
13:50, 30 Setiembri 2009 (UTC)
Currently 67.63% of the MediaWiki messages and 1.62% of the messages of the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation projects have been localised. Please help us help your language by localising and proof reading at
translatewiki.net
. This is the
recent localisation activity
for your language. Thanks,
GerardM
14:30, 1 Nobiembri 2009 (UTC)
Currently 69.78% of the MediaWiki messages and 1.64% of the messages of the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation projects have been localised. Please help us help your language by localising and proof reading at
translatewiki.net
. This is the
recent localisation activity
for your language. Thanks,
GerardM
13:12, 8 Diciembri 2009 (UTC)
Currently 69.27% of the MediaWiki messages and 1.55% of the messages of the extensions used by the Wikimedia Foundation projects have been localised. Please help us help your language by localising and proof reading at
translatewiki.net
. This is the
recent localisation activity
for your language. Thanks,
GerardM
PS Please help us complete
the most wanted messages
..
How can we improve the usability for your language
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We expect that with the implementation of LocalisationUpdate the usability of MediaWiki for your language will improve. We are now ready to look at other aspects of usability for your language as well. There are two questions we would like you to answer:
Are there issues with the new functionality of the Usability Initiative
Does MediaWiki support your language properly
The best way to answer the first question is to visit the translatewiki.net. Change the language to your language, select the “vector” skin and add the advanced tool bar in in the preferences and check out the new functionality. And make some changes in your user page. When there is a need to improve on the localisation, please make the
necessary changes
s . It should update your localisation straight away.
We would like you to report each issue individually at
When there are problems with the support of MediaWiki for your language, we really want to know about this. It is best to report each issue separately. In this way there will be no large mass of issues to resolve but we can address each issue on its own. Consider issues with the display of characters, the presentation of your script, the position of the side bar, the combination of text with other languages, scripts. It is best to try this in an environment like the prototype wiki as it provides you with a clean, basic and up to date environment. The prototype wiki is available for five languages but you can select any of them, change the preferences to your language and test out MediaWiki for your language.
We would like you to report each issue individually at
. The issues you raise will all be assessed. It is important to keep each issue separate, because this will make it easier to understand the issues and find solutions.
PS This text has been approved by Naoko, Brion and Siebrand. Thanks,
GerardM
13:50, 30 Setiembri 2009 (UTC)
Wikimania Scholarships
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The call for applications for Wikimania Scholarships to attend Wikimania 2010 in Gdansk, Poland (July 9-11) is now open. The Wikimedia Foundation offers Scholarships to pay for selected individuals' round trip travel, accommodations, and registration at the conference.
To apply, visit the
Wikimania 2010
scholarships information page
, click the secure link available there, and fill out the form to apply.
For additional information, please visit the Scholarships information and FAQ pages:
Scholarships
Scholarships FAQ
Yours very truly,
Cary Bass
Volunteer Coordinator
Wikimedia Foundation
Fundraising 2010: Beat Jimmy Challenge
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The Fundraising Committee is issuing all interested community members a challenge:
we want you to beat Jimmy
. The appeal from Jimmy Wales and the corresponding banner have been tested head-to-head with other successful banners, and the results are clear: it's our best performing message... by a lot. This year we have a lofty fundraising goal; we need all of our banners to bring in donations like the Jimmy Appeal, but no one wants to keep the Jimmy banner up for two months. We want to run donor quotes, and other wonderful ideas, but we have to have banners that work as well as or better than the Jimmy appeal.
We've just released the highlights from a
donor focus group
, and the results of our
donor survey
. With one month to the launch of the fundraiser, the messages we test must be driven by data from our tests and surveys - we can no longer rely on instinct alone.
We've redesigned our fundraising meta pages with the Jimmy challenge; check out the survey results and propose/discuss banners that reflect these findings. Add the banners you think will 'beat Jimmy'
here
to be tested
Tuesday October 12
against Jimmy. -
Dgultekin
19:08, 6 Octubri 2010 (UTC)
An urgent translation request
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Greetings
:) As you may have noticed, the banners are up and we are in the final stages of testing before the official kickoff on Monday the 15th for this year's WMF fundraiser. We are in a bit of a time crunch to get the Kapampangan translations in before the Fundraiser launch on Monday. We really don't want to have English pages on the Kapampangan projects. This is a calll to to community to get involved, help translate and recruit translators to get all the fundraising materials completed. Here is the translation hub with the
Jimmy Appeal
Core Messages
FAQ
and
Benefactors
pages that need to be completed
Translations
. Once these are completed, we can build the new landing pages and localize the fundraiser! Thanks so much, let me know if there are any questions!
Klyman
19:12, 13 Nobiembri 2010 (UTC)
Call for image filter referendum
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The Wikimedia Foundation, at the direction of the Board of Trustees, will be holding a vote to determine whether members of the community support the creation and usage of an opt-in personal image filter, which would allow readers to voluntarily screen particular types of images strictly for their own account.
Further details and educational materials will be available shortly. The referendum is scheduled for 12-27 August, 2011, and will be conducted on servers hosted by a neutral third party. Referendum details, officials, voting requirements, and supporting materials will be posted at
Meta:Image filter referendum
shortly.
Sorry for delivering you a message in English. Please help translate the pages on the referendum on Meta and join the
translators mailing list
For the coordinating committee,
Philippe (WMF)
Cbrown1023
Risker
Mardetanha
PeterSymonds
Robert Harris
Terms of Use update
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I apologize that you are receiving this message in English. Please help translate it.
Hello,
The Wikimedia Foundation is discussing changes to its Terms of Use. The discussion can be found at
Talk:Terms of use
. Everyone is invited to join in. Because the new version of
is not in final form, we are not able to present official translations of it. Volunteers are welcome to translate it, as German volunteers have done at
m:Terms of use/de
, but we ask that you note at the top that the translation is unofficial and may become outdated as the English version is changed. The translation request can be found at
m:Translation requests/WMF/Terms of Use 2
--
Maggie Dennis, Community Liaison
01:10, 27 Octubri 2011 (UTC)
Open Call for 2012 Wikimedia Fellowship Applicants
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I apologize that you are receiving this message in English. Please
help translate it.
Do you want to help attract new contributors to Wikimedia projects?
Do you want to improve retention of our existing editors?
Do you want to strengthen our community by diversifying its base and increasing the overall number of excellent participants around the world?
The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking Community Fellows and project ideas for the Community Fellowship Program. A Fellowship is a temporary position at the Wikimedia Foundation in order to work on a specific project or set of projects. Submissions for 2012 are encouraged to focus on the theme of improving editor retention and increasing participation in Wikimedia projects. If interested, please submit a project idea or apply to be a fellow by January 15, 2012. Please visit
for more information.
Thanks!
--
Siko Bouterse, Head of Community Fellowships,
Wikimedia Foundation
03:00, 22 Diciembri 2011 (UTC)
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Announcing Wikipedia 1.19 beta
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Wikimedia Foundation is getting ready to push out 1.19 to all the WMF-hosted wikis. As we finish wrapping up our code review, you can test the new version
right now
on
beta.wmflabs.org
. For more information, please read the
release notes
or the
start of the final announcement
The following are the areas that you will probably be most interested in:
Faster loading of javascript files makes dependency tracking more important.
New common*.css files usable by skins instead of having to copy piles of generic styles from MonoBook or Vector's css.
The default user signature now contains a talk link in addition to the user link.
Searching blocked usernames in block log is now clearer.
Better timezone recognition in user preferences.
Improved diff readability for colorblind people.
The interwiki links table can now be accessed also when the interwiki cache is used (used in the API and the Interwiki extension).
More gender support (for instance in logs and user lists).
Language converter improved, e.g. it now works depending on the page content language.
Time and number-formatting magic words also now depend on the page content language.
Bidirectional support further improved after 1.18.
Report any
problems
on the labs beta wiki and we'll work to address them before they software is released to the production wikis.
Note
that this cluster does have SUL but it is not integrated with SUL in production, so you'll need to create another account. You should avoid using the same password as you use here. —
Global message delivery
16:28, 15 Eneru 2012 (UTC)
Language support group for Pampanga
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The Wikimedia Foundation has brought together a new team of developers who are dedicated to language support. This team is to support all the languages and consequently it is not realistic to expect that the team members can provide proper support for your language. It is for this reason that we are looking for volunteers who will make up a
language support team
This language support team will be asked to provide us with information about their language. Such information may need to be provided either to us or on a website that we will indicate to you. Another activity will be to test software that will likely have an effect on the running of the MediaWiki software. We are looking for people who clearly identify their ability. Formal knowledge is definitely appreciated.
As much of the activity will be concentrated on
translatewiki.net
, it will be a plus when team members know how to localise at translatewiki.net.
Thanks,
Gmeijssen
18:46, 1 Febreru 2012 (UTC)
The Babel extension
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When people want to indicate their proficiency in a language, they use the Babel extension. Sadly, this extension has not yet been localised in the Pampanga language. Could someone please help us and
localise the Babel extension
for the Pampanga language? Thanks,
Gmeijssen
18:46, 1 Febreru 2012 (UTC)
MediaWiki 1.19
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(Apologies if this message isn't in your language.) The Wikimedia Foundation is planning to upgrade MediaWiki (the software powering this wiki) to its latest version this month. You can help to test it before it is enabled, to avoid disruption and breakage. More information is available
in the full announcement
. Thank you for your understanding.
Guillaume Paumier
, via the
Global message delivery system
wrong page? You can fix it.
. 15:14, 12 Febreru 2012 (UTC)
Update on IPv6
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(Apologies if this message isn't in your language. Please consider translating it, as well as
the full version of this announcement on Meta
The Wikimedia Foundation is planning to do limited testing of IPv6 on June 2-3. If there are not too many problems, we may fully enable IPv6 on
World IPv6 day
(June 6), and keep it enabled.
What this means for your project:
At least on June 2-3, 2012, you may see a small number of edits from IPv6 addresses, which are in the form "
2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334
". See e.g.
w:en:IPv6 address
. These addresses should behave like any other IP address: You can leave messages on their talk pages; you can track their contributions; you can block them. (See
the full version of this announcement
for notes on range blocks.)
In the mid term, some user scripts and tools will need to be adapted for IPv6.
We suspect that IPv6 usage is going to be very low initially, meaning that abuse should be manageable, and we will assist in the monitoring of the situation.
Read
the full version of this announcement
on how to test the behavior of IPv6 with various tools and how to leave bug reports, and to find a fuller analysis of the implications of the IPv6 migration.
--
Erik Möller, VP of Engineering and Product Development, Wikimedia Foundation
01:17, 2 Juniu 2012 (UTC)
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2011 Picture of the Year competition
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македонски
norsk
polski
Dear Wikimedians,
Wikimedia Commons is happy to announce that the
2011 Picture of the Year competition
is now open. We are interested in your opinion as to which images qualify to be the
Picture of the Year 2011
. Any user registered at Commons or a Wikimedia wiki SUL-related to Commons
with more than 75 edits before 1 April 2012 (UTC)
is welcome to vote and, of course everyone is welcome to view!
Detailed information about the contest can be found
at the introductory page
About 600 of the best of Wikimedia Common's photos, animations, movies and graphics were chosen
by the international Wikimedia Commons community
out of 12 million files during
2011
and are now called
Featured Pictures
From professional animal and plant shots to breathtaking panoramas and skylines, restorations of historically relevant images, images portraying the world's best architecture, maps, emblems, diagrams created with the most modern technology, and impressive human portraits, Commons
Features Pictures
of all flavors.
For your convenience, we have sorted the images
into topic categories
We regret that you receive this message in English; we intended to use banners to notify you in your native language but there was both, human and technical resistance.
See you on Commons!
--
Picture of the Year 2011 Committee
18:34, 5 Juniu 2012 (UTC)
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タチコマ robot
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Hi, I'd like to request a bot flag for タチコマ robot:
Operator:
commons:User:White Cat
Purpose:
Interwiki, Double redirects, commons delinking
Software:
Pywikipedia, awb
Bot with Flag:
(full list)
Details:
autonomous and supervised.
If this is the wrong place for this request, please move it to the right location.
Thanks! --
Cat
chi?
17:57, 3 Setiembri 2008 (UTC)
Your request is approved
Val2397
00:58, 4 Setiembri 2008 (UTC)
Wikidata is now open
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Greetings!
First I apologize for not posting this with your language. Just a reminder that
Wikidata
is now open. Check it out and see how
you can contribute
, set up pages for your language, and join the
discussions
that could eventually affect this wiki. Regards--
Lam-ang
talk
) 20:24, 6 Disiembri 2012 (UTC)
Excess
Interlinks
keng Pun Bulung
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Mayap a abak. Nais ku pu sanang ipalage ing
''{{noexternallanglinks}}''
kekayu keng mumunang pahina/pun bulung para mawala ing ali kaylangan a interlinks marakal a salamat. --
雅博
直井
会話
13:40, 9 Marsu 2013 (UTC)
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VisualEditor coming to this wiki
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Hello. Please excuse the English. I would be grateful if you can translate this message!
VisualEditor is coming to this project on December 2, 2013. VisualEditor is software in development to allow people to edit pages in MediaWiki without needing to learn wikitext syntax (like typing
[[
to start a link). It is already available and in use on some Wikipedia projects. Please see
mw:Help:VisualEditor/FAQ
for more information.
When this software arrives, you will have the option to use it or to use the current wikitext editor. When you press “edit”, you will get the new VisualEditor software. To use the wikitext editor, you can press “edit source”. For more information about how to use VisualEditor, see
mw:Help:VisualEditor/User guide
We hope that this software will be useful to people in your community, and we can really use your help to make it better! Please let us know if you find any problems. If you're willing and able, please
report the issue in bugzilla
in the
"VisualEditor" product
. If you would prefer not, please explain the issue you found on the
central feedback page
on mediawiki.org. Once VisualEditor is made available, if there are any urgent problems, like an unexpected bug suddenly causing widespread severe problems, please e-mail James Forrester, the Product Manager, at jforrester@wikimedia.org for immediate attention.
We would also appreciate help with translation with the pages about VisualEditor here and on MediaWiki.org, and its user interface. To translate the user interface, start by creating an account at
TranslateWiki
. Once your account request is approved, all you need to do is select your language from
this list
. This will give you a list of individual lines and paragraphs. The English original will be on one side, with the option to “edit” on the other. Pressing “edit” will open an edit window where you can work.
The User Guide is another important document. To translate this, simply go to
the MediaWiki.org page
, and select “translate this page”. Your language should be available from the drop-down menu on the right. If you want to help with translations and would like to talk about how, please leave a message for me on my talk page.
Thank you, and happy editing! --
Mdennis (WMF)
talk
) 19:46, 19 Nobiembri 2013 (UTC)
Translation of WMF's Vision to Kapampangan
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Hi Kapampangan Wikipedias, could you please make a translation of the WMF's vision into Kapampangan? Here's the WMF's vision:
Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment.
Thanks in advance. --
Jojit fb
pamisabi-sabi
08:27, 1 Setyembri 2017 (UTC)
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Wikipedia PH Month Project
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Major Philippine ethnolinguistic groups
Hello
Everyone
Wikipedia Philippine Month
or simply
Wikipedia PH Month
is a monthly editing activity inspired by
Wikipedia Asian Month
. It aims to bridge knowledge gaps on Philippine content in Philippine language editions of Wikipedia and beyond. The participating community is not limited to the Philippines and is open to all Wikipedia editions! This activity also aims to encourage collaboration among Filipino contributors within the archipelago and in the diaspora, and create linkages among Filipino and non-Filipino contributors who support the main objective.
How to Participate in the Activity
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As an Editor
Find the language edition of Wikipedia you would like to build on.
Register an account if you have not done so.
Choose articles about the Topic of the Month, but NOT from YOUR NATIVE LOCALITY, and start creating or improving articles.
Write in the summary box the hashtag
#WikiPHmonth
before saving your work.
As an Organizer
Set up and run the contest on a local level within your language community. (e.g.
bcl:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Philippine Month 2021
If your local Wikipedia is already participating, ask if you can help judge articles if you are interested.
Engage local editors and aim for maximum participation.
Organize online and offline events for contest promotion and increase in participation.
If you have expertise or skills in
public relations
, then you can help us get media coverage.
