Hi everyone :)
Last year Lucie started working on the ArticlePlaceholder (
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ArticlePlaceholder) in order to
fullfill Wikidata's promise of supporting especially the smaller
Wikipedias. Today we have rolled it out on the first 4 Wikipedias:
Esperanto, Haitian Creole, Neapolitan and Odia. When someone searches for a
topic where no local article exists but Wikidata has data we will show an
ArticlePlaceholder with this information and encourage the reader to create
an article. I hope this will help these Wikipedias by offering their
readers more content and by turning more of them into active editors.
In order for the feature to work well we need labels for items and
properties in these languages on Wikidata. A lot exist already but if you
want to help out you can find items and properties that need labels in
these languages at https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikidata-terminator and
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:ListProperties.
What we rolled out today as usual is a first version. Based on the feedback
from those 4 Wikipedias we will expand and improve it. One of the next
things we will do is add the option to translate an article from another
language if it exists using the Content Translation tool and fix known
bugs. Things we know are still broken or need work:
* language fallbacks in the properties are not working so you will see a
lot of P1234 and so on until a label is added on Wikidata in that language
* long identifiers break out of the identifier box on the right side and
don't look good
* right now you only get an ArticlePlaceholder in the search results when
Wikidata has at least 3 links to other Wikimedia projects and 3 statements.
We might need to tweak this number still based on feedback from the first
Wikipedias. We limit this in order to not encourage readers to create an
article that will be deleted right after they created it because it isn't
notable.
Here are some example pages:
* Odia:
https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%AC%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%B6%E0%AD%87%E0%AC%B7…
* Napolitan:
https://nap.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speci%C3%A0le:AboutTopic?entityid=Q2613697
* Esperanto:
https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speciala%C4%B5o:AboutTopic?entityid=Q12345
* Haitian Creole:
https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espesyal:AboutTopic?entityid=Q12345
I'm really excited about making true on one of Wikidata's biggest promises.
Cheers
Lydia
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Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207.
On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 1:38 PM Jo <winfixit(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Lucie,
>
> Thank you for implementing this. I have some more suggestions.
>
> When I go to this article:
>
> https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speciala%C4%B5o:AboutTopic?entityid=Q22393235
>
> I can't go back the Wikidata entry.
> I also can't jump to this article from the Wikidata entry on wikidata.org.
> And I'm not made aware of these placeholder articles in 4 extra languages
> on the Swedish and Cebuano Wikipedias.
>
Thanks. That is useful feedback. We'll take that into account.
> This also doesn't work:
> https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabanga_insulo
>
> But that would have been very surprising if it had. Still, how does one
> 'land' on these placeholder articles?
>
Right now you get there via Special:AboutTopic. Lucie is currently working
on fixing the search bug and then you will get there via search again.
Should be done in the next hours.
> The only way I found was by adding the q-number after this url:
> https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speciala%C4%B5o:AboutTopic?entityid=
>
> But that's not very straightforward/intuitive.
>
Agreed ;-)
Cheers
Lydia
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der Nummer 23855 Nz. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für
Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207.
Thank you!
On May 12, 2016 2:52 PM, "Stephen LaPorte" <slaporte(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> The Board of Trustees has published minutes from the Board meeting on
> March 21, 2016. You can find the Board's minutes on the Foundation Wiki:
> https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Minutes/2016-03
>
> Best,
> Stephen
>
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Since you brought up this example.... the BBC news site used to have a
mobile and desktop site... just like we did.
Eventually, they got their mobile site to a good state, removed the
desktop site and used the mobile site:
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-31966686
It's worth pointing out we are a smaller amount of volunteers with a
far more complex ecosystem (extensions) so it's likely to take us much
longer.
On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 9:35 AM, Jon Robson <jdlrobson(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 2:07 PM, James Forrester
> <jforrester(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
>> On 11 May 2016 at 12:50, Michael Peel <email(a)mikepeel.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Isn't it time to start moving to responsive mediawiki templates
>>> (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Responsive_web_design), rather than having a
>>> separate mobile interface/URL?
>>>
>>>
>>> For a practical example, see the BBC News website
>>> (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news), which is the same website on all devices, it
>>> just rescales the content/navigation/layout to suit the device. (Try
>>> resizing your web browser on your computer to the size of a mobile web
>>> browser to see what I mean.)
