Social-media July 2014

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Grant for WLM Thailand
by Alex Wang 24 Jul '14

24 Jul '14

Hi Social Media Folks! I'd like to post the following announcement regarding a new Project and Event Grant. * FB/Google +* Volunteers in Thailand to organize Wiki Loves Monuments, with the support of a new Project and Event Grant: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/User:Taweetham/Thailand_Wikimedi… *Twitter* Wiki Loves Monuments in Thailand, organized with the support of a new Project and Event Grant: /Wikimedia_Ireland_Community/Wiki_Loves_Monuments_Ireland_2014 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/User:Taweetham/Thailand_Wikimedi…> Thanks, Alex -- Alex Wang Program Officer Project & Event Grants Wikimedia Foundation <http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home> +1 415-839-6885 Skype: alexvwang

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Social media for Creative Commons Telugu blog post
by Carlos Monterrey 23 Jul '14

23 Jul '14

*Hi all,* *Here is the proposed SM for the blog that was published today regarding the first ever Creative Commons Telugu event. Thanks for reviewing: * *Blog post:* https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/23/first-ever-creative-commons-event-in-… *SM calendar:* https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#July_23 The First ever Creative Commons event in Telugu: Ten Telugu Books Re-released Under CC - *t*: Wikimedians came together for a Telugu Creative Commons event - 10 books released under CC license: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/23/first-ever-creative-commons-event-in-… - *t*: 100 Wikimedians came together for the first ever Creative Commons event in Telugu. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/23/first-ever-creative-commons-event-in-… - *f/g*: “Wikimedians in collaboration with CIS-A2K came together to celebrate this first ever Creative Commons event in Telugu.” 10 Telugu books were re-released under the Creative Commons license (CC-BY-SA 3.0) – inspiring other participants to come forward and donate their books under the license as well. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/23/first-ever-creative-commons-event-in-… -- Carlos Monterrey Communications Associate Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 ext 6881 www.wikimediafoundation.org blog.wikimedia.org

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Grant to Ireland
by Alex Wang 23 Jul '14

23 Jul '14

Hi Social Media Folks! I'd like to post the following announcement regarding a new Project and Event Grant. * FB/Google +* Volunteers in Ireland organize the country's first Wiki Loves Monuments contest, with the support of a new Project and Event Grant: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/Wikimedia_Ireland_Community/Wiki… <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/Metro/Institutional_Growth_and_C…> *Twitter* Ireland's first Wiki Loves Monuments, organized with the support of a new Project and Event Grant: /Wikimedia_Ireland_Community/Wiki_Loves_Monuments_Ireland_2014 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/Metro/Institutional_Growth_and_C…> Thanks, Alex -- Alex Wang Program Officer Project & Event Grants Wikimedia Foundation <http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home> +1 415-839-6885 Skype: alexvwang

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Proposed SM for Wikimania 2013 documentary blog post
by Tilman Bayer 22 Jul '14

22 Jul '14

*T: In preparation for @WikimaniaLondon, watch this new short documentary about last year's Wikimania: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/22/look-back-wikimania-2013/ *T: Want to get a sense of what Wikimania is all about? New 30min video about last year's global Wikimedia conference: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/22/look-back-wikimania-2013/ FB/G+: Wikimania 2014 is just around the corner! Want to get a sense of what this global gathering of Wikimedians is all about? Watch a new short documentary about last year's Wikimania in Hong Kong: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/22/look-back-wikimania-2013/ -- Tilman Bayer Senior Operations Analyst (Movement Communications) Wikimedia Foundation IRC (Freenode): HaeB

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Grant to Wikimedia Taiwan
by Alex Wang 22 Jul '14

22 Jul '14

Hi Social Media Folks! I'd like to post the following announcement regarding a new Project and Event Grant. * FB/Google +* Wikimedia Taiwan supports volunteers by translating and distributing the Chinese-language version of "How to Edit Wikipedia", with support from a new Project and Event Grant: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/WMTW/Editing_Wikipedia_Chinese_E… <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/Metro/Institutional_Growth_and_C…> *Twitter* @WikimediaTW supports volunteers by printing "How to Edit Wikipedia" through new Project and Event Grant: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/WMTW/Editing_Wikipedia_Chinese_E… <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/Metro/Institutional_Growth_and_C…> Thanks, Alex -- Alex Wang Program Officer Project & Event Grants Wikimedia Foundation <http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home> +1 415-839-6885 Skype: alexvwang

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Proposed social media for Italian court ruling blog
by Carlos Monterrey 22 Jul '14

22 Jul '14

*Hi all,* *Here is the proposed SM for today's blog post regarding the recent Italian court ruling. Thanks for reviewing: * *Blog post:* https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/22/victory-in-italy-based-on-freedom-of-… *SM calendar: * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#July_22 *Court Victory in Italy* - *t*: Wikimedia wins significant defamation lawsuit in Italy against politician: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/22/victory-in-italy-based-on-freedom-of-… - *t*: Legal win in favor of @Wikimedia paves way for more robust free speech protections under Italian law: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/22/victory-in-italy-based-on-freedom-of-… - *t*: WMF will defend against those who challenge the community's right to speak, create and share freely: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/22/victory-in-italy-based-on-freedom-of-… - *f/g*: After an arduous four years, the Wikimedia Foundation has obtained a resounding victory in an Italian defamation suit filed by Italian politician, Antonio Angelucci and his son, Giampaulo. The ruling paves the way for more robust free speech protections on the Internet under Italian law. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/22/victory-in-italy-based-on-freedom-of-… - *f/g*: On July 9, the Roman Civil Tribunal handed down its ruling in favor of the Wikimedia Foundation, dismissing a defamation lawsuit and declaring that the Foundation is not legally responsible for content that users freely upload onto the Wikimedia projects. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/22/victory-in-italy-based-on-freedom-of-… - *f/g*: "When the need arises, the Wikimedia Foundation will not hesitate to defend the world's largest repository of human knowledge against those who challenge the Wikimedia community's right to speak, create, and share freely." https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/22/victory-in-italy-based-on-freedom-of-… -- Carlos Monterrey Communications Associate Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 ext 6881 www.wikimediafoundation.org blog.wikimedia.org