Topics
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Traditional homelands of the
indigenous peoples of the Philippines
Each participating local Wikipedia community runs a monthly online edit-a-thon, which promotes the creation or improvement of the Wikipedia content about a particular group or
groups of people in the Philippines
and the region they represent.
JANUARY
- The
Visayans
(Region VI, Region VII, Region VIII, Romblon) are a metaethnicity race native to the whole
Visayas
, to the southernmost islands of Luzon (MIMAROPA Region and Masbate) and the northern and eastern coastal parts of Mindanao. They are speakers of one or more Visayan languages, the most widely spoken being
Cebuano, Hiligaynon
and
Waray-Waray
. They comprise the largest ethnic group in the nation.
February
- Wiki Loves Love; Chinese New Year -
Filipino-Chinese heritage
March
- WikiGap; Women's Month -
Filipina
APRIL
- The
Tagalogs
(NCR, Region IV-A, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Marinduque) are the most widespread ethnic group in the Philippines. They predominate the entirety of the
Manila
and mainland
southern Luzon regions
, with a plurality in
Central Luzon
(mainly in its southeastern portion, as well as parts of Zambales and Bataan provinces except for Pampanga and Tarlac) and coastal parts of Mindoro. The Tagalog language was chosen as an official language of the Philippines in 1935. Today, Filipino, a de facto version of Tagalog, is taught throughout the archipelago.
MAY
- Heritage Month -
Highland Ethnolinguistic Nations
(Cordilleras),
Mangyan
(in central Mindoro island),
Suludnon
(in central Panay island, and
Negritos
(in remote areas throughout Luzon, Panay, Negros islands, and Mindanao). The
Igorots/Cordillerans
live in the highlands of Luzon. They are primarily located in the
Cordillera Administrative Region
, Caraballo Mountains, and Sierra Madre.
Mangyan
is the generic name for the eight indigenous groups found on the island of Mindoro, southwest of the island of Luzon in the Philippines, each with its own tribal name, language, and customs. They occupy nearly the whole of the interior of the island of Mindoro. The
Negrito
are several Australo-Melanesian groups who inhabit isolated parts of Southeast Asia. They all live in remote areas throughout the islands in the Philippines. The
Suludnon
, also known as the Tumandok, Sulod, Panay-Bukidnon, or Panayanon Sulud, are an indigenous Visayan group of people who reside in the Capiz-Lambunao mountainous area and the Antique-Iloilo mountain area of central Panay in the Visayan islands of the Philippines.
June
- Filipino-Spanish Friendship Day -
Filipino-Spanish heritage
JULY
- The
Ilocanos
and minorities in
Lowland Ethnolinguistic Nations
in
Cagayan Valley Region
(Region I, Region II) are predominantly Christian group who reside within the lowlands and coastal areas of
northwestern Luzon
. Other Ilocanos are also found in Cordillera Administrative Region and Cagayan Valley. The
Ivatan
(also spelled as Ibatan) are the predominant ethnolinguistic group in the
Batanes
islands of the Philippines. They have close cultural links with the Taiwanese aborigines, especially the Yami/Tao people of Orchid Island under jurisdiction of Taiwan. The
Ibanags
are a predominantly Christian lowland ethnic group numbering around half a million people and who primarily inhabit the provinces of Cagayan and Isabela in the Cagayan Valley of northern Luzon. The
Itawes
/Itawis/Itawit are among the earliest inhabitants of the
Cagayan Valley
in northern Luzon. The
Gaddang
number about 25,000. They are known to have inhabited the upper Cagayan Valley and the Magat valley below Aritao in Nueva Vizcaya and in
Isabela
since before the Spanish arrived.
AUGUST
- Indigenous Month -
Highland Ethnolinguistic Nations
(Tribal Palaweño, and Lumad) and
Lowland Ethnolinguistic Nations
Bangsamoro
). The
peoples and tribes of Palawan
are a diverse group of both indigenous tribes and lowland groups that historically migrated to the island of Palawan and its outlying islands. The
Lumad
are the un-Islamized and un-Christianized indigenous Austronesian peoples of Mindanao. They include several ethnolinguistic nations such as the Manobo, the Tasaday, the Mamanwa, the Mandaya, the B'laan, the T'boli, and the Kalagan. They primarily inhabit the eastern parts of Mindanao such as the Caraga, and Davao Regions. The collective term
Moro
or Bangsamoro people refers to the, at least 13, islamicized ethnolinguistic groups of Mindanao, Sulu and Palawan. The Muslim Moros originally had a few independent states such as the Maguindanao Sultanate, the Lanao Sultanates, and the Sulu Sultanate. The Sultanate of Sulu once exercised sovereignty over the present day provinces of Basilan, Palawan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, the eastern part of the Malaysian state of Sabah (formerly North Borneo) and North Kalimantan in Indonesia.
SEPTEMBER
- The
Bikolanos
and
Masbateños
(Region V) are a predominantly Roman Catholic ethnic group that originates from the Bicol Region in Southern Luzon. They are the fifth-largest ethnolinguistic group in the Philippines.
Masbateños
live in Masbate province of the Philippines. Masbateños may be considered Visayans by language but are Bicolanos by region.
OCTOBER
- The
Pangasinan
and
Bolinaos
(Pangasinan) are the eighth-largest ethnolinguistic group in the Philippines. They predominate in the northwestern portion of Central Luzon (entire Pangasinan, northern Tarlac, northwestern Nueva Ecija and northern Zambales), as well as southwestern parts of La Union and Benguet. The
Bolinao
people live in Bolinao and Anda, Pangasinan. They speak the Bolinao language or Binubolinao, which is the second most widely spoken Sambalic language in Pangasinan (after Sambal).
November
- Wikipedia Asian Month -
Asian Heritage
DECEMBER
- The
Kapampangans
and
Sambals
(Pampanga, Zambales, Tarlac) are the seventh-largest ethnic group in the Philippines. They primarily use the Kapampangan language, which is spoken by more than 1.4 million individuals. The
Sambals
are the inhabitants of the province of Zambales, including the independent city of Olongapo. They are also found in the municipalities of Bolinao and Anda in northwestern Pangasinan. Sambals currently make up a large proportion of the population in the Zambales municipalities of north of Iba, the provincial capital. Their language, Sambal, is related to Kapampangan.
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Moving Wikimania 2021 to a Virtual Event
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Hello
. Apologies if you are not reading this message in your native language.
Please help translate to your language
Salamat pu!
Wikimania will be a virtual event this year
, and hosted by a wide group of community members. Whenever the next in-person large gathering is possible again,
the ESEAP Core Organizing Team
will be in charge of it. Stay tuned for more information about how
you
can get involved in the planning
process and other aspects of the event.
Please read the longer version of this announcement on wikimedia-l
ESEAP Core Organizing Team, Wikimania Steering Committee, Wikimedia Foundation Events Team
, 15:16, 27 Eneru 2021 (UTC)
Project Grant Open Call
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This is the announcement for the
Project Grants program
open call that started on January 11, with the submission deadline of February 10, 2021.
This first open call will be focussed on Community Organizing proposals. A second open call focused on research and software proposals is scheduled from February 15 with a submission deadline of March 16, 2021.
For the Round 1 open call, we invite you to propose grant applications that fall under community development and organizing (offline and online) categories. Project Grant funds are available to support individuals, groups, and organizations to implement new experiments and proven ideas, from organizing a better process on your wiki, coordinating a campaign or editathon series to providing other support for community building. We offer the following resources to help you plan your project and complete a grant proposal:
Weekly proposals clinics via Zoom during the Open Call. Join us for
#Upcoming_Proposal_Clinics|real-time discussions
with Program Officers and select thematic experts and get live feedback about your Project Grants proposal. We’ll answer questions and help you make your proposal better. We also offer these support pages to help you build your proposal:
Video tutorials
for writing a strong application
General
planning page
for Project Grants
Program guidelines and criteria
Program officers are also available to offer individualized proposal support upon request. Contact us if you would like feedback or more information.
We are excited to see your grant ideas that will support our community and make an impact on the future of Wikimedia projects. Put your idea into motion, and
submit your proposal
by February 10, 2021!
Please feel free to get in touch with questions about getting started with your grant application, or about serving on the Project Grants Committee. Contact us at projectgrants
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New Wikipedia Library Collections Available Now (February 2021)
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Hello Wikimedians!
The TWL owl says sign up today!
The Wikipedia Library
is announcing new free, full-access, accounts to reliable sources as part of our
research access program
. You can sign up to access research materials on the
Library Card platform
Taxmann
– Taxation and law database
PNAS
– Official journal of the National Academy of Sciences
EBSCO
– New Arabic and Spanish language databases added
We have a wide array of
other collections available
, and a significant number now no longer require individual applications to access! Read more in our
blog post
Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects!
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Feminism & Folklore 1 February - 31 March
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Greetings!
You are invited to participate in
Feminism and Folklore
writing contest
. This year Feminism and Folklore will focus on feminism, women's biographies and gender-focused topics for the project in league with Wiki Loves Folklore gender gap focus with folk culture theme on Wikipedia. folk activities, folk games, folk cuisine, folk wear, fairy tales, folk plays, folk arts, folk religion, mythology, etc.
You can help us in enriching the folklore documentation on Wikipedia from your region by creating or improving articles centered on folklore around the world, including, but not limited to folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, women and queer personalities in folklore, folk culture (folk artists, folk dancers, folk singers, folk musicians, folk game athletes, women in mythology, women warriors in folklore, witches and witch-hunting, fairy tales and more. You can contribute to new articles or translate from the list of
suggested articles here
You can also support us in translating the
project page
and help us spread the word in your native language.
Learn more about the contest and prizes from our
project page
. Thank you.
Feminism and Folklore team,
Joy Agyepong
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02:40, 16 Pebreru 2021 (UTC)
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Wikifunctions logo contest
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Hello
. Please help to choose a design concept for the logo of the new Wikifunctions wiki. Voting starts today and will be open for 2 weeks. If you would like to participate, then
please learn more and vote now
at Meta-Wiki.
Salamat pu!
--
Quiddity (WMF)
01:47, 2 Marsu 2021 (UTC)
Universal Code of Conduct – 2021 consultations
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Universal Code of Conduct Phase 2
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Please help translate to your language
The
Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC)
provides a universal baseline of acceptable behavior for the entire Wikimedia movement and all its projects. The project is currently in Phase 2, outlining clear enforcement pathways. You can read more about the whole project on its
project page
Drafting Committee: Call for applications
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The Wikimedia Foundation is recruiting volunteers to join a committee to draft how to make the code enforceable. Volunteers on the committee will commit between 2 and 6 hours per week from late April through July and again in October and November. It is important that the committee be diverse and inclusive, and have a range of experiences, including both experienced users and newcomers, and those who have received or responded to, as well as those who have been falsely accused of harassment.
To apply and learn more about the process, see
Universal Code of Conduct/Drafting committee
2021 community consultations: Notice and call for volunteers / translators
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From 5 April – 5 May 2021 there will be conversations on many Wikimedia projects about how to enforce the UCoC. We are looking for volunteers to translate key material, as well as to help host consultations on their own languages or projects using suggested
key questions
. If you are interested in volunteering for either of these roles, please
in whatever language you are most comfortable.
To learn more about this work and other conversations taking place, see
Universal Code of Conduct/2021 consultations
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Line numbering coming soon to all wikis
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Example
From April 15, you can enable line numbering in some wikitext editors - for now in the template namespace, coming to more namespaces soon. This will make it easier to detect line breaks and to refer to a particular line in discussions. These numbers will be shown if you enable the syntax highlighting feature (
CodeMirror extension
), which is supported in the
2010
and
2017
wikitext editors.
More information can be found on
this project page
. Everyone is invited to test the feature, and to give feedback
on this talk page
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15:09, 12 Abril 2021 (UTC)
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Suggested Values
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From April 29, it will be possible to suggest values for parameters in templates. Suggested values can be added to
TemplateData
and will then be shown as a drop-down list in
VisualEditor
. This allows template users to quickly select an appropriate value. This way, it prevents potential errors and reduces the effort needed to fill the template with values. It will still be possible to fill in values other than the suggested ones.
More information, including the supported parameter types and how to create suggested values:
[1]
[2]
. Everyone is invited to test the feature, and to give feedback
on this talk page
Timur Vorkul (WMDE)
14:08, 22 Abril 2021 (UTC)
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Invitation for Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos 2021
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Hello there,
We are inviting you to participate in
Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos 2021
, a global contest scheduled to run from July through August 2021.
Participants will choose among Wikipedia pages without photo images, then add a suitable file from among the many thousands of photos in the Wikimedia Commons, especially those uploaded from thematic contests (Wiki Loves Africa, Wiki Loves Earth, Wiki Loves Folklore, etc.) over the years.
In its first year (2020), 36 Wikimedia communities in 27 countries joined the campaign. Events relating to the campaign included training organized by at least 18 Wikimedia communities in 14 countries.
The campaign resulted in the addition of media files (photos, audios and videos) to more than 90,000 Wikipedia articles in 272 languages.
Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos (WPWP) offers an ideal task for recruiting and guiding new editors through the steps of adding content to existing pages. Besides individual participation, the WPWP campaign can be used by user groups and chapters to organize editing workshops and edit-a-thons.
The organizing team is looking for a contact person to coordinate WPWP participation at the Wikimedia user group or chapter level (geographically or thematically) or for a language WP. We’d be glad for you to reply to this message, or sign up directly at
WPWP Participating Communities
Please feel free to contact
Organizing Team
if you have any query.
Kind regards,
Tulsi Bhagat
Communication Manager
Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos Campaign
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Invitation for Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos 2021
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Hello there,
We are inviting you to participate in
Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos 2021
, a global contest scheduled to run from July through August 2021.
Participants will choose among Wikipedia pages without photo images, then add a suitable file from among the many thousands of photos in the Wikimedia Commons, especially those uploaded from thematic contests (Wiki Loves Africa, Wiki Loves Earth, Wiki Loves Folklore, etc.) over the years.
In its first year (2020), 36 Wikimedia communities in 27 countries joined the campaign. Events relating to the campaign included training organized by at least 18 Wikimedia communities in 14 countries.
The campaign resulted in the addition of media files (photos, audios and videos) to more than 90,000 Wikipedia articles in 272 languages.
Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos (WPWP) offers an ideal task for recruiting and guiding new editors through the steps of adding content to existing pages. Besides individual participation, the WPWP campaign can be used by user groups and chapters to organize editing workshops and edit-a-thons.
The organizing team is looking for a contact person to coordinate WPWP participation at the Wikimedia user group or chapter level (geographically or thematically) or for a language WP. We’d be glad for you to reply to this message, or sign up directly at
WPWP Participating Communities
Please feel free to contact
Organizing Team
if you have any query.
Kind regards,
Tulsi Bhagat
Communication Manager
Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos Campaign
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Universal Code of Conduct News – Issue 1
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Universal Code of Conduct News
Issue 1, June 2021
Read the full newsletter
Welcome to the first issue of
Universal Code of Conduct News
! This newsletter will help Wikimedians stay involved with the development of the new code, and will distribute relevant news, research, and upcoming events related to the UCoC.
Please note, this is the first issue of UCoC Newsletter which is delivered to all subscribers and projects as an announcement of the initiative. If you want the future issues delivered to your talk page, village pumps, or any specific pages you find appropriate, you need to
subscribe here
You can help us by translating the newsletter issues in your languages to spread the news and create awareness of the new conduct to keep our beloved community safe for all of us. Please
add your name here
if you want to be informed of the draft issue to translate beforehand. Your participation is valued and appreciated.
Affiliate consultations
– Wikimedia affiliates of all sizes and types were invited to participate in the UCoC affiliate consultation throughout March and April 2021. (
continue reading
2021 key consultations
– The Wikimedia Foundation held enforcement key questions consultations in April and May 2021 to request input about UCoC enforcement from the broader Wikimedia community. (
continue reading
Roundtable discussions
– The UCoC facilitation team hosted two 90-minute-long public roundtable discussions in May 2021 to discuss UCoC key enforcement questions. More conversations are scheduled. (
continue reading
Phase 2 drafting committee
– The drafting committee for the phase 2 of the UCoC started their work on 12 May 2021. Read more about their work. (
continue reading
Diff blogs
– The UCoC facilitators wrote several blog posts based on interesting findings and insights from each community during local project consultation that took place in the 1st quarter of 2021. (
continue reading
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Wikimania 2021: Individual Program Submissions
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Dear all,
Wikimania 2021 will be
hosted virtually
for the first time in the event's 15-year history. Since there is no in-person host, the event is being organized by a diverse group of Wikimedia volunteers that form the
Core Organizing Team
(COT) for Wikimania 2021.