>>
>>
> Since you brought up this example.... the BBC news site used to have a
> mobile and desktop site... just like we did.
>
> Eventually, they got their mobile site to a good state, removed the
> desktop site and used the mobile site:
> http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-31966686
>
> It's worth pointing out we are a smaller amount of volunteers with a
> far more complex ecosystem (extensions) so it's likely to take us much
> longer.
Forwarding since this may be of general interest regarding Wikipedia
readership.
Thanks Tilman!
Pine
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From: Tilman Bayer <tbayer(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Wed, May 11, 2016 at 10:23 AM
Subject: [WikimediaMobile] "Among mobile sites, Wikipedia reigns in terms
of popularity"
To: mobile-l <mobile-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Cc: Wikimedia developers <wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Analytics Team -
Internal <analytics-internal(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
New study (US only) by the Knight Foundation:
https://medium.com/mobile-first-news-how-people-use-smartphones-to ,
summarized here:
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/05/people-love-wikipedia…
"People spent more time on Wikipedia’s mobile site than any other news
or information site in Knight’s analysis, about 13 minutes per month
for the average visitor. CNN wasn’t too far behind, at 9 minutes 45
seconds per month. BuzzFeed clocked in third at 9 minutes 21 seconds
per month. (BuzzFeed, however, slays both CNN and Wikipedia in time
spent with the sites’ apps, compared with mobile websites. BuzzFeed
users devote more than 2 hours per month to its apps, compared with
about 46 minutes among CNN app users and 31 minutes among Wikipedia
app loyalists.)
Another way to look at Wikipedia’s influence: Wikipedia reaches almost
one-third of the total mobile population each month, according to
Knight’s analysis, which used data from the audience-tracking firm
Nielsen."
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Dear all,
It is my pleasure, on behalf of the Affiliations Committee, to announce
the recognition of a new WIkimedia User Group: Florida Librarians of
Wikipedia [1]
As their name implies, they are librarians, and they want to focus on
training other librarians on how to contribute to the different
Wikimedia projects, especially Wikipedia. Apart from that, they have
already organized some edit-a-thons and they're looking forward to
organize more, as well as meetups of Wikimedians (librarians an
non-librarians).
Welcome to the family!
1: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Florida_Librarians_of_Wikipedia
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Dear Wikimedians,
We are writing to let you know the result of the election for the 2
Affiliate Selected Board Seats on the Wikimedia Foundation board.
The successful candidates were *Christophe Henner* and *Nataliia Tymkiv.*
A total of 40 chapters and thorgs voted - all except for the Macedonia and
Macau chapters - which is a record.
The number of first preferences received by each candidate was as follows:
Christophe Henner (9.00);
Siska Doviana (6.75);
Jan Ainali (5.50);
Osmar Valdebenito (5.50);
Nataliia Tymkiv (4.75);
Susanna Mkrtchyan (3.25);
Lodewijk Gelauff (2.50);
Maarten Deneckere (1.50);
Kunal Mehta(1.25);
Leigh Thelmadatter (0.00)
As you know the election was conducted under the Single Transferable Vote,
which meant that votes were redistributed between candidates to come up
with the final result. In the 9th round of voting the final place, after
Christophe was elected, was between Nataliia (16.09) and Siska (9.91). We
will be putting the full count narrative on the Chapters Wiki so that
others can verify it if they wish.
We would like to congratulate Christophe and Nataliia and thank everyone
who stood. It is the closest ASBS result for some time, and all candidates
brought very valuable perspectives to the work of the WMF.
Regards,
Chris Keating, Lorenzo Losa, Lane Rasberry
Election Facilitators
I wanted to share with you an announcement
<http://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/05/11/annette-campbell-white-endowment/> I
just posted to the Wikimedia blog. The WMF Board of Trustees has appointed
Annette Campbell-White as one of the founding members of the Wikimedia
Endowment Advisory Board.
Annette has been a supporter of WMF since 2010. She frequently attends our
events and a few staff members have gotten to know her. We could not be
more thrilled to have her stepping up her involvement and sharing her
expertise for the benefit of the movement.
