Hello!
*(apologies for cross-posting in various GLAM related lists)*
Would you like to see a GLAM, Culture, and Heritage-focused Wiki-conference
in 2025? If so, we’d love to hear from you!
Please take a moment to fill out this *community engagement survey* by *13
January 2025*. This is your chance to share your ideas, highlight what
topics matter most to you, and suggest how the conference could be most
relevant and impactful for your work.
*Would you like to see a formalized user group, or specific collaboration
with the WMF on a projects in this sector, is there a technical solution
that can inspire new innovation in other areas of Wiki?*
Your input will play a key role in shaping what this event could look like,
and we truly value your voice in the conversation. It is also a key
component for a Conference grant.
English:
https://forms.gle/TFUvsjT8F4xRuWfE7
Portuguese:
https://forms.gle/KaXcdp5g1eS8HgAN7
Spanish
https://forms.gle/WUWkSfT5RDr3gnRN7
Please feel free to share this survey with your network, with
chapter/language/user group mailing lists, groups, etc., who might be
interested. Together, we can make this an incredible and meaningful event
for the GLAMWiki community!
If you have questions or comments, or want to get involved, don't hesitate
to reach out.
All the best,
Connor
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Conbenewww.seehbe.com
P.s. there will be two reminder emails until the deadline.
We are excited to announce *Wiki Loves Birds India 2024
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Birds_India_2024>*, a national
photography campaign to celebrate and document the incredible avian
biodiversity across India. Inspired by Wiki Loves Birds Nepal, this
initiative enriches Wikimedia Commons with high-quality, free-licensed
media and improves ornithology-related content in the Indian language
Wikipedias.
India has approximately 1,350 bird species, ranging from familiar locals to
rare migratory wonders, thriving in diverse ecosystems. Through Wiki Loves
Birds India, we seek to raise awareness about bird conservation and inspire
a deeper appreciation of India’s avian biodiversity. The campaign aims to
address knowledge gaps related to ornithology across the Indian language
Wikipedias, enhancing access to valuable information for diverse audiences.
The campaign is dedicated to the legacies of pioneering ornithologists *Salim
Ali* and *K.K. Neelakandan*, whose work has been foundational in
understanding and preserving India’s birdlife.
Campaign Details
- *When:* 25 November – 25 December 2024
- *Activities:*
- *Uploading Images and Sounds:* Contribute high-quality photographs
and bird sounds to Wikimedia Commons
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaign:wlb_2024>.
1. *Local Photo Walks:* Organize/Participate in photo walks
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Birds_India_2024/Phot…>
to explore and photograph birds in their near natural
habitats/nature park.
2. *Wikipedia Edit-a-thon:* Improve and create ornithology-related
articles on your local language Wikipedia.
Outstanding contributions will be recognized through a contest. If you
would like more details, you can visit our Commons Campaign Page
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Birds_India_2024>.
Thanks to the Salim Ali Foundation, Sahya Digital Conservation Foundation,
and Wikimedia Foundation for helping organize and sponsor the prizes. If
you are a seasoned birder, a budding photographer, or a passionate
Wikipedian, we would like to invite you to contribute.
Warm regards,
*Manoj Karingamadathil*
Project Lead, Wiki Loves Birds India 2024
Wikimedians of Kerala User Group
*For French and Arabic scroll down please. *
Dear Wikimedians,
We happily announce posting a video prepared by Wiki In Africa
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_In_Africa>Team
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_In_Africa/Team>to explain how to edit
ISA and use it to increase the searchability and accessibility of images in
specific commons category.
This video explains what structured data is, what ISA is, and how to add
structured data using ISA.
You can watch the video through this link:
https://youtu.be/CLsUqDnsNKo?si=q6FExYKMotZeL18Z
Also, a reminder that WLA 2024 ISA tool campaign is still going until 30th
November, you can practice the video on it through the link:
https://bit.ly/WLA24_ISA
#PlayISA
#WikiLovesAfrica
Cheers,
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Chers Wikimédiens,
Nous avons le plaisir de vous annoncer la mise en ligne d'une vidéo
préparée par l'équipe Wiki In Africa pour expliquer comment utiliser ISA et
l'utiliser et améliorer la recherche et l'accessibilité des images de
Wikimedia Commons.