Event Program
- Individuals or a group of individuals can submit their session proposals to be a part of the program. There will be translation support for sessions provided in a number of languages. See more information
here
Below are some links to guide you through;
Program Submissions
Session Submission Guidelines
FAQ
Please note that the deadline for submission is 18th June 2021.
Announcements
- To keep up to date with the developments around Wikimania, the COT sends out weekly updates. You can view them in the Announcement section
here
Office Hour
- If you are left with questions, the COT will be hosting some office hours (in multiple languages), in multiple time-zones, to answer any programming questions that you might have. Details can be found
here.
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On behalf of Wikimania 2021 Core Organizing Team
Editing news 2021 #2
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Subscription list for this multilingual newsletter
When newcomers had the Reply tool and tried to post on a talk page, they were more successful at posting a comment. (
Source
Earlier this year, the Editing team ran a large study of
the Reply Tool
. The main goal was to find out whether the Reply Tool helped
newer editors
communicate on wiki. The second goal was to see whether the comments that newer editors made using the tool needed to be reverted more frequently than comments newer editors made with the existing wikitext page editor.
The key results were:
Newer editors who had automatic ("default on") access to the Reply tool were
more likely
to post a comment on a talk page.
The comments that newer editors made with the Reply Tool were also
less likely
to be reverted than the comments that newer editors made with page editing.
These results give the Editing team confidence that the tool is helpful.
Looking ahead
The team is planning to make the Reply tool available to everyone as an opt-out preference in the coming months. This has already happened at the Arabic, Czech, and Hungarian Wikipedias.
The next step is to
resolve a technical challenge
. Then, they will deploy the Reply tool first to the
Wikipedias that participated in the study
. After that, they will deploy it, in stages, to the other Wikipedias and all WMF-hosted wikis.
You can turn on "
Discussion tools
in Beta Features
now. After you get the Reply tool, you can change your preferences at any time in
Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing-discussion
Whatamidoing (WMF)
talk
14:14, 24 Juniu 2021 (UTC)
Server switch
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The
Wikimedia Foundation
tests the switch between its first and secondary data centers. This will make sure that Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia wikis can stay online even after a disaster. To make sure everything is working, the Wikimedia Technology department needs to do a planned test. This test will show if they can reliably switch from one data centre to the other. It requires many teams to prepare for the test and to be available to fix any unexpected problems.
Unfortunately, because of some limitations in
MediaWiki
, all editing must stop while the switch is made. We apologize for this disruption, and we are working to minimize it in the future.
You will be able to read, but not edit, all wikis for a short period of time.
You will not be able to edit for up to an hour on Tuesday, 29 June 2021. The test will start at
14:00 UTC
(07:00 PDT, 10:00 EDT, 15:00 WEST/BST, 16:00 CEST, 19:30 IST, 23:00 JST, and in New Zealand at 02:00 NZST on Wednesday 30 June).
If you try to edit or save during these times, you will see an error message. We hope that no edits will be lost during these minutes, but we can't guarantee it. If you see the error message, then please wait until everything is back to normal. Then you should be able to save your edit. But, we recommend that you make a copy of your changes first, just in case.
Other effects
Background jobs will be slower and some may be dropped. Red links might not be updated as quickly as normal. If you create an article that is already linked somewhere else, the link will stay red longer than usual. Some long-running scripts will have to be stopped.
There will be code freezes for the week of June 28. Non-essential code deployments will not happen.
This project may be postponed if necessary. You can
read the schedule at wikitech.wikimedia.org
. Any changes will be announced in the schedule. There will be more notifications about this. A banner will be displayed on all wikis 30 minutes before this operation happens.
Please share this information with your community.
SGrabarczuk (WMF)
01:19, 27 Juniu 2021 (UTC)
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New Wikipedia Library collections and design update (August 2021)
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Hello Wikimedians!
The TWL OWL says log in today!
The Wikipedia Library
is pleased to announce the addition of new collections, alongside a new interface design. New collections include:
Cabells
– Scholarly and predatory journal database
Taaghche
- Persian language e-books
Merkur
Musik & Ästhetik
, and
Psychologie, Psychotherapie, Psychoanalyse
- German language magazines and journals published by Klett-Cotta
Art Archiv
Capital
Geo
Geo Epoche
, and
Stern
- German language newspapers and magazines published by Gruner + Jahr
Additionally,
De Gruyter
and
Nomos
have been centralised from their previous on-wiki signup location on the German Wikipedia. Many other collections are freely available by simply logging in to
The Wikipedia Library
with your Wikimedia login!
We are also excited to announce that the first version of a new design for My Library was deployed this week. We will be iterating on this design with more features over the coming weeks. Read more on the
project page on Meta
Lastly, an Echo notification will begin rolling out soon to notify eligible editors about the library (
T132084
). If you can translate the notification please do so
at TranslateWiki
--The Wikipedia Library Team 13:23, 11 Agostu 2021 (UTC)
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Universal Code of Conduct - Enforcement draft guidelines review
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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
(recorded 16 August)
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.
Xeno (WMF)
23:19, 17 Agostu 2021 (UTC)
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Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election has come to an end
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Thank you for participating in the
2021 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election
! Voting closed August 31 at 23:59. The official data, including the four most voted candidates, will be announced as soon as the
Elections Committee
completes their review of the ballots. The official announcement of the new trustees appointed will happen later, once the selected candidates have been confirmed by the Board.
6,946 community members from 216 wiki projects have voted. This makes 10.2% global participation, 1.1% higher than in the last Board elections. In 2017, 5167 people from 202 wiki projects cast their vote. A full analysis is planned to be published in a few days when the confirmed results are announced. In the meantime, you can check the
data produced during the election
Diversity was an important goal with these elections. Messages about the Board election were translated into 61 languages. This outreach worked well. There were 70 communities with eligible voters voting in this election for the first time. With your help, next year’s Board of Trustees election will be even better.
10:03, 2 Setyembri 2021 (UTC)
The 2022 Community Wishlist Survey will happen in January
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Hello everyone,
We hope all of you are as well and safe as possible during these trying times! We wanted to share some news about a change to the Community Wishlist Survey 2022. We would like to hear your opinions as well.
Summary:
We will be running the
Community Wishlist Survey
2022 in January 2022. We need more time to work on the 2021 wishes. We also need time to prepare some changes to the Wishlist 2022. In the meantime, you can use a
dedicated sandbox to leave early ideas for the 2022 wishes
Proposing and wish-fulfillment will happen during the same year
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In the past, the
Community Tech
team has run the Community Wishlist Survey for the following year in November of the prior year. For example, we ran the
Wishlist for 2021
in November 2020. That worked well a few years ago. At that time, we used to start working on the Wishlist soon after the results of the voting were published.
However, in 2021, there was a delay between the voting and the time when we could start working on the new wishes. Until July 2021, we were working on wishes from the
Wishlist for 2020
We hope having the Wishlist 2022 in January 2022 will be more intuitive. This will also give us time to fulfill more wishes from the 2021 Wishlist.
Encouraging wider participation from historically excluded communities
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We are thinking how to make the Wishlist easier to participate in. We want to support more translations, and encourage under-resourced communities to be more active. We would like to have some time to make these changes.
A new space to talk to us about priorities and wishes not granted yet
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We will have gone 365 days without a Wishlist. We encourage you to approach us. We hope to hear from you in the
talk page
, but we also hope to see you at our bi-monthly Talk to Us meetings! These will be hosted at two different times friendly to time zones around the globe.
We will begin our first meeting
September 15th at 23:00 UTC
. More details about the agenda and format coming soon!
Brainstorm and draft proposals before the proposal phase
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If you have early ideas for wishes, you can use the
new Community Wishlist Survey sandbox
. This way, you will not forget about these before January 2022. You will be able to come back and refine your ideas. Remember, edits in the sandbox don't count as wishes!
Feedback
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What should we do to improve the Wishlist pages?
How would you like to use our new
sandbox?
What, if any, risks do you foresee in our decision to change the date of the Wishlist 2022?
What will help more people participate in the Wishlist 2022?
Answer on the
talk page
(in any language you prefer) or at our Talk to Us meetings.
SGrabarczuk (WMF)
talk
00:23, 7 Setyembri 2021 (UTC)
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Call for Candidates for the Movement Charter Drafting Committee ending 14 September 2021
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Movement Strategy announces
the Call for Candidates for the Movement Charter Drafting Committee
. The Call opens August 2, 2021 and closes September 14, 2021.
The Committee is expected to represent
diversity in the Movement
. Diversity includes gender, language, geography, and experience. This comprises participation in projects, affiliates, and the Wikimedia Foundation.
English fluency is not required to become a member. If needed, translation and interpretation support is provided. Members will receive an allowance to offset participation costs. It is US$100 every two months.
We are looking for people who have some of the following
skills
Know how to write collaboratively. (demonstrated experience is a plus)
Are ready to find compromises.
Focus on inclusion and diversity.
Have knowledge of community consultations.
Have intercultural communication experience.
Have governance or organization experience in non-profits or communities.
Have experience negotiating with different parties.
The Committee is expected to start with 15 people. If there are 20 or more candidates, a mixed election and selection process will happen. If there are 19 or fewer candidates, then the process of selection without election takes place.
Will you help move Wikimedia forward in this important role? Submit your candidacy
here
. Please contact strategy2030
wikimedia.org with questions.
Xeno (WMF)
17:01, 10 Setyembri 2021 (UTC)
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The
Wikimedia Foundation
tests the switch between its first and secondary data centers. This will make sure that Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia wikis can stay online even after a disaster. To make sure everything is working, the Wikimedia Technology department needs to do a planned test. This test will show if they can reliably switch from one data centre to the other. It requires many teams to prepare for the test and to be available to fix any unexpected problems.
They will switch all traffic back to the primary data center on
Tuesday, 14 September 2021
Unfortunately, because of some limitations in
MediaWiki
, all editing must stop while the switch is made. We apologize for this disruption, and we are working to minimize it in the future.
You will be able to read, but not edit, all wikis for a short period of time.
You will not be able to edit for up to an hour on Tuesday, 14 September 2021. The test will start at
14:00 UTC
(07:00 PDT, 10:00 EDT, 15:00 WEST/BST, 16:00 CEST, 19:30 IST, 23:00 JST, and in New Zealand at 02:00 NZST on Wednesday, 15 September).
If you try to edit or save during these times, you will see an error message. We hope that no edits will be lost during these minutes, but we can't guarantee it. If you see the error message, then please wait until everything is back to normal. Then you should be able to save your edit. But, we recommend that you make a copy of your changes first, just in case.
Other effects
Background jobs will be slower and some may be dropped. Red links might not be updated as quickly as normal. If you create an article that is already linked somewhere else, the link will stay red longer than usual. Some long-running scripts will have to be stopped.
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.
This project may be postponed if necessary. You can
read the schedule at wikitech.wikimedia.org
. Any changes will be announced in the schedule. There will be more notifications about this. A banner will be displayed on all wikis 30 minutes before this operation happens.
Please share this information with your community.
SGrabarczuk (WMF)
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Talk to the Community Tech
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Hello!
As we have
recently announced
, we, the team working on the
Community Wishlist Survey
, would like to invite you to an online meeting with us. It will take place on
September 15th, 23:00 UTC
on Zoom, and will last an hour.
Click here to join
Agenda
How we prioritize the wishes to be granted
Why we decided to change the date
from November 2021 to January 2022
Update on the
disambiguation
and the
real-time preview
wishes
Questions and answers
Format
The meeting will not be recorded or streamed. Notes without attribution will be taken and published on Meta-Wiki. The presentation (first three points in the agenda) will be given in English.
We can answer questions asked in English, French, Polish, and Spanish. If you would like to ask questions in advance, add them
on the Community Wishlist Survey talk page
or send to sgrabarczuk@wikimedia.org.
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(the
Community Tech
manager) will be hosting this meeting.
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A elongation: The questions for the candidates into Drafting Committee Movement_Charter
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Into 2021-09-
29
11:59:59 UTC You can
suggest the questions
for the
candidates
into
Drafting Committee
Movement Charter
. ✍️
Dušan Kreheľ
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18:17, 27 Setyembri 2021 (UTC)
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Voting for the election for the members for the Movement Charter drafting committee is now open
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Voting for the election for the members for the Movement Charter drafting committee is now open. In total, 70 Wikimedians from around the world are running for 7 seats in these elections.
Voting is open from October 12 to October 24, 2021.
The committee will consist of 15 members in total: The online communities vote for 7 members, 6 members will be selected by the Wikimedia affiliates through a parallel process, and 2 members will be appointed by the Wikimedia Foundation. The plan is to assemble the committee by November 1, 2021.
Learn about each candidate to inform your vote in the language that you prefer: <
Learn about the Drafting Committee: <
We are piloting a voting advice application for this election. Click yourself through the tool and you will see which candidate is closest to you! Check at <
Read the full announcement: <
Go vote at SecurePoll on:
Best,
Movement Strategy & Governance Team, Wikimedia Foundation
Xeno (WMF)
02:25, 14 Oktubri 2021 (UTC)
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Learn how Movement Strategy Implementation Grants can support your Movement Strategy plans
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Movement Strategy Implementation grants now provide more than $2,000 USD to put Movement Strategy plans into action. Find out more about
Movement Strategy Implementation grants, the criteria, and how to apply
MNadzikiewicz (WMF)
talk
) 13:30, 29 October 2021 (UTC)
Meet the new Movement Charter Drafting Committee members
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The Movement Charter Drafting Committee election and selection processes are complete.
The
election results have been published
. 1018 participants voted to elect seven members to the committee:
Richard Knipel (Pharos)
Anne Clin (Risker)
Alice Wiegand (Lyzzy)
Michał Buczyński (Aegis Maelstrom)
Richard (Nosebagbear)
Ravan J Al-Taie (Ravan)
Ciell (Ciell)
The
affiliate process
has selected six members:
Anass Sedrati (Anass Sedrati)
Érica Azzellini (EricaAzzellini)
Jamie Li-Yun Lin (Li-Yun Lin)
Georges Fodouop (Geugeor)
Manavpreet Kaur (Manavpreet Kaur)
Pepe Flores (Padaguan)
The Wikimedia Foundation has
appointed
two members:
Runa Bhattacharjee (Runab WMF)
Jorge Vargas (JVargas (WMF))
The committee will convene soon to start its work. The committee can appoint up to three more members to bridge diversity and expertise gaps.
If you are interested in engaging with
Movement Charter
drafting process, follow the updates
on Meta
and join the
Telegram group
With thanks from the Movement Strategy and Governance team
15:53, 5 Nobyembri 2021 (UTC)
Feminism and Folklore 2022
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Greetings! You are invited to participate in
Feminism and Folklore 2022
writing competion. This year Feminism and Folklore will focus on feminism, women biographies and gender-focused topics for the project in league with Wiki Loves Folklore gender gap focus with folk culture theme on Wikipedia.
You can help us in enriching the folklore documentation on Wikipedia from your region by creating or improving articles focused on folklore around the world, including, but not limited to folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, women and queer personalities in folklore, folk culture (folk artists, folk dancers, folk singers, folk musicians, folk game athletes, women in mythology, women warriors in folklore, witches and witch hunting, fairy tales and more. You can contribute to new articles or translate from the list of suggested articles
here
You can also support us in organizing the contest on your local Wikipedia by signing up your community to participate in this project and also translating the
project page
and help us spread the word in your native language.
Learn more about the contest and prizes from our project page. Feel free to contact us on our
talk page
or via Email if you need any assistance...
Thank you.
Feminism and Folklore Team
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Wiki Loves Folklore is extended till 15th March
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Greetings from Wiki Loves Folklore International Team,
We are pleased to inform you that
Wiki Loves Folklore
an international photographic contest on Wikimedia Commons has been extended till the
15th of March 2022
. The scope of the contest is focused on folk culture of different regions on categories, such as, but not limited to, folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, folk activities, etc.
We would like to have your immense participation in the photographic contest to document your local Folk culture on Wikipedia. You can also help with the
translation
of project pages and share a word in your local language.