As background on the the process: In December, the WMF board passed a
resolution <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Establishment_of_Endowment>
creating the endowment. As part of that, they are appointing the first
three founding members of the Endowment Advisory Board. Jimmy Wales was
appointed in December and the board appointed Annette Campbell-White at
their meeting last month in Berlin.
If you have thoughts on the endowment, this is still a good place on meta
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Endowment_Essay> to have a discussion.
Please join me in welcoming and congratulating Annette!
Best,
Lisa Gruwell
I note that the minutes I requested in my posting yesterday were published
two hours later [1] althought not linked from
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Meetings as one would expect, not were
they announced on the mailing list. While I am glad that this has finally
happened, it is deplorable that it should require persistent public
complaints to make such a simple and easy thing happen when it should have
been entirely routine -- the situation is still quite unsatisfactory and I
look forward to receiving a clear explanation from the people responsible.
I note that the issue of minutes will "be discussed as an item proposed as
one of the governance improvements". I hope that this discussion will lead
to action, which is what has been conspicuously lacking. Is the Community
involved in these proposals for governance improvement?
Rogol
[1] https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Minutes/2016-03
Greetings,
The first office hours with Wikimedia Foundation’s interim Executive Director, Katherine Maher, will begin in about 80 minutes.
Apologies for confusion on the time, here is the time for the first session, being held via video:
Thursday, 12 May 2016 - 00:00-01:00 UTC | Wednesday, 11 May 2016 - 17:00-18:00 PDT
You can join us and ask questions during the session via Blue Jeans: https://bluejeans.com/198076339
The session will also be available for streaming on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XazXyL-Ybjo
Etherpad that has been setup for notes: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/May_2016_-_WMF_ED_May_2016_video_office_ho…
More info: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Executive_Director/May…
We look forward to talking with folks soon!
-greg
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> Begin forwarded message:
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> Date: May 10, 2016 at 1:22:24 PM EDT
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> Greetings,
>
> A quick reminder that the first office hours with Wikimedia Foundation’s interim Executive Director, Katherine Maher, is coming up in the next day (roughly).
>
> Apologies for confusion on the time, here is the time for the first session, being held via video:
> Thursday, 12 May 2016 - 00:00-01:00 UTC | Wednesday, 11 May 2016 - 17:00-18:00 PDT
>
> You are invited to ask questions and offer suggestions to Katherine on this Meta-Wiki page (which also has additional information on the office hours): https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Executive_Director/May…
>
> You can join us and ask questions during the session via Blue Jeans: https://bluejeans.com/198076339
>
> The session will also be available for streaming on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XazXyL-Ybjo
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> gvarnum(a)wikimedia.org
>
>> On May 4, 2016, at 8:47 PM, Katherine Maher <kmaher(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> **Summary: I am delighted to invite you to join me for two upcoming office
>> hours, where I’ll answer community questions and share updates on the
>> Foundation’s work.**
>>
>> It’s been a busy few weeks around the Wikimedia Foundation offices. We
>> shared our 2016-2017 annual plan, finished our quarterly reviews, and
>> attended Wikimedia Conference 2016 in Berlin with the Wikimedia affiliates.
>> [1]
>>
>> In Berlin, I had the chance to do one of my favorite things: sit with
>> Wikimedians, listen, debate, and plan for the future. Of course, Berlin is
>> just one gathering, and there are thousands of other perspectives out
>> there. I want to hear more of these perspectives, and so I’m looking
>> forward to hosting two office hours over the coming weeks.
>>
>> We plan to hold a traditional office hours on IRC, and will also experiment
>> with a video Q&A. We hope these different formats will make it easier for
>> more people to participate using their preferred communications channels.
>> We’ve chosen two different time zones, with the goal of reaching as many
>> people as possible. They are as follows:
>>
>> *Video session*
>> *This session will be recorded, and the video will be posted on
>> Commons/Meta. Due to video conferencing limitations, we encourage advance
>> questions.*
>> Wednesday, 11 May 2016
>> 00:00-1:00 UTC | 17:00-18:00 PDT [2]
>>
>> *IRC session*
>> *This session follows the May monthly metrics meeting.[4] Like other office
>> hours, it will be held in #Wikimedia-office on Freenode.*
>> Thursday, 26 May 2016
>> 19:00-20:00 UTC | 12:00-13:00 PDT [3]
>>
>> We’re also collecting questions in advance for those who can’t make either
>> of those sessions. We’ve created a page on Meta where you can leave
>> questions or comments, check the details on the location of each session:
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Executive_Director/May…
>>
>> Please share this invitation with others you think may be interested!