Cette vidéo explique ce que sont les données structurées, ce qu'est ISA, et
comment ajouter des données structurées en utilisant ISA.
Vous pouvez regarder la vidéo en cliquant sur ce lien :
https://youtu.be/CLsUqDnsNKo?si=q6FExYKMotZeL18Z
Nous vous rappelons également que la campagne WLA 2024 pour l'outil ISA est
toujours en cours jusqu'au 30 novembre, vous pouvez pratiquer la vidéo sur
ce lien ! https://bit.ly/WLA24_ISA
Bien à vous,
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أعزائي الويكيميديين
يسعدنا أن نعلن عن نشر مقطع فيديو أعده فريق
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_In_Africa/Team>Wiki In Africa
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_In_Africa>
لشرح كيفية إضافة البيانات الهيكلية باستخدام أداة إيسا لاستخدامها لزيادة
إمكانية البحث عن صور في تصانيف معينة بويكيميديا كومنز وويادة إمكانية الوصول
إلى تلك الصور.
يشرح هذا الفيديو ما هي البيانات الهيكلية وما هي أداة إيسا وكيفية إضافة
بيانات هيكلية باستخدامها.
يمكنك مشاهدة الفيديو من خلال هذا الرابط:
https://youtu.be/CLsUqDnsNKo?si=q6FExYKMotZeL18Z
كما نود التذكير بأن حملة حملة أداة إيسا ويكي تهوى أفريقيا لا تزال مستمرة
حتى 30 نوفمبر، يمكنك المشاركة فيها للتدرب على ما هو موجود بالفيديو!
https://bit.ly/WLA24_ISA
--
*Donia*
WikiAfrica Hour Production Coordinator
& Wiki In Africa Tools Community Facilitator
Hello all,
Hope you have been well! We have just released v5.1.0 of the Commons
Android app to production. The update is now available on Play store
(beta track) [1] and F-droid [2]. You could also build the app directly
from our GitHub repository [3].
This release includes the improved upload queue that was specified in
the previous release post. This was contributed by Kanahia during
Google Summer of Code 2024[4]! He was mentored by Nicolas and Ritika.
The new upload queue system ensures smoother, sequential processing and
better progress tracking. It also provides more flexibility with
managing your whole upload queue by allowing to pause / resume / cancel
all ongoing uploads.
With this enhancement, we have retired the "Limited Connection Mode".
However, the new upload queue's pause provides flexibility similar to
the old mode. We would love to hear any thoughts / concerns about this
change.
Other significant changes:
- Fixed an UI issue where the 'Subcategories' and 'Parent Categories'
tabs appeared blank in the Category Details screen. Resolved by
optimizing view binding handling in the parent fragments.
- Added an option in "Nearby" feature enabling users to provide feedback
on Wikidata items. Users can report if an item doesn’t exist, is at a
different location, or has other issues, with submissions tagged for
easy tracking and updates.
- Improved the "Nearby" feature by splitting the query into two parts
for faster loading and better performance, especially in areas with
dense amount of places. This update also resolves issues with pins
overlapping place names.
- Upgraded AGP and target/compile SDK to 34 and make necessary
adjustments to the app such as adding "Partial Access" support.
- Fixed an issue where editing depictions removed all other structured
data from images. Now, only depictions are updated, preserving other
associated data.
- Fixed map centering in the image upload flow to use GPS EXIF tag
location from pictures and ensured "Show in map app" accurately
reflects this location.
- Fixed navigation after uploading via Nearby by directing users to the
Uploads activity instead of returning to Nearby, preventing confusion
about needing to upload again.
These are only a small chunk of all the changes that were part of this
release. Checkout our release notes [3] for a more detailed set of
changes since the last announcement.
As always, feel free to reach our to us with your valuable feedback.
You could share feedback in our talk page [5] / by writing an e-mail
to commons-app-android(a)googlegroups.com / via our issue tracker [6].