Best wishes,
International Team
Wiki Loves Folklore
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Coming soon
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Several improvements around templates
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Hello, from March 9, several improvements around templates will become available on your wiki:
Fundamental improvements of the
VisualEditor template dialog
),
Improvements to make it easier to put a template on a page (
) (for the template dialogs in
VisualEditor
2010 Wikitext
and
New Wikitext Mode
),
and improvements in the syntax highlighting extension
CodeMirror
) (which is available on wikis with writing direction left-to-right).
All these changes are part of the “
Templates
” project by
WMDE Technical Wishes
. We hope they will help you in your work, and we would love to hear your feedback on the talk pages of these projects.
Johanna Strodt (WMDE)
12:38, 28 Pebreru 2022 (UTC)
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Wiki Loves Folklore 2022 ends tomorrow
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International photographic contest
Wiki Loves Folklore 2022
ends on 15th March 2022 23:59:59 UTC. This is the last chance of the year to upload images about local folk culture, festival, cuisine, costume, folklore etc on Wikimedia Commons. Watch out our social media handles for regular updates and declaration of Winners.
The writing competition Feminism and Folklore will run till 31st of March 2022 23:59:59 UTC. Write about your local folk tradition, women, folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, folk activities, folk games, folk cuisine, folk wear, folklore, and tradition, including ballads, folktales, fairy tales, legends, traditional song and dance, folk plays, games, seasonal events, calendar customs, folk arts, folk religion, mythology etc. on your local Wikipedia. Check if your
local Wikipedia is participating
A special competition called
Wiki Loves Falles
is organised in Spain and the world during 15th March 2022 till 15th April 2022 to document local folk culture and
Falles
in Valencia, Spain. Learn more about it on
Catalan Wikipedia project page
We look forward for your immense co-operation.
Thanks
Wiki Loves Folklore international Team
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Feminism and Folklore 2022 ends soon
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Feminism and Folklore 2022
which is an international writing contest organized at Wikipedia ends soon that is on
31 March 2022 11:59 UTC
. This is the last chance of the year to write about feminism, women biographies and gender-focused topics such as
folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, folk activities, folk games, folk cuisine, folk wear, fairy tales, folk plays, folk arts, folk religion, mythology, folk artists, folk dancers, folk singers, folk musicians, folk game athletes, women in mythology, women warriors in folklore, witches and witch hunting, fairy tales and more
Keep an eye on the project page for declaration of Winners.
We look forward for your immense co-operation.
Thanks
Wiki Loves Folklore international Team
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14:29, 26 Marsu 2022 (UTC)
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New Wikipedia Library Collections Available Now - April 2022
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Hello Wikimedians!
The TWL owl says sign up today!
The Wikipedia Library
has free access to new paywalled reliable sources. You can these and dozens more collections at
Wiley
– journals, books, and research resources, covering life, health, social, and physical sciences
OECD
– OECD iLibrary, Data, and Multimedia published by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
SPIE Digital Library
– journals and eBooks on optics and photonics applied research
Many other sources are freely available for experienced editors, including collections which recently became accessible to all eligible editors: Cambridge University Press, BMJ, AAAS, Érudit and more.
Do better research and help expand the use of high quality references across Wikipedia projects: log in today!
--The Wikipedia Library Team 13:17, 26 Abril 2022 (UTC)
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Coming soon: Improvements for templates
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Fundamental changes in the template dialog.
Hello, more changes around templates are coming to your wiki soon:
The
template dialog
in VisualEditor
and in the
2017 Wikitext Editor
(beta) will be
improved fundamentally
This should help users understand better what the template expects, how to navigate the template, and how to add parameters.
project page
talk page
In
syntax highlighting
CodeMirror
extension), you can activate a
colorblind-friendly
color scheme with a user setting.
project page
talk page
Deployment is planned for May 10. This is the last set of improvements from
WMDE Technical Wishes'
focus area “
Templates
”.
We would love to hear your feedback on our talk pages!
--
Johanna Strodt (WMDE)
11:14, 29 Abril 2022 (UTC)
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Editing news 2022 #1
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New editors were more successful with this new tool.
The
New topic tool
helps editors create new ==Sections== on discussion pages. New editors are more successful with this new tool. You can
read the report
. Soon, the Editing team will offer this to all editors at the 20 Wikipedias that participated in the test. You will be able to turn it off at
Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing-discussion
Whatamidoing (WMF)
18:55, 2 Mayu 2022 (UTC)
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Invitation to participate in the #WPWPCampaign 2022
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Dear Wikimedians,
We are glad to inform you that the 2022 edition of Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos campaign is coming up in July.
This is a formal invitation to invite individuals and communities to join the campaign to help improve Wikipedia articles with photos and contextual images.
The campaign will run from July 1 to August 31, 2022 and several communities and Wikimedia Affiliates have already indicated interest to organize the campaign in their localities. Please find your community or community closer to you to participate:
WPWP2022 Campaign: Participating Communities
The campaign primarily aims to promote using images from Wikimedia Commons to enrich Wikipedia articles that are lacking them. Participants will choose among Wikipedia pages without photos, then add a suitable file from among the many thousands of photos in the Wikimedia Commons, especially those uploaded from thematic contests (Wiki Loves Africa, Wiki Loves Earth, Wiki Loves Folklore, etc.) over the years. In this third edition of the campaign, eligibility criteria have been revised based on feedback and campaign Evaluation Reports of the previous editions. Please find more
details about these changes and our FAQ here on Meta-Wiki
For more information, please visit the
campaign page on Meta-Wiki
Best,
Ammar A.
Global Coordinator
Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos Campaign 2022.
17:39, 31 Mayu 2022 (UTC)
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Results of Wiki Loves Folklore 2022 is out!
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Hi, Greetings
The winners for
Wiki Loves Folklore 2022
is announced!
We are happy to share with you winning images for this year's edition. This year saw over 8,584 images represented on commons in over 92 countries. Kindly see images
here
Our profound gratitude to all the people who participated and organized local contests and photo walks for this project.
We hope to have you contribute to the campaign next year.
Thank you,
Wiki Loves Folklore International Team
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The Vector 2022 skin as the default in two weeks?
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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
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[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?
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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
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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)
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04:15, 22 Setyembri 2022 (UTC)
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Update on Vector 2022
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Hello. I'm sorry for not communicating in your language. I'll be grateful if you translated my message. I'm writing on behalf of the
Web team
working on the new skin,
Vector 2022
We wanted to apologize for the delays in the deployment of Vector 2022. We know many of you are waiting for this eagerly. We have been delaying the deployment because we have been working on the logos. It has taken us more time than originally expected. Once the logos are ready, we will let you know the exact date of deployment.
We are planning for either the next (more likely) or the following week
. If your wiki doesn't currently have a localized logo, we encourage you to
reach out to us
and we can help make one.
We invite you to
get involved in the project
. Contact us if you have any questions or need any help, particularly with the compatibility of gadgets and user scripts. Thank you!
SGrabarczuk (WMF)
talk
23:24, 19 Oktubri 2022 (UTC)
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Community Wishlist Survey 2023 opens in January!
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Hello
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!
Salamat pu!
Community Tech,
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Feminism and Folklore 2023
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Dear Wiki Community,
Christmas Greetings and a Happy New Year 2023,
You are humbly invited to organize the
Feminism and Folklore 2023
writing competition from February 1, 2023, to March 31, 2023 on your local Wikipedia. This year, Feminism and Folklore will focus on feminism, women's issues, and gender-focused topics for the project, with a
Wiki Loves Folklore
gender gap focus and a folk culture theme on Wikipedia.
You can help Wikipedia's coverage of folklore from your area by writing or improving articles about things like folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, women and queer folklore figures, folk game athletes, women in mythology, women warriors in folklore, witches and witch hunting, fairy tales, and more. Users can help create new articles, expand or translate from a
list
of suggested articles.
Organisers are requested to work on the following action items to sign up their communities for the project:
Create a page for the contest on the local wiki.
Set up a fountain tool or dashboard.
Create the local list and mention the timeline and local and international prizes.
Request local admins for site notice.
Link the local page and the fountain/dashboard link on the
meta project page
This year we would be supporting the community's financial aid for Internet and childcare support. This would be provided for the local team including their jury and coordinator team. This support is opt-in and non mandatory. Kindly fill in
this Google form
and mark a mail to
support@wikilovesfolklore.org
with the subject line starting as [Stipend] Name or Username/Language. The last date to sign up for internet and childcare aid from our team is 20th of January 2023, We encourage the language coordinators to sign up their community on this link by the 25th of January 2023.
Learn more about the contest and prizes on our
project page
. Feel free to contact us on our
meta talk page
or by email us if you need any assistance.
We look forward to your immense coordination.
Thank you and Best wishes,
Feminism and Folklore 2023 International Team
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The Signpost
: 16 January 2023
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News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper
From the team:
We heard zoomers liked fortnights: the biweekly Signpost rides again
Special report:
Coverage of 2022 bans reveals editors serving long sentences in Saudi Arabia since 2020
News and notes:
Revised Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines up for vote, WMF counsel departs, generative models under discussion
In the media:
Court orders user data in libel case, Saudi Wikipedia in the crosshairs, Larry Sanger at it again
Technology report:
View it! A new tool for image discovery
In focus:
Busting into Grand Central
Serendipity:
How I bought part of Wikipedia – for less than $100
Gallery:
What is our responsibility when it comes to images?
Humour:
New geologically speedy deletion criteria introduced
Opinion:
Good old days, in which fifth-symbol-lacking lipograms roam'd our librarious litany
Featured content:
Flip your lid
Traffic report:
The most viewed articles of 2022
From the archives:
Five, ten, and fifteen years ago
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The Signpost
: 4 February 2023
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News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper
From the editor:
New for the Signpost: Author pages, tag pages, and a decent article search function
News and notes:
Foundation update on fundraising, new page patrol, Tides, and Wikipedia blocked in Pakistan
Section 230:
Twenty-six words that created the internet, and the future of an encyclopedia
Disinformation report:
Wikipedia on Santos
Special report:
Legal status of Wikimedia projects "unclear" under potential European legislation
In the media:
Furor over new Wikipedia skin, followup on Saudi bans, and legislative debate
Op-Ed:
Estonian businessman and political donor brings lawsuit against head of national Wikimedia chapter
Opinion:
Study examines cultural leanings of Wikimedia projects' visual art coverage
Recent research:
Wikipedia's "moderate yet systematic" liberal citation bias
WikiProject report:
WikiProject Organized Labour
Tips and tricks:
XTools: Data analytics for your list of created articles
Featured content:
20,000 Featureds under the Sea
Traffic report:
Films, deaths and ChatGPT
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The Signpost
: 20 February 2023
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News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper
News and notes:
Terms of Use update, Steward elections, and Wikipedia back in Pakistan
In the media:
Arbitrators open case after article alleges Wikipedia "intentionally distorts" Holocaust coverage
Disinformation report:
The "largest con in corporate history"?
Essay:
Machine-written articles: a new challenge for Wikipedia
Tips and tricks:
All about writing at DYK
Featured content:
Eden, lost.
Gallery:
Love is in the air
Traffic report:
Superbowl? Pfft. Give me some Bollywood! Yours sincerely, the world
From the archives:
5, 10, and 15 years ago: Let's (not) delete the Main Page!
Cobwebs:
Editorial: The loss of the moral high ground
Humour:
The RfA Candidate's Song
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Editing news 2023 #1
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This newsletter includes two key updates about the
Editing
team's work:
The Editing team will finish adding new features to the
Talk pages project
and deploy it.
They are beginning a new project,
Edit check
Talk pages project
Some of the upcoming changes
The Editing team is nearly finished with this first phase of the
Talk pages project
. Nearly all
new features
are available now in the
Beta Feature for
Discussion tools
It will show information about how active a discussion is, such as the date of the most recent comment. There will soon be a new "
Dagdagan ing pisasabian
" button. You will be able to turn them off at
Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing-discussion
. Please
tell them what you think
Daily edit completion rate by test group: DiscussionTools (test group) and MobileFrontend overlay (control group)
An A/B test for
Discussion tools
on the mobile site
has finished. Editors were
more successful with
Discussion tools
. The Editing team is enabling these features for all editors on the mobile site.
New Project: Edit Check
The Editing team is beginning
a project to help new editors of Wikipedia
. It will help people identify some problems before they click "
Publish changes
". The first tool will encourage people to add references when they add new content. Please
watch
that page for more information. You can
join a conference call on 3
March
2023
to learn more.
Whatamidoing (WMF)
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Your wiki will be in read only soon
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The
Wikimedia Foundation
tests the switch between its first and secondary data centers. This will make sure that Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia wikis can stay online even after a disaster. To make sure everything is working, the Wikimedia Technology department needs to do a planned test. This test will show if they can reliably switch from one data centre to the other. It requires many teams to prepare for the test and to be available to fix any unexpected problems.
All traffic will switch on
1 March
. The test will start at
14:00 UTC
Unfortunately, because of some limitations in
MediaWiki
, all editing must stop while the switch is made. We apologize for this disruption, and we are working to minimize it in the future.
You will be able to read, but not edit, all wikis for a short period of time.
You will not be able to edit for up to an hour on
Wednesday 1 March 2023
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Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month 2023: We are back!
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Hello, dear Wikipedians!
Wikimedia Ukraine
, in cooperation with the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
and
Ukrainian Institute
, has launched the third edition of writing challenge "
Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month
", which lasts from 1st until 31st March 2023. The campaign is dedicated to famous Ukrainian artists of cinema, music, literature, architecture, design and cultural phenomena of Ukraine that are now part of world heritage. We accept contribution in every language! The most active contesters will receive
prizes
We invite you to take part and help us improve the coverage of Ukrainian culture on Wikipedia in your language! Also, we plan to set up a
banner
to notify users of the possibility to participate in such a challenge!
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The Signpost
: 9 March 2023
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What's going on with the Wikimedia Endowment?
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Second flight of the Soviet space bears: Testing ChatGPT's accuracy
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What should Wikipedia do? Publish Russian propoganda? Be less woke? Cover the Holocaust in Poland differently?
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In which over two-thirds of the featured articles section needs to be copied over to WikiProject Military History's newsletter
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Wikimania 2023 Welcoming Program Submissions
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Wikimania submissions deadline looms, Russian government after our lucky charms, AI woes nix CNET from RS slate
Eyewitness:
Three more stories from Ukrainian Wikimedians
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Paid editing, plagiarism payouts, proponents of a ploy, and people peeved at perceived preferences
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Wikimania submissions deadline looms, Russian government after our lucky charms, AI woes nix CNET from RS slate
Eyewitness:
Three more stories from Ukrainian Wikimedians
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Paid editing, plagiarism payouts, proponents of a ploy, and people peeved at perceived preferences
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Some long-overdue retractions
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Sounding out, a universal code of conduct, and dealing with AI
In the media:
Twiddling Wikipedia during an online contest, and other news
Arbitration report:
"World War II and the history of Jews in Poland" case is ongoing
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Hail, poetry! Thou heav'n-born maid
Recent research:
Language bias: Wikipedia captures at least the "silhouette of the elephant", unlike ChatGPT
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The Signpost
: 26 April 2023
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Staff departures at Wikimedia Foundation, Jimbo hands in the bits, and graphs' zeppelin burns
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Contested truth claims in Wikipedia
Obituary:
Remembering David "DGG" Goodman
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Holocaust in Poland, Jimbo in the hot seat, and a desysopping
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What Jimbo's question revealed about scamming
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Wikipedia as an anchor of truth
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The law of hats
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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.
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The Signpost
: 8 May 2023
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News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's weekly journal about Wikipedia and Wikimedia
News and notes:
New legal "deVLOPments" in the EU
In the media:
Vivek's smelly socks, online safety, and politics
Recent research:
Gender, race and notability in deletion discussions
Featured content:
I wrote a poem for each article, I found rhymes for all the lists;
My first featured picture of this year now finally exists!
Arbitration report:
"World War II and the history of Jews in Poland" approaches conclusion
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Planning together with the Wikimedia Foundation
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There Shall Be Seasons Refreshing – Stories from WikiConference India 2023
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: 22 May 2023
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Golden parachutes: Record severance payments at Wikimedia Foundation
In the media:
History, propaganda and censorship
Arbitration report:
Final decision in "World War II and the history of Jews in Poland"
Recent research:
Create or curate, cooperate or compete? Game theory for Wikipedia editors
Featured content:
A very musical week for featured articles
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Coronation, chatbot, celebs
WikiProject report:
Wikipedians Convene for Queering Wikipedia 2023: The First International LGBT+ Wikipedia Conference
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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.
