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If you thought the Wikimania fun was over in one weekend, you must not be in Ghana: the Dagbani Wikimedians User Group https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Dagbani_Wikimedians_User_Group hosted three phases of celebration, including a post-Wikimania event https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/09/10/dagbani-wikimedians-user-group-holds-satellite-wikimania-events-in-three-phases-with-its-sister-communities/ with their sister communities, the Gurenɛ Wikimedia Community https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Guren%C9%9B_Wikimedia_Community and the Moore Wikimedia Community https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Moore_Wikimedia_Community.
// ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Gabrielle Basha gbasha@wikimedia.org Date: Sat, Sep 17, 2022 at 12:02 AM Subject: [MoveCom] TL;DR: Wiki in the world (September 12 - September 16) To: TLDR tldr@wikimedia.org
Hi there,
Welcome to this week’s installment of “TL;DR: Wiki in the world!”
Wikimedia updates:
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Let the sounds of knowledge ring out: the Sound Logo contest has launched! https://soundlogo.wikimedia.org/ You have until 10 October to send your submission. -
Click to tweet me https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsoundlogo.wikimedia.org&text=The%20@Wikimedia%20movement%20is%20looking%20for%20a%20sound%20that%20will%20identify%20content%20from%20their%20projects%2C%20including%20@Wikipedia.%20Want%20to%20play%20your%20part%3F%20Learn%20more%3A%20%23WikiSoundLogo : The @Wikimedia movement is looking for a sound that will identify content from their projects, including @Wikipedia. Want to play your part? Learn more: soundlogo.wikimedia.org #WikiSoundLogo -
The Leadership Development Working Group https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Leadership_Development_Working_Group has been developing a plan to help build skills and leadership capacity in communities as one of the 2030 Wikimedia Movement Strategy recommendations, and now they’re collecting feedback on their findings. https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/09/14/collecting-feedback-a-shared-definition-of-leadership/ Be sure to take a look and contribute your thoughts before 6 October.
Community in action:
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If you thought the Wikimania fun was over in one weekend, you must not be in Ghana: the Dagbani Wikimedians User Group https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Dagbani_Wikimedians_User_Group hosted three phases of celebration, including a post-Wikimania event https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/09/10/dagbani-wikimedians-user-group-holds-satellite-wikimania-events-in-three-phases-with-its-sister-communities/ with their sister communities, the Gurenɛ Wikimedia Community https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Guren%C9%9B_Wikimedia_Community and the Moore Wikimedia Community https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Moore_Wikimedia_Community. -
A two-month long “Wiki for Senior Citizens https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/News/August_2022/Wiki_For_Senior_Citizens” training has recently kicked off in Abuja, Nigeria. The group, facilitated by Igbo Wikipedia Working Group https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Igbo_Wikimedians_User_Group co-founder Obialugeriaku Ezeilo, is teaching the finer points of information technology and how to edit to retirees age 55 and older. -
Click to tweet me https://ctt.ac/kA_0g: To truly represent the sum of all human knowledge, @Wikipedia needs everyone. A training by @bObyEzeilo1 of @wikimediaigbo in Abuja, Nigeria, called “Wiki For Senior Citizens” is part of the solution. https://w.wiki/5hsJ -
Latinx Heritage Month began on 15 September! WMF is collaborating with the newly-formed Latinx Employee Resource Group to organize https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/09/15/why-is-it-important-to-talk-about-latinx-heritage-month-and-our-diverse-latin-american-identities-an-invitation-to-join-the-conversation-and-celebration-of-our-latinidades/ a series of activities that seek to open a space for conversation and celebration of all their contributions to the Foundation and the Wikimedia Movement.
Notable press:
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It’s time Wikipedia’s accuracy is taken seriously, reports https://www.theage.com.au/national/evidence-suggests-wikipedia-is-accurate-and-reliable-when-are-we-going-to-start-taking-it-seriously-20220913-p5bhl3.html Australian newspaper The Age. -
NPR contributes https://www.npr.org/2022/09/15/1122943829/wikipedia--queen-elizabeth-ii-death-deaditors-editors-article to the recent wave of attention and appreciation for volunteers’ incredibly speedy work to keep Wikipedia current. This follows a tsunami of traffic https://twitter.com/Wikipedia/status/1568261424513798144 on Wikipedia immediately after the death of Queen Elizabeth II was announced on 8 September. -
Click to tweet me https://ctt.ac/4e0u1: "Seconds after the news came out that Queen Elizabeth had died, the edit conflicts on the article for her just absolutely spiked," said @anniierau. @npr reports on @Wikipedia editors’ nearly instantaneous response to the global news: https://www.npr.org/2022/09/15/1122943829/wikipedia-- queen-elizabeth-ii-death-deaditors-editors-article https://www.npr.org/2022/09/15/1122943829/wikipedia--queen-elizabeth-ii-death-deaditors-editors-article -
The Hustle reports https://thehustle.co/09142022-wikipedia-sound/ on The Sound of All Human Knowledge contest and how everyone can help find the first sound logo for Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects.
Thanks for reading and sharing!
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*Gabrielle Basha *(she/her)
Executive Communications Associate
Wikimedia Foundation https://wikimediafoundation.org/
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