[ References ]]
[1]: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.free.nrw.commons
[2]: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/fr.free.nrw.commons
[3]: https://github.com/commons-app/apps-android-commons/releases/tag/v5.1.0
[4]: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T360265
[5]: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons_talk:Mobile_app
[6]: https://github.com/commons-app/apps-android-commons/issues
Best regards,
Sivaraam (User:Kaartic)
Dear Wikimedians,
Thank you for joining us in Wiki Loves Monuments UAE 2024
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2024_in_the…>!
Your contributions have been invaluable in capturing the beauty and history
of the UAE’s cultural heritage.
Thanks to your dedication, we’ve successfully added 302 unique images to
our collection, each one showcasing the essence of the UAE. These photos
are now under review by our jury panel to highlight the most remarkable
submissions.
Stay tuned—by November 30th, we’ll be announcing the top contributors and
prize winners!
Once again, thank you for helping to preserve and celebrate the UAE’s
heritage through your lens. We’re excited to share the results soon!
Warm regards,
The Wiki Loves Monuments UAE Team
Dear all,
Apologies for cross posting and writing in English!
This is a final reminder that today is the last day to apply to become a
team member for Wiki Loves Ramadan, a global campaign celebrating Ramadan
across Wikimedia projects. We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to
join us in key roles that will be essential to the event's success.
If you’re interested, please complete your application by the end of today,
October 31, 2024. There are various positions available in project
coordination, outreach, design, and technical support—something for
everyone passionate about making an impact.
*Apply Here:* Application Link
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfXiox_eEDH4yJ0gxVBgtL7jPe41TINAWY…>
For details about the roles and requirements, please see the Position
Descriptions
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oy0_tilC6kow5GGf6cEuFvdFpekcubCqJlaxkxh…>
.
Thank you for your interest and support. We’re excited to work together to
make Wiki Loves Ramadan a truly meaningful campaign!
Regards,
The Wiki Loves Ramadan Team
Hello,
I just cleaned up a bit of moderation queue.
One thing to note: People sometimes send images as attachments. However, mailing list software has a default setting of 40KB size limit. If an email is larger than 40KB in total (either because too much HTML that exceeds 40KB (unlikely I think), full-res image attached, etc etc), it is held for admin approval.
However it takes a bit more than few weeks for me to review those queue. (I haven't talked to Steinsplitter (my fellow list-admin) for a while, so I don't know how active Steinsplitter is) So, my general advice is, just don't send an email with an attachment. I've left a note to that effect on list information page.
> There is a 40KB mail size limit, and if you send an email larger than 40KB, your mail will be held for admin approval.
Have a nice day!
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Hai,
We are happy to present to you the final results of the Wiki Loves Onam
2024 photography campaign which took place on Wikimedia Commons from 1st
September 2024 to 30th September 2024. You can have a glimpse of the
winners at the commons winners page.[1] This year more than 4000 images got
uploaded into Wikimedia commons as part of this campaign. More than 100
participants contributed to this campaign and uploaded media files related
to Onam celebrations from around the world during this period.
We are thrilled to announce the winners:
1st Prize: User:Anirudhanmuthuvara
2nd Prize: User:Pdhang
3rd Prize: User:Sindhu Haridas
Special recognition in the following categories:
Flowers - User:Anirudhanmuthuvara
Pookkalam - User:Anirudhanmuthuvara
Games - User:Silaonam
Traditions - User:Edvin Varghese M
Sadhya - User:Akhilan
Video - User:Varghesepunnamada
Top Uploader - User:Deepa Chandran2014
We extend our heartfelt thanks to all participants for their contributions
to enriching Wikimedia Commons. We look forward to seeing even more
inspiring work in future campaigns.
[1]. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Onam_2024/Winners
Regards,
Behalf of Wiki Loves Onam Organizing Team
*Ranjith Siji*
Wikimedians of Kerala User Group
wikimediakerala.in
wikilovesonam.org
Dear Wikimedians,
I hope this email finds you well.