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The Signpost
: 5 June 2023
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WMRU director forks new 'pedia, birds flap in top '22 piccy, WMF weighs in on Indian gov's map axe plea
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Section 230 stands tall, WP vs. UK bill, Miss Information dissed again
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Poetry under pressure
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Invitation to participate in the #WPWPCampaign 2023
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Dear Wikimedians,
We are glad to inform you that the 2023 edition of Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos campaign is coming up in July.
This is a formal invitation to invite individuals and communities to join the campaign to help improve Wikipedia articles with photos and other relevant media files.
If you're interested in participating, please find your community or community closer to you to participate from the
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The campaign primarily aims to promote using images from Wikimedia Commons to enrich Wikipedia articles. Participants will choose among Wikipedia pages without photos, then add a suitable file from among the many thousands of photos in the Wikimedia Commons, especially those uploaded from thematic contests (Wiki Loves Africa, Wiki Loves Earth, Wiki Loves Folklore, etc.) over the years. In this edition of the campaign, eligibility criteria have been revised based on feedback and campaign Evaluation Reports of the previous editions. Please find more
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The Signpost
: 19 June 2023
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News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper
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WMF Terms of Use now in force, new Creative Commons licensing
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English WP editor glocked after BLP row on Italian 'pedia
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Content, featured
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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
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Elections Committee
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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,
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The Signpost
: 3 July 2023
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Online Safety Bill: Wikimedia Foundation and Wikimedia UK launch open letter
Disinformation report:
Imploded submersible outfit foiled trying to sing own praises on Wikipedia
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Journo proposes mass Wiki dox, sponsored articles on Fandom, Section 230 discussed
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Are you afraid of spiders? Arnold? The Idol? ChatGPT?
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United Nations dispatches peacekeeping force to Wikipedia policy discussions
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Big bux hidden beneath wine-dark sea as we wait for the Tides to go out?
In the media:
Tentacles of Emirates plot attempt to ensnare Wikipedia
Obituary:
David Thomsen (Dthomsen8) and Ingo Koll (Kipala)
News from the WMF:
ABC for Fundraising: Advancing Banner Collaboration for fundraising campaigns
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Are the children of celebrities over-represented in French cinema?
Tips and tricks:
What automation can do for you (and your WikiProject)
Recent research:
Wikipedia-grounded chatbot "outperforms all baselines" on factual accuracy
Humour:
New fringe theories to be introduced
Cobwebs:
If you're reading this, you're probably on a desktop
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Deploying the Phonos in-line audio player to your Wiki
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This wiki will soon be able to use the
inline audio player
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audio links that play on click
With the inline audio player, you can add text-to-speech audio snippets to wiki pages by simply using a tag:
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: 1 August 2023
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City officials attempt to doxx Wikipedians, Ruwiki founder banned, WMF launches Mastodon server
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Truth, AI, bull from politicians, and climate change
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Hot climate, hot hit, hot money, hot news hot off the presses!
Obituary:
Donald Cram, Peter McCawley, and Eagleash
Tips and tricks:
Citation tools for dummies!
Humour:
Does Wikipedia present neutral perspectives?
In focus:
Journals cited by Wikipedia
Opinion:
Are global bans the last step?
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Featured Content, 1 to 15 July
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: 15 August 2023
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Dude, Where's My Donations? Wikimedia Foundation announces another million in grants for non-Wikimedia-related projects
In the media:
An accusation of bias from Brazil, a lawsuit from Portugal, plagiarism from Florida
In focus:
2023 Good Article Nomination drive is underway: get your barnstars here!
Special report:
Thirteen years later, why are most administrators still from 2005?
Tips and tricks:
How to find images for your articles, check their copyright, upload them, and restore them
Cobwebs:
Getting serious about writing
Opinion:
Copyright trolls, or the last beautiful free souls on this planet?
Serendipity:
Why I stopped taking photographs almost altogether
Featured content:
Barbenheimer confirmed
Humour:
Arbitration Committee to accept case against Right Honorable Frimbley Cantingham, 15th Viscount Bellington-upon-Porkshire
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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.
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: 31 August 2023
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Beta version of signpost.news now online
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You like RecentChanges?
In the media:
Taking it sleazy
Recent research:
The five barriers that impede "stitching" collaboration between Commons and Wikipedia
Draftspace:
Bad Jokes and Other Draftspace Novelties
Humour:
The Dehumourification Plan
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Your wiki will be in read-only soon
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The
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The Signpost
: 16 September 2023
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Wikimedia power sharing – just an advisory role for the volunteer community?
In the media:
"Just flirting", going Dutch and Shapps for the defence?
Obituary:
Nosebagbear
Serendipity:
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no paywall, for thou, Wikipedia Library, art with me
Featured content:
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: 3 October 2023
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Wikimedia Endowment financial statement published
In the media:
History is written by whoever can harness the most editors
Recent research:
Readers prefer ChatGPT over Wikipedia; concerns about limiting "anyone can edit" principle "may be overstated"
Featured content:
By your logic,
Concept:
Wikipedia policies from other worlds: WP:NOANTLERS
Poetry:
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== Opportunities open for the Affiliations Committee, Ombuds commission, and the Case Review Committee ==
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Hi everyone! The
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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.
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01:13, 17 Oktubri 2023 (UTC)
The Signpost
: 23 October 2023
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News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper
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Where have all the administrators gone?
In the media:
Thirst traps, the fastest loading sites on the web, and the original collaborative writing
Gallery:
Before and After: Why you don't need to know how to restore images to make massive improvements
Featured content:
Yo, ho! Blow the man down!
Traffic report:
The calm and the storm
News from Diff:
Sawtpedia: Giving a Voice to Wikipedia Using QR Codes
Humour:
New citation template introduced for divine revelations, drug use, and really thinking about it
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: 6 November 2023
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Arbitration report:
Admin bewilderingly unmasks self as sockpuppet of other admin who was extremely banned in 2015
In the media:
UK gov bigwig accused of ripping off WP articles for book, Wikipedians accused of being dicks by a rich man
News and notes:
Board candidacy process posted, editors protest WMF privacy measure, sweet meetups
Opinion:
An open letter to Elon Musk
WikiCup report:
The WikiCup 2023
News from Wiki Ed:
Equity lists on Wikipedia
Recent research:
How English Wikipedia drove out fringe editors over two decades
Featured content:
Like putting a golf course in a historic site.
Wikidata:
Evaluating qualitative systemic bias in large article sets on Wikipedia
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Coming soon: Reference Previews
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A new feature is coming to your wiki soon: Reference Previews are popups for references. Such popups have existed on wikis as local gadgets for many years. Now there is a central solution, available on all wikis, and consistent with the
PagePreviews feature
Reference Previews will be visible to everyone, including readers. If you don’t want to see them,
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Reference Previews have been a beta feature on many wikis since 2019, and a default feature on some since 2021. Deployment is planned for November 22.
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The Signpost
: 20 November 2023
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News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper
In the media:
Propaganda and photos, lunatics and a lunar backup
News and notes:
Update on Wikimedia's financial health
Traffic report:
If it bleeds, it leads
Recent research:
Canceling disputes as the real function of ArbCom
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Wikimania 2024 scholarships
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Movement Charter Drafts
2024
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Pilipinas Panorama Community
Wikimedia Movement Charter
Languages
Document
Tagalog
Bikol
Central
Movement Charter
Movement Charter
Tipang Kasulatan ng Kilusan
Tipang Kasuratan
Content
Content
Mga Nilalaman
One-Page
One-page draft
Isang-pahinang draft
Sarong-pahinang draft
Introduction
Introduction
Panimula
Volunteers
Volunteers
Mga Nagkukusang-loob
Wikimedia Movement Bodies
Wikimedia Movement Bodies
Mga Katawan ng Kilusang Wikimedia
Amendment
Amendment
Pagbabago (Susog)
Ratification
Ratification
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Glossary
Glossary
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Supplementary Documents
Supplementary Documents
Conversations
Conversations
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Community Consultation
Community Consultation
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Drafting Committee
Drafting Committee
Drafting Committee
MCDC Open Community Call
April 4 2024 (Recording)
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Feedback
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The Signpost
: 4 December 2023
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News and notes:
Beeblebrox ejected from Arbitration Committee following posts on Wikipediocracy
In the media:
Turmoil on Hebrew Wikipedia, grave dancing, Olga's impact and inspiring Bhutanese nuns
Disinformation report:
"Wikipedia and the assault on history"
In focus:
Tens of thousands of freely available sources flagged
Comix:
Bold comics for a new age
Essay:
I am going to die
Featured content:
Real gangsters move in silence
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And it's hard to watch some cricket, in the cold November Rain
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(New) Feature on
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project page
. If you have any comments, please let us know on the
talk page
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The Signpost
: 24 December 2023
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Special report:
Did the Chinese Communist Party send astroturfers to sabotage a hacktivist's Wikipedia article?
News and notes:
The Italian Public Domain wars continue, Wikimedia RU set to dissolve, and a recap of WLM 2023
In the media:
Consider the humble fork
Discussion report:
Arabic Wikipedia blackout; Wikimedians discuss SpongeBob, copyrights, and AI
In focus:
Liquidation of Wikimedia RU
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Dark mode is coming
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"LLMs Know More, Hallucinate Less" with Wikidata
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A feast of holidays and carols
Comix:
Lollus lmaois 200C tincture
Crossword:
when the crossword is sus
Traffic report:
What's the big deal? I'm an animal!
From the editor:
A piccy iz worth OVAR 9000!!!11oneone! wordz ^_^
Apocrypha:
Local editor discovered 1,380 lost subheadings in ancient Signpost scrolls. And what he found was shocking.
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Do you use Wikidata in Wikimedia sibling projects? Tell us about your experiences
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Hello, the
Wikidata for Wikimedia Projects
team at Wikimedia Deutschland would like to hear about your experiences using Wikidata in the sibling projects. If you are interested in sharing your opinion and insights, please consider signing up for an interview with us in this
Registration form
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compensate
you for your time.
For more information, visit our
project issue page
where you can also share your experiences in written form, without an interview.
We look forward to speaking with you,
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Reusing references: Can we look over your shoulder?
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The Technical Wishes team at Wikimedia Deutschland is planning to
make reusing references easier
. For our research, we are looking for wiki contributors willing to show us how they are interacting with references.
The format will be a 1-hour video call, where you would share your screen.
More information here
Interviews can be conducted in English, German or Dutch.
Compensation is available
Sessions will be held in January and February.
Sign up here if you are interested.
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We’re looking forward to seeing you,
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The Signpost
: 10 January 2024
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From the editor:
NINETEEN MORE YEARS! NINETEEN MORE YEARS!
Special report:
Public Domain Day 2024
Technology report:
Wikipedia: A Multigenerational Pursuit
News and notes:
In other news ... see ya in court!
In focus:
The long road of a featured article candidate
In the media:
What is plagiarism? Oklahoma Disneyland? Reaching a human being at Wikipedia?
WikiProject report:
WikiProjects Israel and Palestine
Obituary:
Anthony Bradbury
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The most viewed articles of 2023
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Feminism and Folklore 2024
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Dear Wiki Community,
You are humbly invited to organize the
Feminism and Folklore 2024
writing competition from February 1, 2023, to March 31, 2023 on your local Wikipedia. This year, Feminism and Folklore will focus on feminism, women's issues, and gender-focused topics for the project, with a
Wiki Loves Folklore
gender gap focus and a folk culture theme on Wikipedia.
You can help Wikipedia's coverage of folklore from your area by writing or improving articles about things like folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, women and queer folklore figures, folk game athletes, women in mythology, women warriors in folklore, witches and witch hunting, fairy tales, and more. Users can help create new articles, expand or translate from a generated list of suggested articles.
Organisers are requested to work on the following action items to sign up their communities for the project:
Create a page for the contest on the local wiki.
Set up a campaign on
CampWiz
tool.
Create the local list and mention the timeline and local and international prizes.
Request local admins for site notice.
Link the local page and the CampWiz link on the
meta project page
This year, the Wiki Loves Folklore Tech Team has introduced two new tools to enhance support for the campaign. These tools include the
Article List Generator by Topic
and
CampWiz
. The Article List Generator by Topic enables users to identify articles on the English Wikipedia that are not present in their native language Wikipedia. Users can customize their selection criteria, and the tool will present a table showcasing the missing articles along with suggested titles. Additionally, users have the option to download the list in both CSV and wikitable formats. Notably, the CampWiz tool will be employed for the project for the first time, empowering users to effectively host the project with a jury. Both tools are now available for use in the campaign.
Click here to access these tools
Learn more about the contest and prizes on our
project page
. Feel free to contact us on our
meta talk page
or by email us if you need any assistance.
We look forward to your immense coordination.
Thank you and Best wishes,
Feminism and Folklore 2024 International Team
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Wiki Loves Folklore is back!
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Dear Wiki Community,
You are humbly invited to participate in the
Wiki Loves Folklore 2024
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 31st
of March.
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.
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Vote on the Charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee
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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.
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The Signpost
: 31 January 2024
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News and notes:
Wikipedian Osama Khalid celebrated his 30th birthday in jail
Opinion:
Until it happens to you
Disinformation report:
How paid editors squeeze you dry
In the media:
Katherine Maher new NPR CEO, go check Wikipedia, race in the race
In focus:
The long road of a featured article candidate, part 2
Recent research:
Croatian takeover was enabled by "lack of bureaucratic openness and rules constraining [admins]"
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We've all got to start somewhere
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Last days to vote on the Charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee
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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
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UCoC Enforcement Guidelines
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The
current version of the U4C charter
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Announcing the results of the UCoC Coordinating Committee Charter ratification vote
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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.
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The Signpost
: 13 February 2024
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News and notes:
Wikimedia Russia director declared "foreign agent" by Russian gov; EU prepares to pile on the papers
Disinformation report:
How low can the scammers go?
Gallery:
Before and After: Why you don't need to touch grass to dramatically improve images of flora and fauna
In the media:
Speaking in tongues, toeing the line, and dressing the part
Serendipity:
Is this guy the same as the one who was a Nazi?
Traffic report:
Griselda, Nikki, Carl, Jannik and two types of football
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Our crossword to bear
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Strongly
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Enabling machine translation support, Section and Content translation tools in your Wikipedia
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The WMF Language team plans to enable the Section and Content translation tools to Pampanga Wikipedia by default. Also, the team is considering adding
machine translation
(MT) support with
MinT
to the tools. MinT may be providing limited support for your language, so we want to make sure it is useful for the community. For this, my team would like members of your community to:
Test the machine translation support
in a test instance
. You can paste multiple pieces of content from different Wikipedia articles and check whether the provided result is a useful starting point for a translation.
Give us feedback if the machine translation quality is okay to be on your Wikipedia by default, as an optional service or if it is not useful at all.
Let us know if you have any objections to having the Section and Content translation enabled by default in this Wikipedia.
Below is background information about the tools and how you can test them.
Background information
Content Translation
has been a successful tool for editors to create content in their language. Since its release in 2015, the tool has aided the translation of more than one million articles across all languages. However, the tool is in beta in Pampanga Wikipedia, limiting its discoverability and use. Being in beta also blocks enabling the Section translation in your Wikipedia.
Section Translation
extends the capabilities of Content Translation to support mobile devices. On mobile, the tool will:
Guide you to translate one section at a time to expand existing articles or create new ones
Make it easy to transfer knowledge across languages anytime from your mobile device
MinT (Machine in Translation) is a machine translation service hosted in the Wikimedia Infrastructure. It is designed to provide translations from many MT models. The model available for your Wikipedia is the
MADLAD-400 open-source translation model
Our request
The MADLAD-400 MT is available for your Wiki in our test instance. We want you to test it (translate sentences and paragraphs from articles) in our test instance:
. Let us know in this thread if the quality of the automatic translation generated is okay to enable it in Pampanga Wikipedia along with the Section and Content translation tool.