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Proposed SM for The Wikipedia Library blog post
by Tilman Bayer 22 Jul '14

22 Jul '14

*T: Wikipedians can now get free access to the British Newspaper Archive for their article work, via the @WikiLibrary https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/22/expanding-local-history-wikipedia-lib… *T: How the @WikiLibrary enabled a UK Wikipedian to explore "a local history mystery" and write an article about it: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/22/expanding-local-history-wikipedia-lib… *FB/G+: "When I got [British Newspaper Archive] access through the Wikipedia Library, I saw it as an opportunity to explore a local history mystery raised by several people who had been apprentices with the engineering firm of Sir James Farmer Norton & Co Ltd at Adelphi Ironworks in Salford. ..." How Wikipedia editors benefit from free access to reference material via The Wikipedia Library. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/22/expanding-local-history-wikipedia-lib… -- Tilman Bayer Senior Operations Analyst (Movement Communications) Wikimedia Foundation IRC (Freenode): HaeB

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Proposed social media for wiki loves pride blog post
by Carlos Monterrey 19 Jul '14

19 Jul '14

*Hi all,* *Here is the proposed SM for today's blog post regarding Wiki Loves Pride 2014. Thanks for reviewing: * *Blog post:* https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/18/wiki-loves-pride-2014-and-adding-dive… *SM calendar: * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#July_18 - *t*: 90 LGBT-related articles, 750 images on Commons, See the results from Wiki Loves Pride multi city edit-a-thon: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/18/wiki-loves-pride-2014-and-adding-dive… - *t*: Check out the results from the @wikilovespride multi-city, international campaign: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/18/wiki-loves-pride-2014-and-adding-dive… - *t:* Proposed user group, @WikimediaLGBT, aims to promote the development of LGBT-related content on Wikimedia projects: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/18/wiki-loves-pride-2014-and-adding-dive… - *f/g*: "Our hope is that the campaign will continue to grow and evolve, galvanizing participation in more locations and in different languages." Proposed user group Wikimedia LGBT ran a campaign in June (LGBT Pride Month in the United States), culminating with multi-city edit-a-thons. See how they contributed over 90 LGBT articles on Wikipedia and 750 images on Commons to promote LGBT-related content on Wikimedia projects. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/18/wiki-loves-pride-2014-and-adding-dive… -- Carlos Monterrey Communications Associate Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 ext 6881 www.wikimediafoundation.org blog.wikimedia.org

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Proposed social media for Signpost report blog post
by Carlos Monterrey 17 Jul '14

17 Jul '14

*Hi all,* *Here is today's proposed SM for the The Signpost WikiProject report blog post. Thanks for reviewing: * *Blog post:* https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/17/wikiproject-report-indigenous-peoples… *SM calendar: * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#July_18 - *t*: @Wikisignpost talks with members of WikiProject Indigenous Peoples of North America. Read more of the interview here: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/17/wikiproject-report-indigenous-peoples… - *t*: WikiProject Indigenous Peoples of North America aims to improve underrepresented articles on Wikipedia: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/17/wikiproject-report-indigenous-peoples… - *t*: See what motivates editors to be part of WikiProject Indigenous Peoples in a recent report from the @Wikisignpost: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/17/wikiproject-report-indigenous-peoples… - *t*: Encompassing more than 7,000 articles, WikiProject Indigenous Peoples editors are really motivated, find out why: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/17/wikiproject-report-indigenous-peoples… - *f/g*: WikiProject Indigenous Peoples of North America participant Maunus decries the state of coverage of Mexican indigenous people and aims to improve it. "Mexican indigenous people require improved coverage...there are some articles on the Spanish Wikipedia of very high quality, mainly because of the work of one editor, but likewise there are other articles that are of poor quality, with either romanticizing or discriminatory undertones." https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/17/wikiproject-report-indigenous-peoples… - *f/g*: WikiProject Indigenous Peoples of North America seeks to improve the coverage of indigenous people on Wikipedia, especially articles of Mexican indigenous people, whose articles sometimes are "romanticized." Read more from a recent report from the Wikipedia Signpost. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/17/wikiproject-report-indigenous-peoples… -- Carlos Monterrey Communications Associate Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 ext 6881 www.wikimediafoundation.org blog.wikimedia.org

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Proposed SM for content translation tool
by Tilman Bayer 16 Jul '14

16 Jul '14

*T (@wikipedia, @wikimedia, @mediawiki): Get a sneak peek at the new content translation tool, to translate Wikipedia articles from one language into another https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/16/first-look-at-the-content-translation… *FB/G+: Get a sneak peek at the new content translation tool, which will make it much easier to translate Wikipedia articles from one language into another. It integrates features such as machine translation and dictionary support. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/07/16/first-look-at-the-content-translation… -- Tilman Bayer Senior Operations Analyst (Movement Communications) Wikimedia Foundation IRC (Freenode): HaeB

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