I am excited to share the results of the 2024 Wiki Loves Africa contest. Wiki
Loves Africa
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Africa_2023> aims to
celebrate the richness, diversity and beauty of Africa by encouraging
participants and contributors to upload their media to Wikimedia Commons
for use on Wikipedia.
This year, Wiki Loves Africa called for images, video and audio that
reflected its 2024 theme of Africa Creates, which was especially chosen by
the community to celebrate 10 years since the contest first launched in
2014. The continent-wide call, and the many events organised by local
chapters and usergroups (whose continued support have been integral to
making this project a highlight in many African Wikimedian’s and
photographer’s calendars alike) resulted in a total
<https://ptools.toolforge.org/uploadersincat.php?category=Images+from+Wiki+L…>
of 14,163 entries that were uploaded to Wikimedia Commons by 796 media
specialists and photographers representing 45 countries
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Images_from_Wiki_Loves_Africa_2…>,
50% of whom were entirely new to the Wikimedia projects!
The competition ran from 1st March to 30th April. Then began the incredible
task of the volunteer reviewers and international jurors to sort through
thousands of entries and pick out the winners. The Wiki Loves Africa 2024
International Jury was made up of 15 professional photographers, filmmakers
and media specialists from Africa and international Wikimedians who are
Commons experts, to select the international winners.
It has been inspiring for the team of Wiki in Africa
<https://www.wikiinafrica.org/> to witness the creativity and work ethic of
media makers from across the continent in response to the theme, as well as
the enthusiasm of local organisers from Cape Town to Cairo. Wilson would
have been proud.
The 2024 Wiki Loves Africa winners
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Africa_2024/Winners>
across three prize categories hail from five different countries.
The international prizes are:
Photography
-
1st prize: US$1000 - “L'artisan graveur” by Fawzi Demmane (Algeria)
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:L%27artisan_graveur.jpg>
-
Joint 2nd prize: US$900 - “تجفيف زهور عباد القمر” by Doaa Adel Ahmed
Mohamed (Egypt)
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D8%AA%D8%AC%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%81_%D8%…>
-
Joint 2nd prize: US$900 - “Gusarura Icyayi” by Germain Mutijima (Rwanda)
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gusarura_Icyayi.jpg>
-
3rd prize: US$800 - “MN004” by Mohamed Nageeb Nasr (Egypt)
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MN004.jpg>
Video
-
Narrative video prize: USD1000 - “Ahmadu Bello University Zaria Students
works for Africa create” by Eeman Oyiza (Nigeria)
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ahmadu_Bello_University_Zaria_Stude…>
-
Reportage video prize: USD1000 - “The Master Carver and a Message - A
Documentary By Green Wilfred Somoni” by Green Wilfred Somoni (Nigeria)
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Master_Carver_and_a_Message_-_A…>
-
Clip video prize: USD$200 -
“Africa-creates-realisateur-charles-yao-brou-from-wiki-loves-africa-cote-divoire-fan-club”
by Charles Yao Brou (Cote d'Ivoire)
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Africa-creates-realisateur-charles-…>
Audio
-
Best audio prize: USD$800 - “The African Anthem” by Abubakar Abdullahi
Tanimu (Nigeria)
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_African_Anthem.ogg>
Useful links:
Click to view the best photos from the contest
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Best_images_from_Wiki_Loves_Afr…>
Click to view Quality photos from the contest
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Quality_images_from_Wiki_Loves_…>
Click to see the Top 20 shortlisted photos from the contest.
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzIDLELnRZ0>
Click to view the National winners from local contests.
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Africa_2024/National_…>
On a final note, we would like to acknowledge the support of all our
partners, jury, organizers and volunteers whose tireless efforts,
assistance and contributions made this year's contest a success. We are
immensely grateful for your dedication and passion in supporting Wiki Loves
Africa. We look forward to your continued participation in future endeavors.
If you have any questions or would like further information, please do not
hesitate to reach out via hilary(a)wikiinafrica.org. A more detailed media
release about the winners is available on our website.
Thank you once again for your interest and support.
Warm regards,
Hilary
On behalf of the International team Wiki Loves Africa