Our plans to enable the tools and the machine translation support
We plan to deploy the tools with the MT support by the 4th of March. If there are no objections from your community, we will deploy them. We want to provide the tools in the way they best serve the community, so we are open to make further adjustments after the deployment based on the experience of the community.
We look forward to getting your feedback in this thread. Thank you!
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Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month 2024: We are back!
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Hello, dear Wikipedians!
Wikimedia Ukraine
, in cooperation with the
MFA of Ukraine
and
Ukrainian Institute
, has launched the forth edition of writing challenge "
Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month
", which lasts from 1st until 31st March 2024. The campaign is dedicated to famous Ukrainian artists of cinema, music, literature, architecture, design and cultural phenomena of Ukraine that are now part of world heritage. We accept contribution in every language! The most active contesters will receive prizes.
We invite you to take part and help us improve the coverage of Ukrainian culture on Wikipedia in your language! Also, we plan to set up a
banner
to notify users of the possibility to participate in such a challenge!
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: 2 March 2024
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News and notes:
Wikimedia enters US Supreme court hearings as "the dolphin inadvertently caught in the net"
Recent research:
Images on Wikipedia "amplify gender bias"
In the media:
The Scottish Parliament gets involved, a wikirace on live TV, and the Foundation's CTO goes on record
Obituary:
Vami_IV
Traffic report:
Supervalentinefilmbowlday
WikiCup report:
High-scoring WikiCup first round comes to a close
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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
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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.
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Your wiki will be in read-only soon
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The
Wikimedia Foundation
will switch the traffic between its data centers. This will make sure that Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia wikis can stay online even after a disaster.
All traffic will switch on
20 March
. The test will start at
14:00 UTC
Unfortunately, because of some limitations in
MediaWiki
, all editing must stop while the switch is made. We apologize for this disruption, and we are working to minimize it in the future.
You will be able to read, but not edit, all wikis for a short period of time.
You will not be able to edit for up to an hour on
Wednesday 20 March 2024
If you try to edit or save during these times, you will see an error message. We hope that no edits will be lost during these minutes, but we can't guarantee it. If you see the error message, then please wait until everything is back to normal. Then you should be able to save your edit. But, we recommend that you make a copy of your changes first, just in case.
Other effects
Background jobs will be slower and some may be dropped. Red links might not be updated as quickly as normal. If you create an article that is already linked somewhere else, the link will stay red longer than usual. Some long-running scripts will have to be stopped.
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.
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This project may be postponed if necessary. You can
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Please share this information with your community.
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The Signpost
: 29 March 2024
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News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper
Technology report:
Millions of readers still seeing broken pages as "temporary" disabling of graph extension nears its second year
Interview:
Interview on Wikimedia Foundation fundraising and finance strategy
Special report:
19-page PDF accuses Wikipedia of bias against Israel, suggests editors be forced to reveal their real names, and demands a new feature allowing people to view the history of Wikipedia articles
Op-Ed:
Wikipedia in the age of personality-driven knowledge
Recent research:
"Newcomer Homepage" feature mostly fails to boost new editors
News and notes:
Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee Charter ratified
In the media:
"For me it’s the autism": AARoard editors on the fork more traveled
Traffic report:
He rules over everything, on the land called planet Dune
Humour:
Letters from the editors
Comix:
Layout issue
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The Signpost
: 25 April 2024
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Censorship and wikiwashing looming over RuWiki, edit wars over San Francisco politics and another wikirace on live TV
News and notes:
A sigh of relief for open access as Italy makes a slight U-turn on their cultural heritage reproduction law
WikiConference report:
WikiConference North America 2023 in Toronto recap
WikiProject report:
WikiProject Newspapers (Not WP:NOTNEWS)
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New survey of over 100,000 Wikipedia users
Traffic report:
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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.
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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
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The Signpost
: 16 May 2024
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News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper
News and notes:
Democracy in action: multiple elections
Special report:
Will the new RfA reform come to the rescue of administrators?
Arbitration report:
Ruined temples for posterity to ponder over – arbitration from '22 to '24
In the media:
Deadnames on the French Wikipedia, and a duel between Russian wikis
Op-Ed:
Wikidata to split as sheer volume of information overloads infrastructure
Comix:
Generations
Traffic report:
Crawl out through the fallout, baby
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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.
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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,
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Invitation to participate in the #WPWPCampaign 2024
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Dear community members,
We are inviting you to participate in the Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos 2024 campaign, a global contest scheduled to run from July through August 2024:
Participants will choose among Wikipedia pages without photo images, then add a suitable file from among the many thousands of photos in the Wikimedia Commons, especially those uploaded from thematic contests (Wiki Loves Africa, Wiki Loves Earth, Wiki Loves Folklore, etc.) over the years.
In its first year (2020), 36 Wikimedia communities in 27 countries joined the campaign. Events relating to the campaign included training organized by at least 18 Wikimedia communities in 14 countries.
The campaign resulted in the addition of media files (photos, audios and videos) to more than 90,000 Wikipedia articles in 272 languages.
Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos (WPWP) offers an ideal task for recruiting and guiding new editors through the steps of adding content to existing pages. Besides individual participation, the WPWP campaign can be used by user groups and chapters to organize editing workshops and edit-a-thons.
The organizing team is looking for a contact person to coordinate WPWP participation your language Wikipedia. We’d be glad for you to sign up directly at
WPWP Participating Communities page
on Meta-Wiki.
Thank you,
Reading Beans
/ readthebeans
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.com)
Project manager and coordinator
Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos 2024
The Signpost
: 8 June 2024
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News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper
News and notes:
Wikimedia Foundation publishes its Form 990 for fiscal year 2022-2023
Technology report:
New Page Patrol receives a much-needed software upgrade
Deletion report:
The lore of Kalloor
In the media:
National cable networks get in on the action arguing about what the first sentence of a Wikipedia article ought to say
News from the WMF:
Progress on the plan — how the Wikimedia Foundation advanced on its Annual Plan goals during the first half of fiscal year 2023-2024
Opinion:
Public response to the editors of Settler Colonial Studies
Recent research:
ChatGPT did not kill Wikipedia, but might have reduced its growth
Featured content:
We didn't start the wiki
Essay:
No queerphobia
Special report:
RetractionBot is back to life!
Traffic report:
Chimps, Eurovision, and the return of the Baby Reindeer
Comix:
The Wikipediholic Family
Humour:
Wikipedia rattled by sophisticated cyberattack of schoolboy typing "balls" in infobox
Concept:
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12:29, 8 Juniu 2024 (UTC)
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
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08:44, 11 Juniu 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,
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10:51, 25 Juniu 2024 (UTC)
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The Signpost
: 4 July 2024
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News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper
News and notes:
WMF board elections and fundraising updates
Special report:
Wikimedia Movement Charter ratification vote underway, new Council may surpass power of Board
In focus:
How the Russian Wikipedia keeps it clean despite having just a couple dozen administatrors
Discussion report:
Wikipedians are hung up on the meaning of Madonna
In the media:
War and information in war and politics
Sister projects:
On editing Wikisource
Obituary:
Hanif Al Husaini, Salazarov and Hyacinth
Opinion:
Etika: a Pop Culture Champion
Gallery:
Spokane Willy's photos
Op-Ed:
Why you should not vote in the 2024 WMF BoT elections
Crossword:
On a day of independence, beat crosswords into crossploughshares
Humour:
A joke
Cobwebs:
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Is Wikipedia Politically Biased? Perhaps
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13:41, 4 Juliu 2024 (UTC)
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
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03:45, 8 Juliu 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,
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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
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The Signpost
: 22 July 2024
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News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper
Discussion report:
Internet users flock to Wikipedia to debate its image policy over Trump raised-fist photo
News and notes:
Wikimedia community votes to ratify Movement Charter; Wikimedia Foundation opposes ratification
News from the WMF:
Wikimedia Foundation Board resolution and vote on the proposed Movement Charter
Essay:
Reflections on editing and obsession
In the media:
What's on Putin's fork, the court's docket, and in Harrison's book?
Obituary:
JamesR
Crossword:
Vaguely bird-shaped crossword
Humour:
Joe Biden withdraws RfA, Donald Trump selects co-nom
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09:34, 22 Juliu 2024 (UTC)
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.
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02:47, 27 Juliu 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,
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The Signpost
: 14 August 2024
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News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper
In the media:
Portland pol profile paid for from public purse
Recent research:
STORM: AI agents role-play as "Wikipedia editors" and "experts" to create Wikipedia-like articles, a more sophisticated effort than previous auto-generation systems
Discussion report:
Twitter marks the spot
News and notes:
Another Wikimania has concluded
Special report:
Nano or just nothing: Will nano go nuclear?
Opinion:
HouseBlaster's RfA debriefing
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Ball games, movies, elections, but nothing really
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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
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to get updates and/or invites to participate in user research activities.
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Sign up for the language community meeting on August 30th, 15:00 UTC
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Hi all,
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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Announcing the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee
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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,
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14:06, 2 Setyembri 2024 (UTC)
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Have your say: Vote for the 2024 Board of Trustees!
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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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The Signpost
: 4 September 2024
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News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper
News and notes:
WikiCup enters final round, MCDC wraps up activities, 17-year-old hoax article unmasked
In the media:
AI is not playing games anymore. Is Wikipedia ready?
Recent research:
Simulated Wikipedia seen as less credible than ChatGPT and Alexa in experiment
News from the WMF:
Meet the 12 candidates running in the WMF Board of Trustees election
Wikimania:
A month after Wikimania 2024
Serendipity:
What it's like to be Wikimedian of the Year
Traffic report:
After the gold rush
Humour:
Local man halfway through rude reply no longer able to recall why he hates other editor
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Your wiki will be in read-only soon
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The
Wikimedia Foundation
will switch the traffic between its data centers. This will make sure that Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia wikis can stay online even after a disaster.
All traffic will switch on
25 September
. The switch will start at
15:00 UTC
Unfortunately, because of some limitations in
MediaWiki
, all editing must stop while the switch is made. We apologize for this disruption, and we are working to minimize it in the future.
A banner will be displayed on all wikis 30 minutes before this operation happens. This banner will remain visible until the end of the operation.
You will be able to read, but not edit, all wikis for a short period of time.
You will not be able to edit for up to an hour on
Wednesday 25 September 2024
If you try to edit or save during these times, you will see an error message. We hope that no edits will be lost during these minutes, but we can't guarantee it. If you see the error message, then please wait until everything is back to normal. Then you should be able to save your edit. But, we recommend that you make a copy of your changes first, just in case.
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The Signpost
: 26 September 2024
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News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper
In the media:
Indian courts order Wikipedia to take down name of crime victim, and give up names of editors
Serendipity:
A Wikipedian at the 2024 Paralympics
Opinion:
asilvering's RfA debriefing
News and notes:
Are you ready for admin elections?
Gallery:
Are Ludd
ai
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Recent research:
Article-writing AI is less "prone to reasoning errors (or hallucinations)" than human Wikipedia editors
Traffic report:
Jump in the line, rock your body in time
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'Wikidata item' link is moving. Find out where...
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Hello everyone, a small change will soon be coming to the user-interface of your Wikimedia project.
The
Wikidata item
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Tools
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In Other Projects
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We would like the Wiki communities feedback so please let us know or ask questions on the
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Invitation to Participate in Wiki Loves Ramadan Community Engagement Survey
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Dear all,
Apologies for writing in English. Please help to translate in your language.
We are excited to announce the upcoming
Wiki Loves Ramadan
event, a global initiative aimed at celebrating Ramadan by enriching Wikipedia and its sister projects with content related to this significant time of year. As we plan to organize this event globally, your insights and experiences are crucial in shaping the best possible participation experience for the community.
To ensure that Wiki Loves Ramadan is engaging, inclusive, and impactful, we kindly invite you to participate in our community engagement survey. Your feedback will help us understand the needs of the community, set the event's focus, and guide our strategies for organizing this global event.
Survey link:
Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts. Your input will make a difference!
Thank you for being a part of our journey to make Wiki Loves Ramadan a success.
Warm regards,
User:ZI Jony 03:20, 6 Oktubri 2024 (UTC)
Wiki Loves Ramadan Organizing Team
Preliminary results of the 2024 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees elections
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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
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Seeking volunteers to join several of the movement’s committees
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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,
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The Signpost
: 19 October 2024
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News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper
News and notes:
One election's end, another election's beginning
Recent research:
"As many as 5%" of new English Wikipedia articles "contain significant AI-generated content", says paper
In the media:
Off to the races! Wikipedia wins!
Contest:
A WikiCup for the underdeveloped world
Traffic report:
A scream breaks the still of the night
Book review:
The Editors
Humour:
The Newspaper Editors
Crossword:
Spilled Coffee Mug
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'Wikidata item' link is moving, finally.
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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
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Final Reminder: Join us in Making Wiki Loves Ramadan Success
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Dear all,
We’re thrilled to announce the Wiki Loves Ramadan event, a global initiative to celebrate Ramadan by enhancing Wikipedia and its sister projects with valuable content related to this special time of year. As we organize this event globally, we need your valuable input to make it a memorable experience for the community.
Last Call to Participate in Our Survey: To ensure that Wiki Loves Ramadan is inclusive and impactful, we kindly request you to complete our community engagement survey. Your feedback will shape the event’s focus and guide our organizing strategies to better meet community needs.
Survey Link:
Complete the Survey
Deadline: November 10, 2024
Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts. Your input will truly make a difference!
Volunteer Opportunity
: Join the Wiki Loves Ramadan Team! We’re seeking dedicated volunteers for key team roles essential to the success of this initiative. If you’re interested in volunteer roles, we invite you to apply.
Application Link:
Apply Here
Application Deadline: October 31, 2024
Explore Open Positions: For a detailed list of roles and their responsibilities, please refer to the position descriptions here:
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Thank you for being part of this journey. We look forward to working together to make Wiki Loves Ramadan a success!
Warm regards,
The Wiki Loves Ramadan Organizing Team 05:12, 29 Oktubri 2024 (UTC)
The Signpost
: 6 November 2024
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News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper
From the editors:
Editing Wikipedia should not be a crime
News and notes:
Wikimedia Foundation shares ANI lawsuit updates; first admin elections appoint eleven sysops; first admin recalls opened; temporary accounts coming soon?
In the media:
An old scrimmage, politics and purported libel
Special report:
Wikipedia editors face litigation, censorship
Gallery:
Why you should take more photos and upload them
In focus:
Questions and answers about the court case
Traffic report:
Twisted tricks or tempting treats?
Technology report:
Wikimedia tech, the Asian News International case, and the ultra-rare BLACKLOCK
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Man quietly slinks away from talk page argument after realizing his argument dumb, wrong
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The Signpost
: 18 November 2024
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News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper
News and notes:
Open letter to WMF about court case breaks one thousand signatures, big arb case declined, U4C begins accepting cases
In the media:
Summons issued for Wikipedia editors by Indian court, "Gaza genocide" RfC close in news, old admin Gwern now big AI guy, and a "spectrum of reluctance" over Australian place names
Recent research:
SPINACH: AI help for asking Wikidata "challenging real-world questions"
News from the WMF:
Wikimedia Foundation and Wikimedia Endowment audit reports: FY 2023–2024
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Well, let us share with you our knowledge, about the electoral college
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Sign up for the language community meeting on November 29th, 16:00 UTC
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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
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The Signpost
: 24 December 2024
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News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper
News and notes:
Responsibilities and liabilities as a "Very Large Online Platform"
Op-ed:
Beeblebrox on Wikipediocracy, the Committee, and everything
Opinion:
Graham87 on being the first-ever administrator recall subject
In the media:
Delhi High Court considers
Caravan
and
Ken
for evaluating the ANI vs. WMF case
From the archives:
Where to draw the line in reporting?
Recent research:
"Wikipedia editors are quite prosocial", but those motivated by "social image" may put quantity over quality
Humour:
Backlash over Santa Claus' Wikipedia article intensifies
Gallery:
A feast of holidays and carols
Traffic report:
Was a long and dark December
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The Signpost
: 15 January 2025
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News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper
From the editors:
Looking back, looking forward
Traffic report:
The most viewed articles of 2024
In the media:
Will you be targeted?
Technology report:
New Calculator template brings interactivity at last
Essay:
Meet the Canadian who holds the longest editing streak on Wikipedia
Opinion:
Reflections one score hence
News and notes:
It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life for me... and I'm feeling free
Serendipity:
What we've left behind, and where we want to go next
Op-ed:
Elon Musk and the right on Wikipedia
In focus:
Twenty years of The Signpost: What did it take?