>>
>> I look forward to speaking soon,
>> Katherine
>>
>> Translation notice - This message is available for translation on
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>>
>> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2016
>> [2] Time converter link:
>> http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?hour=0&min=00&sec=0&da…
>> [3] Time converter link:
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>>
>>
>> --
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>>
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> Begin forwarded message:
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> Subject: REMINDER: Invitation to upcoming office hours with WMF interim Executive Director
> Date: May 10, 2016 at 1:22:45 PM EDT
> To: wikimediaannounce-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
>
> Greetings,
>
> A quick reminder that the first office hours with Wikimedia Foundation’s interim Executive Director, Katherine Maher, is coming up in the next day (roughly).
>
> Apologies for confusion on the time, here is the time for the first session, being held via video:
> Thursday, 12 May 2016 - 00:00-01:00 UTC | Wednesday, 11 May 2016 - 17:00-18:00 PDT
>
> You are invited to ask questions and offer suggestions to Katherine on this Meta-Wiki page (which also has additional information on the office hours): https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Executive_Director/May…
>
> You can join us and ask questions during the session via Blue Jeans: https://bluejeans.com/198076339
>
> The session will also be available for streaming on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XazXyL-Ybjo
>
> We look forward to talking with folks soon!
> -greg
>
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> gvarnum(a)wikimedia.org
>
>> On May 4, 2016, at 8:47 PM, Katherine Maher <kmaher(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> **Summary: I am delighted to invite you to join me for two upcoming office
>> hours, where I’ll answer community questions and share updates on the
>> Foundation’s work.**
>>
>> It’s been a busy few weeks around the Wikimedia Foundation offices. We
>> shared our 2016-2017 annual plan, finished our quarterly reviews, and
>> attended Wikimedia Conference 2016 in Berlin with the Wikimedia affiliates.
>> [1]
>>
>> In Berlin, I had the chance to do one of my favorite things: sit with
>> Wikimedians, listen, debate, and plan for the future. Of course, Berlin is
>> just one gathering, and there are thousands of other perspectives out
>> there. I want to hear more of these perspectives, and so I’m looking
>> forward to hosting two office hours over the coming weeks.
>>
>> We plan to hold a traditional office hours on IRC, and will also experiment
>> with a video Q&A. We hope these different formats will make it easier for
>> more people to participate using their preferred communications channels.
>> We’ve chosen two different time zones, with the goal of reaching as many
>> people as possible. They are as follows:
>>
>> *Video session*
>> *This session will be recorded, and the video will be posted on
>> Commons/Meta. Due to video conferencing limitations, we encourage advance
>> questions.*
>> Wednesday, 11 May 2016
>> 00:00-1:00 UTC | 17:00-18:00 PDT [2]
>>
>> *IRC session*
>> *This session follows the May monthly metrics meeting.[4] Like other office
>> hours, it will be held in #Wikimedia-office on Freenode.*
>> Thursday, 26 May 2016
>> 19:00-20:00 UTC | 12:00-13:00 PDT [3]
>>
>> We’re also collecting questions in advance for those who can’t make either
>> of those sessions. We’ve created a page on Meta where you can leave
>> questions or comments, check the details on the location of each session:
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Executive_Director/May…
>>
>> Please share this invitation with others you think may be interested!
>>
>> I look forward to speaking soon,
>> Katherine
>>
>> Translation notice - This message is available for translation on
>> Meta-Wiki:
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Executive_Director/May…
>>
>> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Conference_2016
>> [2] Time converter link:
>> http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?hour=0&min=00&sec=0&da…
>> [3] Time converter link:
>> http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?hour=19&min=00&sec=0&d…
>> [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMF_Metrics_and_activities_meetings
>>
>>
>> --
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>>
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>> San Francisco, CA 94105
>>
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>> +1 (415) 712 4873
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