Arbitration report:
Analyzing commonalities of some contentious topics
Humour:
How to make friends on Wikipedia
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Launching! Join Us for Wiki Loves Ramadan 2025!
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Dear All,
We’re happy to announce the launch of
Wiki Loves Ramadan 2025
, an annual international campaign dedicated to celebrating and preserving Islamic cultures and history through the power of Wikipedia. As an active contributor to the Local Wikipedia, you are specially invited to participate in the launch.
This year’s campaign will be launched for you to join us write, edit, and improve articles that showcase the richness and diversity of Islamic traditions, history, and culture.
Topic:
Wiki Loves Ramadan 2025 Campaign Launch
When: Jan 19, 2025
Time: 16:00 Universal Time UTC and runs throughout Ramadan (starting February 25, 2025).
Join Zoom Meeting:
Zoom meeting hosted by
Wikimedia Bangladesh
To get started, visit the
campaign page
for details, resources, and guidelines: Wiki Loves Ramadan 2025.
Add
your community here
, and organized Wiki Loves Ramadan 2025 in your local language.
Whether you’re a first-time editor or an experienced Wikipedian, your contributions matter. Together, we can ensure Islamic cultures and traditions are well-represented and accessible to all.
Feel free to invite your community and friends too. Kindly reach out if you have any questions or need support as you prepare to participate.
Let’s make Wiki Loves Ramadan 2025 a success!
For the
International Team
12:08, 16 Eneru 2025 (UTC)
Universal Code of Conduct annual review: provide your comments on the UCoC and Enforcement Guidelines
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Please help translate to your language
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,
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Feminism and Folklore 2025 starts soon
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Dear Wiki Community,
You are humbly invited to organize the
Feminism and Folklore 2025
writing competition from February 1, 2025, to March 31, 2025 on your local Wikipedia. This year, Feminism and Folklore will focus on feminism, women's issues, and gender-focused topics for the project, with a
Wiki Loves Folklore
gender gap focus and a folk culture theme on Wikipedia.
You can help Wikipedia's coverage of folklore from your area by writing or improving articles about things like folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, women and queer folklore figures, folk game athletes, women in mythology, women warriors in folklore, witches and witch hunting, fairy tales, and more. Users can help create new articles, expand or translate from a generated list of suggested articles.
Organisers are requested to work on the following action items to sign up their communities for the project:
Create a page for the contest on the local wiki.
Set up a campaign on
CampWiz
tool.
Create the local list and mention the timeline and local and international prizes.
Request local admins for site notice.
Link the local page and the CampWiz link on the
meta project page
This year, the Wiki Loves Folklore Tech Team has introduced two new tools to enhance support for the campaign. These tools include the
Article List Generator by Topic
and
CampWiz
. The Article List Generator by Topic enables users to identify articles on the English Wikipedia that are not present in their native language Wikipedia. Users can customize their selection criteria, and the tool will present a table showcasing the missing articles along with suggested titles. Additionally, users have the option to download the list in both CSV and wikitable formats. Notably, the CampWiz tool will be employed for the project for the first time, empowering users to effectively host the project with a jury. Both tools are now available for use in the campaign.
Click here to access these tools
Learn more about the contest and prizes on our
project page
. Feel free to contact us on our
meta talk page
or by email us if you need any assistance.
We look forward to your immense coordination.
Thank you and Best wishes,
Feminism and Folklore 2025 International Team
Stay connected
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02:36, 29 Eneru 2025 (UTC)
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Wiki Loves Folklore is back!
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Please help translate to your language
Dear Wiki Community,
You are humbly invited to participate in the
Wiki Loves Folklore 2025
an international media 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 31st
of March.
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
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02:36, 29 Eneru 2025 (UTC)
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Reminder: first part of the annual UCoC review closes soon
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Please help translate to your language
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)
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00:48, 3 Pebreru 2025 (UTC)
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The Signpost
: 7 February 2025
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News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper
Recent research:
GPT-4 writes better edit summaries than human Wikipedians
News and notes:
Let's talk!
Opinion:
Fathoms Below, but over the moon
In the media:
Wikipedia is an extension of legacy media propaganda, says Elon Musk
Community view:
24th Wikipedia Day in New York City
Arbitration report:
Palestine-Israel articles 5 has closed
Traffic report:
A wild drive
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Upcoming Language Community Meeting (Feb 28th, 14:00 UTC) and Newsletter
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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!
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The Signpost
: 27 February 2025
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News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper
News and notes:
Administrator elections up for reapproval and 1bil GET snagged on Commons
Serendipity:
Guinea-Bissau Heritage from Commons to the World
Technology report:
Hear that? The wikis go silent twice a year
In the media:
The end of the world
Recent research:
What's known about how readers navigate Wikipedia; Italian Wikipedia hardest to read
Opinion:
Sennecaster's RfA debriefing
Tips and tricks:
One year after this article is posted, will every single article on Wikipedia have a short description?
Community view:
Open letter from French Wikipedians says "no" to intimidation of volunteer contributors
Traffic report:
Temporary scars, February stars
Essay:
The source, the whole source, and nothing but the source
Obituary:
Ümüt Çınar (Kmoksy) and Vinícius Medina Kern (Vmkern)
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Universal Code of Conduct annual review: proposed changes are available for comment
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Please help translate to your language
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,
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18:51, 7 Marsu 2025 (UTC)
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An improved dashboard for the Content Translation tool
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Hello
Wikipedians,
Apologies as this message is not in your language,
Please help translate to your language
The
Language and Product Localization team
has improved the
Content Translation dashboard
to create a consistent experience for all contributors using mobile and desktop devices. The improved translation dashboard allows all logged-in users of the tool to enjoy a consistent experience regardless of their type of device.
With a harmonized experience, logged-in desktop users now have access to the capabilities shown in the image below.
Notice that in this screenshot, the new dashboard allows: Users to adjust suggestions with the "For you" and "...More" buttons to select general topics or community-created collections (like the example of Climate topic). Also, users can use translation to create new articles (as before) and expand existing articles section by section. You can see how suggestions are provided in the new dashboard in two groups ("Create new pages" and "Expand with new sections")-one for each activity.
In the current dashboard, you will notice that you can't adjust suggestions to select topics or community-created collections. Also, you can't expand on existing articles by translating new sections.
We will implement
this improvement
on your wiki
on Monday, March 17th, 2025
and remove the current dashboard
by May 2025
Please reach out with any questions concerning the dashboard in this thread.
Thank you!
On behalf of the Language and Product Localization team.
UOzurumba (WMF)
02:56, 13 Marsu 2025 (UTC)
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Your wiki will be in read-only soon
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The
Wikimedia Foundation
will switch the traffic between its data centers. This will make sure that Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia wikis can stay online even after a disaster.
All traffic will switch on
19 March
. The switch will start at
14:00 UTC
Unfortunately, because of some limitations in
MediaWiki
, all editing must stop while the switch is made. We apologize for this disruption, and we are working to minimize it in the future.
A banner will be displayed on all wikis 30 minutes before this operation happens. This banner will remain visible until the end of the operation.
You will be able to read, but not edit, all wikis for a short period of time.
You will not be able to edit for up to an hour on
Wednesday 19 March 2025
If you try to edit or save during these times, you will see an error message. We hope that no edits will be lost during these minutes, but we can't guarantee it. If you see the error message, then please wait until everything is back to normal. Then you should be able to save your edit. But, we recommend that you make a copy of your changes first, just in case.
Other effects
Background jobs will be slower and some may be dropped. Red links might not be updated as quickly as normal. If you create an article that is already linked somewhere else, the link will stay red longer than usual. Some long-running scripts will have to be stopped.
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.
This project may be postponed if necessary. You can
read the schedule at wikitech.wikimedia.org
. Any changes will be announced in the schedule.
Please share this information with your community.
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The Signpost
: 22 March 2025
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News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper
From the editor:
Hanami
News and notes:
Deeper look at takedowns targeting Wikipedia
In the media:
The good, the bad, and the unusual
Recent research:
Explaining the disappointing history of Flagged Revisions; and what's the impact of ChatGPT on Wikipedia so far?
Traffic report:
All the world's a stage, we are merely players...
Gallery:
WikiPortraits rule!
Essay:
Unusual biographical images
Obituary:
Rest in peace
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03:11, 22 Marsu 2025 (UTC)
Phased deployment of the CampaignEvents extension across various Wikipedias
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Hello!
Apologies for writing this message in English.
I am writing on behalf of the
Campaigns product team
who are planning a global deployment of the
CampaignEvents extension
to all Wikipedias, starting with a small batch in April 2025.
The Kapampangan Wikipedia is one of the wikis proposed for this phase! This extension is designed to help organizers plan and manage events, wikiprojects, and other on-wiki collaborations. Also making these events/wikiprojects more discoverable. You can find out more here on the
FAQs page
The three main features of this extension are:
Event Registration:
A simple way to sign up for events on the wiki.
Event List:
A calendar to show all events on your wiki. Soon, it will include WikiProjects too.
Invitation Lists:
A tool to find editors who might want to join, based on their edits.
Please Note:
This extension comes with a new user right called "Event Organizer," which will be managed by the administrators of Kapampangan Wikipedia, allowing the admins to decide when and how the extension tools are used on the wikis.
Once released, the organizer-facing tools (Event Registration and Invitation Lists) can only be used if someone is granted the Event-Organizer right, managed by the admins.
The only tool that is available immediately after release is the ‘’Collaboration List’’, which is a read-only page that lists events and WikiProjects that people can join.
The extension is already on some wikis,e.g Meta, Wikidata, English Wikipedia (
see full list
). Check out the
phased deployment plan
and share your thoughts by March 31, 2025.
To Admins,
your feedback and thoughts are especially important because this extension includes a new user right called "Event Organizer," which will be managed by you. Once you take a look at the details above and on the linked pages, we suggest drafting a community policy outlining criteria for granting this right on Kapampangan Wikipedia. Check out
Meta:Event_organizers
and
Wikidata:Event_organizers
to see examples.
For further enquiries, feel free to contact us via the
extension talkpage
, or email ikristiani@wikimedia.org.
IKristiani-WMF
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06:31, 24 Marsu 2025 (UTC)
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Final proposed modifications to the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines and U4C Charter now posted
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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.
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The Signpost
: 9 April 2025
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News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper
Special report:
Wikipedian and physician Ziyad al-Sufiani reportedly released from Saudi prison
In focus:
WMF to explore "common standards" for NPOV policies; implications for project autonomy remain unclear
In the media:
Indian judges demand removal of content critical of Asian News International
News and notes:
35,000 user accounts compromised, locked in attempted credential-stuffing attack
Op-ed:
How crawlers impact the operations of the Wikimedia projects
Opinion:
Crawlers, hogs and gorillas
Debriefing:
Giraffer's RfA debriefing
Obituary:
RHaworth, TomCat4680 and PawełMM
Traffic report:
Heigh-Ho, Heigh-Ho, off to report we go...
News from Diff:
Strengthening Wikipedia’s neutral point of view
Comix:
Thirteen
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Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month 2025: Invitation
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Hello, dear Wikipedians!
Wikimedia Ukraine
, in cooperation with the
MFA of Ukraine
and
Ukrainian Institute
, has launched the fifth edition of writing challenge "
Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month
", which lasts from
14th April
until
16th May 2025
. The campaign is dedicated to famous Ukrainian artists of cinema, music, literature, architecture, design, and cultural phenomena of Ukraine that are now part of world heritage. We accept contributions in every language!
The most active contesters will receive prizes.
If you are interested in coordinating long-term community engagement for the campaign and becoming a local ambassador, we would love to hear from you! Please let us know your interest.
We invite you to take part and help us improve the coverage of Ukrainian culture on Wikipedia in your language! Also, we plan to set up a
banner
to notify users of the possibility to participate in such a challenge!
OlesiaLukaniuk (WMUA)
talk
16:11, 16 Abril 2025 (UTC)
Vote now on the revised UCoC Enforcement Guidelines and U4C Charter
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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.
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00:34, 17 Abril 2025 (UTC)
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Sub-referencing: User testing
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Hi I’m Johannes from
Wikimedia Deutschland
's
Technical Wishes team
. We are making great strides with the new
sub-referencing feature
and we’d love to invite you to take part in two activities to help us move this work further:
Try it out and share your feedback
Please try
the updated
wikitext
feature
on the beta wiki
and let us know what you think, either
on our talk page
or by
booking a call
with our UX researcher.
Get a sneak peak and help shape the
Visual Editor
user designs
Help us test the new design prototypes by participating in user sessions –
sign up here to receive an invite
. We're especially hoping to speak with people from underrepresented and diverse groups. If that's you, please consider signing up! No prior or extensive editing experience is required. User sessions will start
May 14th
We plan to bring this feature to Wikimedia wikis later this year. We’ll reach out to wikis for piloting in time for deployments. Creators and maintainers of reference-related tools and templates will be contacted beforehand as well.
Thank you very much for your support and encouragement so far in helping bring this feature to life!
Johannes Richter (WMDE)
talk
15:03, 28 Abril 2025 (UTC)
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Vote on proposed modifications to the UCoC Enforcement Guidelines and U4C Charter
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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.
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The Signpost
: 1 May 2025
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News, reports and features from the English Wikipedia's newspaper
News and notes:
en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2025-05-01/News and notes
In the media:
en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2025-05-01/In the media
Recent research:
en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2025-05-01/Recent research
Arbitration report:
en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2025-05-01/Arbitration report
Discussion report:
en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2025-05-01/Discussion report
Traffic report:
en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2025-05-01/Traffic report
Disinformation report:
en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2025-05-01/Disinformation report
News from the WMF:
en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2025-05-01/News from the WMF
Humour:
en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2025-05-01/Humour
Comix:
en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2025-05-01/Comix
In focus:
en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2025-05-01/In focus
Community view:
en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2025-05-01/Community view
Debriefing:
en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2025-05-01/Debriefing
Gallery:
en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2025-05-01/Gallery
Obituary:
en:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2025-05-01/Obituary
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We will be enabling the new Charts extension on your wiki soon!
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Hi all! We have good news to share regarding the ongoing problem with graphs and charts affecting all wikis that use them.
As you probably know, the
old Graph extension
was disabled in 2023
due to security reasons
. We’ve worked in these two years to find a solution that could replace the old extension, and provide a safer and better solution to users who wanted to showcase graphs and charts in their articles. We therefore developed the
Charts extension
, which will be replacing the old Graph extension and potentially also the
EasyTimeline extension
After successfully deploying the extension on Italian, Swedish, and Hebrew Wikipedia, as well as on MediaWiki.org, as part of a pilot phase, we are now happy to announce that we are moving forward with the next phase of deployment, which will also include your wiki.
The deployment will happen in batches, and will start from
May 6
. Please, consult
our page on MediaWiki.org
to discover when the new Charts extension will be deployed on your wiki. You can also
consult the documentation
about the extension on MediaWiki.org.
If you have questions, need clarifications, or just want to express your opinion about it, please refer to the
project’s talk page on Mediawiki.org
, or ping me directly under this thread. If you encounter issues using Charts once it gets enabled on your wiki, please report it on the
talk page
or at
Phabricator
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Proposal to enable the "Contribute" entry point in Pampanga Wikipedia
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Hello
Pampanga Wikipedians,
Apologies as this message is not in your language.
Please help translate to your language
The
WMF Language and Product Localization
team proposes enabling an entry point called "Contribute" to your Wikipedia.
The
Contribute
entry point is based on collaborative work with other product teams in the Wikimedia Foundation on
Edit discovery
, which validated the entry point as a persistent and constant path that contributors took to discover ways to contribute content in Wikipedia.
Therefore, enabling this entry point in your Wikipedia will help contributors quickly discover available tools and immediately click to start using them. This entry point is designed to be a central point for discovering contribution tools in Pampanga Wikipedia.
Who can access it
Once it is enabled in your Wikipedia, newcomers can access the entry point automatically by just logging into their account, click on the User drop-down menu and choose the "Contribute" icon, which takes you to another menu where you will find a self-guided description of what you can do to contribute content, as shown in the image below. An option to "view contributions" is also available to access the list of your contributions.
For experienced contributors, the Contribute icon is not automatically shown in their User drop-down menu. They will still see the "Contributions" option unless they change it to the "Contribute" manually.
We have gotten valuable feedback that helped us improve its discoverability. Now, it is ready to be enabled in other Wikis. One major improvement was to
make the entry point optional for experienced contributors
who still want to have the "Contributions" entry point as default.
We plan to enable it
on mobile
for Wikis, where the Section translation tool is enabled. In this way, we will provide a main entry point to the mobile translation dashboard, and the exposure can still be limited by targeting only the mobile platform for now. If there are no objections to having the entry point for mobile users from your community, we will enable it by 26th May 2025.
We welcome your feedback and questions in this thread on our proposal to enable it here. Suppose there are no objections, we will deploy the "Contribute" entry point in your Wikipedia.
We look forward to your response soon.
Thank you!
On behalf of the WMF Language and Product Localization team.
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WMF to kick off new-CEO quest as Iskandar preps to move on — Supreme Court nixes gag of Wiki page for other India court row on ANI — code-heads give fix-up date for Charts in lieu of long-dead Graph gizmo
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Call for Candidates for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C)
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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,
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RfC ongoing regarding Abstract Wikipedia (and your project)
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(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! --
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Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees 2025 Selection & Call for Questions
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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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CampaignEvents Extension Now Active on this Wiki!
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Good news! The
CampaignEvents extension
is now active on this Wiki as part of
Phase 2 of the global deployment
! This extension empowers organizers to plan and promote events like edit-a-thons, data-a-thons, and meetups with ease.
What You Can Do Now:
Event Registration
Invitation Lists
: Organizers can ask this wiki’s admins for the Event-Organizer right. This gives access to tools for planning, managing events, Wikiprojects and finding editors who share similar interests to invite for your upcoming event or wikiproject. These tools make organizing events simple and smooth.
Collaboration List
: You can now go to the “Special:AllEvents” page on this wiki to explore a global, automated calendar of upcoming and ongoing events, as well as WikiProjects on this wiki. It’s a great way to discover and promote collaborative activities!
Transclude Collaboration list: You can now add the Collaboration List to any page, like this wiki’s main page, WikiProject pages, or even User pages. This creates a calendar that updates automatically with events that match your wiki or topic. You can also transclude a list of the WikiProjects on the wiki. Learn more at:
mw:Help:Extension:CampaignEvents/Collaboration_list/Transclusion
For further enquires, feel free to contact us via the
extension talkpage
or email Benedict Udeh (
budeh-ctr@wikimedia.org
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Vote now in the 2025 U4C Election
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Please help translate to your language
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,
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Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees 2025 - Call for Candidates
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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]
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: 24 June 2025
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Happy 7 millionth!
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All Sinners, a future, all Saints, a past
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Sister Projects Task Force reviews Wikispore and Wikinews
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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
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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
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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
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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,
20:57, 27 Juniu 2025 (UTC)
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Wikidata Item and Property labels soon displayed in Wiki Watchlist/Recent Changes
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Hello everyone, the
Wikidata For Wikimedia Projects
team is excited to announce an upcoming change in how Wikidata edit changelogs are displayed in your
Watchlists
and
Recent Changes
lists. If an edit is made on Wikidata that affects a page in another Wikimedia Project, the changelog will contain some information about the nature of the edit. This can include a QID (or Q-number), a PID (or P-number) and a value (which can be text, numbers, dates, or also QID or PID’s). Confused by these terms? See the
Wikidata:Glossary
for further explanations.
The upcoming change is scheduled for
17.07.2025
, between
1300 - 1500 UTC
The change will display the label (item name) alongside any QID or PIDs, as seen in the image below:
These changes will only be visible if you have Wikidata edits enabled in your User Preferences for Watchlists and Recent Changes, or have the active filter ‘Wikidata edits’ checkbox toggled on, directly on the Watchlist and Recent Changes pages.
Your bot and gadget may be affected! There are thousands of bots, gadgets and user-scripts and whilst we have researched potential effects to many of them, we cannot guarantee there won’t be some that are broken or affected by this change.
Further information and context about this change, including how your bot may be affected can be found on this
project task page
. We welcome your questions and feedback, please write to us on this dedicated
Talk page
Thank you, -
Danny Benjafield (WMDE)
on behalf of the Wikidata For Wikimedia Projects Team.
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Temporary accounts will be rolled out soon
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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!
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Server switch - Your wiki will be read-only for a short time soon
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The
Wikimedia Foundation
will switch the traffic between its data centers. This will make sure that Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia wikis can stay online even after a disaster.
All traffic will switch on
24 September
. The switch will start at
15:00 UTC
Unfortunately, because of some limitations in
MediaWiki
, all editing must stop while the switch is made. We apologize for this disruption, and we are working to minimize it in the future.
A banner will be displayed on all wikis 30 minutes before this operation happens. This banner will remain visible until the end of the operation.
You can contribute to the
translation or proofreading
of this banner text.
You will be able to read, but not edit, all wikis for a short period of time.
You will not be able to edit for up to an hour on
Wednesday 24 September 2025
If you try to edit or save during these times, you will see an error message. We hope that no edits will be lost during these minutes, but we can't guarantee it. If you see the error message, then please wait until everything is back to normal. Then you should be able to save your edit. But, we recommend that you make a copy of your changes first, just in case.
Other effects
Background jobs will be slower and some may be dropped. Red links might not be updated as quickly as normal. If you create an article that is already linked somewhere else, the link will stay red longer than usual. Some long-running scripts will have to be stopped.
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.
This project may be postponed if necessary. You can
read the schedule at wikitech.wikimedia.org
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Please share this information with your community.
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Larry Sanger returns with "Nine Theses on Wikipedia"; WMF publishes transparency report
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Extraordinary eruption of "EVIL" explained
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Emails from a paid editing client
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Sourcing, conduct, policy and LLMs: another 1,339 threads analyzed
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Is Wikipedia a merchant of (non-)doubt for glyphosate?; eight projects awarded Wikimedia Research Fund grants
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Some disputes aren't worth it
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Michael Q. Schmidt
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Have your say: vote for the 2025 Board of Trustees
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The voting period for the
2025 Board of Trustees election
is now open. Candidates are running for two (2) seats on the Board.
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Learn more about them by
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Board shuffles, LLM blocks increase, IPs are going away
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The election that isn't
Interview:
The BoT bump
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Seeking volunteers to join several of the movement’s committees
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Read more about the committees on their Meta-wiki pages:
Affiliations Committee (AffCom)
Ombuds commission (OC)
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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
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Six Wikipedians' thoughts on Grokipedia, and the humanity of it all
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BeanieFan11, WikiCup victor of 2025, covers the results
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Jimbo's book, an argument about genocide, and a train of shame
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With Grokipedia, top-down control of knowledge is new again
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Migration to Parsoid
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Hello everyone! I am glad to inform you that as the next step in the
Parser Unification
project, Parsoid will soon be turned on as the default article renderer on your wiki. We are gradually increasing the number of wikis using Parsoid, with the intention of making it the default wikitext parser for MediaWiki's next long-term support release. This will make our wikis more reliable and consistent for editors, readers, and tools to use, as well as making the development of future wikitext features easier.
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Reminder: Help us decide the name of the new Abstract Wikipedia project
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Election cycles come and go, and Wikimedia Foundation achieves record revenue in 2024–2025!
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Wales walk-off, antisemitism, supernatural powers, feminism turmoil, saints, and sex
Recent research:
At least 80 million inconsistent facts on Wikipedia – can AI help find them?
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Epstein email exchanges planned strategy, edits and reported progress
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It's a family affair
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The Seven Rules of Trust
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"I have been asked by Jeffrey Epstein ..."
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AI finds errors in 90% of Wikipedia's best articles
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We're gonna have a party!
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The "bigg" bosses: Robertsky and the Pope
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Death and stranger things
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Michal Lewi (Iwelam) and Alan R. King (A R King)
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Wikipedia's 25th anniversary is here!
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Wikipedia at 25: A Wake-Up Call
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Time for a health check: the Vital Signs 2026 campaign
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Thank You for Last Year – Join Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026
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Dear Wikimedia communities,
We hope you are doing well, and we wish you a happy New Year.
Last year, we captured light. This year, we’ll capture legacy.
In 2025, communities around the world shared the glow of Ramadan nights and the warmth of collective iftars. In 2026,
Wiki Loves Ramadan
is expanding, bringing more stories, more cultures, and deeper global connections across Wikimedia projects.
We invite you to explore the
Wiki Loves Ramadan 2026
Meta page
to learn how you can participate and
your community.
Photo campaign on
Wikimedia Commons
If you have questions about the project, please refer to the FAQs:
Meta-Wiki
Wikimedia Commons
Early registration for updates is now open via the
Event page
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Feminism and Folklore 2026 starts soon
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Invitation to Organize Feminism and Folklore 2026
Dear Wiki Community,
We are pleased to invite Wikimedia communities, affiliates, and independent contributors to organize the
Feminism and Folklore 2026
writing competition on your local Wikipedia.
The international campaign will run from
1 February to 31 March 2026
and aims to improve coverage of feminism, women’s histories, gender-related topics, and folk culture across Wikipedia projects.
About the Campaign
Feminism and Folklore
is a global writing initiative that complements the
Wiki Loves Folklore
photography competition. While Wiki Loves Folklore focuses on visual documentation, this writing campaign addresses the
gender gap on Wikipedia
by improving encyclopedic content related to folk culture and marginalized voices.
What Can Participants Write About?
Communities can contribute by creating, expanding, or translating articles related to:
Folk festivals, rituals, and celebrations
Folk dances, music, and traditional performances
Women and queer figures in folklore
Women in mythology and oral traditions
Women warriors, witches, and witch-hunting narratives
Fairy tales, folk stories, and legends
Folk games, sports, and cultural practices
Participants may work from curated article lists or generate new article suggestions using campaign tools.
How to Sign Up as an Organizer
Organizers are requested to complete the following steps to register their community:
Create a local project page on your wiki
(see sample)
Set up the campaign using the
CampWiz
tool
Prepare a local article list and clearly mention:
Campaign timeline
Local and international prizes
Request a site notice from local administrators
(see sample)
Add your local project page and CampWiz link to the
Meta project page
Campaign Tools
The Wiki Loves Folklore Tech Team has introduced tools to support organizers and participants:
Article List Generator by Topic
– Helps identify articles available on English Wikipedia but missing in your local language Wikipedia. The tool allows customized filters and provides downloadable article lists in CSV and wikitable formats.
CampWiz
– Enables communities to manage writing campaigns effectively, including jury-based evaluation. This will be the third year CampWiz is officially used for Feminism and Folklore.
Both tools are now available for use in the campaign.
Click here to access the tools
Learn More & Get Support
For detailed information about rules, timelines, and prizes, please visit the
Feminism and Folklore 2026 project page
If you have any questions or need assistance, feel free to reach out via:
Meta talk page
Email us using details on the contact page.
Join Us
We look forward to your collaboration and coordination in making Feminism and Folklore 2026 a meaningful and impactful campaign for closing gender gaps and enriching folk culture content on Wikipedia.
Thank you and best wishes,
Feminism and Folklore 2026 International Team
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Invitation to Host Wiki Loves Folklore 2026 in Your Country
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Hello everyone,
We are delighted to invite Wikimedia affiliates, user groups, and community organizations worldwide to participate in
Wiki Loves Folklore 2026
, an international initiative dedicated to documenting and celebrating folk culture across the globe.
About Wiki Loves Folklore
Wiki Loves Folklore
is an annual international photography competition hosted on Wikimedia Commons. The campaign runs from
1 February to 31 March 2026
and encourages photographers, cultural enthusiasts, and community members to contribute photographs that highlight:
Folk traditions and rituals
Cultural festivals and celebrations
Traditional attire and crafts
Performing arts, music, and dance
Everyday practices rooted in folk heritage
Through this campaign, we aim to preserve and promote diverse folk cultures and make them freely accessible to the world.
Project page on Wikimedia Commons
Host a Local Edition
As we celebrate the
eight edition
of Wiki Loves Folklore, we warmly invite communities to organize a local edition in their country or region. Hosting a local campaign is a great opportunity to:
Increase visibility of your region’s folk culture
Engage new contributors in your community
Enrich Wikimedia Commons with high-quality cultural content
Sign up to organize
If your team prefers to organize the competition in
either February or March only
, please feel free to let us know.
If you are unable to organize, we encourage you to share this opportunity with other interested groups or organizations in your region.
Get in Touch
If you have any questions, need support, or would like to explore collaboration opportunities, please feel free to contact us via:
The project Talk pages
Email:
support@wikilovesfolklore.org
We are also happy to connect via an online meeting if your team would like to discuss planning or coordination in more detail.
Warm regards,
The Wiki Loves Folklore International Team
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Annual review of the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines
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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
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The most viewed articles of 2025
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Good news... but also bad news for the Public Domain
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Global powers see Wikipedia as fundamental target for manipulation
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Discussions open for the next WMF Annual Plan
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Epstein's obsessions
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Wikidata Graph Split and how we address major challenges
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Deaths, killings, films, and the Olympics
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Incoming Incurables
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Pop quiz
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Security testing unleashes computer worm on Meta-wiki
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What actually happened during the Wikimedia security incident?
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Indonesian government blocks Wikimedia logins; archive site scoured from Wikipedia after owner runs malware
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To wiki, perchance to groki
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Madhav Gadgil, Fredrick Brennan, Mark Miller, Chip Berlet
Opinion:
Interface administrators and trusting trust
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English Wikipedia deprecates archive.today after DDoS against blog, altered content
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Why is "Trypsin-sensitive photosynthetic activities in chloroplast membranes" cited in "List of tallest buildings in Chicago"?
Essay:
The pursuit of a button click
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Short descriptions: One year later
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Unreferenced articles backlog drive
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Speaking of planning ...
Traffic report:
Over the mountain, kissing silver inlaid clouds
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Entirety of Wikinews to be shut down
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AI ban, newspapers disrupt archiving; and antisemitism complaints
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Videos from WikiConference North America 2025 in NYC
Disinformation report:
Cleaning up after Jeffrey Epstein, Peter Nygard, and Mohamed Al-Fayed
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WikiConference North America 2025 in NYC review
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Dr. Subas Chandra Rout
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Join the sixth Ukraine’s Cultural Diplomacy Month on Wikipedia!
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Dear Wikipedians!
Wikimedia Ukraine
, in cooperation with the
MFA of Ukraine
and
Ukrainian Institute
, has launched the sixth edition of writing challenge "
Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month
", which lasts from
1st April
until
30th April 2026
The initiative aims to promote knowledge about Ukrainian culture abroad by creating and improving Wikipedia articles in multiple languages. This year marks the sixth edition of the campaign, which will focus on contemporary culture, making today’s artistic voices and practices more visible to international audiences.
How to participate?
Choose an article from the suggested list → Write an article in your language, or improve an existing one according to the rules → Add your contribution to the contest page and calculate your points → Win prizes and receive a certificate of participation → Become a promoter of truthful knowledge about Ukraine.
Check our main page for more information
If you are interested in coordinating long-term community engagement for the campaign and becoming a local ambassador, we would love to hear from you! Please let us know your interest.
If not, then we encourage you to translate the
landing page of the contest
and
banner
into your own language.
Also, we set up a
banner
to notify users of the possibility to participate in this challenge!
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Action Required: Update templates/modules for electoral maps (Migrating from P1846 to P14226)
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Hello everyone,
This is a notice regarding an ongoing data migration on Wikidata that may affect your election-related templates and Lua modules (such as
Module:Itemgroup/list
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The Change:
Currently, many templates pull electoral maps from Wikidata using the property
P1846
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P180
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We are migrating this data (across roughly 4,000 items) to a newly created, dedicated property:
P14226
What You Need To Do:
To ensure your templates and infoboxes do not break or lose their maps, please update your local code to fetch data from
P14226
instead of the old
P1846
P180
structure. A
list of pages
was generated using Wikimedia Global Search.
Deadline:
We are temporarily retaining the old data on
P1846
to allow for a smooth transition. However, to complete the data cleanup on Wikidata, the old
P1846
statements will be removed after
May 1, 2026
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Six Serbian Wikipedia editors banned following controversy about political bias
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Could Wikipedia be involved in Massachusetts' proposed social media ban for minors?
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