Wikimania-l January 2016

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Wikiradio
by Wilfredor 01 Feb '16

01 Feb '16

*Wikiradio* is a real-time audio service transmitted via the Internet. This service offers various stations, covering all genres of music and even including recordings of Wikipedia articles on different languages, all of which are available on Wikimedia Commons. Each sound is chosen by the community to be highlighted as some of the finest work on Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Commons. What is Wikiradio? Rather than listening to several audio files in Wikimedia Commons, which require clicking "play" one after another on each one, the wikiradio <https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikiradio> tools works not as a radio streaming service, but instead as a synchronized (with UTC time) set of tracks so that everybody can hear at the same time, simulating a radio. How I can add my station?[edit <https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiradio_(tool)&action=edit&s…> ] 1. Create a page in meta with your dayparting <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayparting> with your music list like *[[Wikiradio (tool)/playlist/<my_Station>]]*ej: for clasic music station we have Wikiradio (tool)/playlist/classic <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikiradio_(tool)/playlist/classic> 2. Edit the Template:Wikiradio (tool)/stations <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:Wikiradio_(tool)/stations> and add your station like *{{RadioUrl|<my_station>|<My_station>}}*,ej, for classic music we have {{RadioUrl|classic|Classic}} 3. Ready, now you can listen your music in wikiradio <https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikiradio> !! *Note:* Alternatively, you can archive your dayparting and ask for an administrator to protect those pages.How work Wikiradio software? Wikiradio load javascript pages dynamically from meta pages to make the dayparting. This is thus in order that the community can choose the music to be placed in these pages. Please edit the page of the station when you want hear your music. Some ideas for stations include the spoken Wikipedia <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/spoken_Wikipedia> audios, music by genre <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Audio_files_of_music> and topics like ambient audio <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Sounds_of_nature>. But we can do it better. Hourly, a signal is heard <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Busy_tone_(France).ogg> to warn about o'clock hours, like a real radio :p. Even better we could add a "You are listening wikiradio, the free radio" spoken message every half hour, and other stuff. Each radio station load a dayparting from a wikipage in meta like "Wikiradio (tool)/playlist/<my_radio_station>" (ej: Wikiradio (tool)/playlist/classic <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikiradio_(tool)/playlist/classic>) and it could be archived. Finally, the main station could use music to fill the gaps of a daily radio programming based on Wikimania conferences, wiki podcasts, etc. So, what do you think? Your help is welcome, picking new tracks for any station or suggesting your ideas. Thanks. (Soure here <https://github.com/emijrp/wikiradio>) See also - WikiRadio stations <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:WikiRadio_stations>

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Wikimania 2016 - Notification of acceptance for "Critical Issues" submssions
by Michele Lavazza 27 Jan '16

27 Jan '16

Dear all, This is to inform you that the assessment phase for the submissions we received for our "Critical Issues" talks at Wikimania 2016 is in progress. The reviews are, however, taking more time than initially expected; the members of the Programme Committee needed some effort to get familiar with the EasyChair conference platform we are using, which, as I can testify having configured it and managed it so far, is not entirely intuitive to interact with. Needing more time to complete the reviews, we have to postpone the date of the notification of acceptance to February 1st. If you need further information, please do not hesitate to ask. Sorry for the inconvenience to all who are affected, Best regards, Michele Lavazza (Wikimania 2016 Programme Committe)

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How to value good contributions?
by Romaine Wiki 26 Jan '16

26 Jan '16

Hello all! Two days ago, around the 15th birthday of Wikipedia, the Dutch Wikipedia community awarded in seven categories the users and projects most valued for their contributions to Wikipedia in the past year. In seven categories a WikiOwl has been awarded, symbolizing the ancient Greek owl for wisdom and knowledge. Free knowledge! The WikiOwls given recognition and appreciation for all the work done by the users and their projects. Recognition and appreciation that stimulates and gives much enthusiasm to enrich the world of free knowledge even more, essential for Wikipedia's continuation. https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiUilen https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiUilen/2015 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WikiUilen_2015_%283%29.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WikiEule2015-DD1.JPG https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WikiEulen_2.jpg This makes me think again about Wikimania in the past years. The conferences are great and have a nice program. At the same time I sense something important is missing. I miss in the large plenary sessions the attention for specific users and their projects that are of most value for the movement. Wikimania is the conference intended for contributors to share their experiences, learn about best practises, work together to use the synergy to get done more. That is what this community conference is about. Hopefully we will fill this small but important gap of the plenary session(s) with the coming Wikimania, and have more attention for the specific contributions that we as community value most. Let's have many many users inspired by great ideas that they can bring home and into practise. Thank you. Romaine

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Re: [Wikimania-l] PGP signing party
by DaB. 15 Jan '16

15 Jan '16

Hello, > Perhaps it is a little early, but I just want to get some ideas. I want > to perform a PGP signing party [1] at Esino Lario, but I believe it > wasn't done before during a Wikimania. we had one at Frankfurt, at the very first Wikimania. I planed also to do one at the next Wikimania, maybe we should join forces? Sincerely, DaB. -- Benutzerseite: [[:w:de:User:DaB.]] PGP: 0x7CD1E35FD2A3A158 (pka und OpenPGPKey funktionieren)

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Reminder of Deadline to Participate in Future of Wikimania Consultation
by Ellie Young 15 Jan '16

15 Jan '16

Dear Colleagues, I’m writing to seek your feedback on the consultation to improve Wikimania, open until 18 January 2016. If you have already contributed, we are most grateful. The goals are to (1) build a shared understanding of the value of Wikimania to help guide conference planning and evaluation, and (2) gather broad community input on what new form(s) Wikimania could take (starting in 2018). https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Towards_a_New_Wikimania Feedback on both of these goals is welcome on a survey provided on the project page, and can also be given on the project discussion page. In addition, I also invite you to share any personal experiences you have had at at a Wikimedia movement conference, including Wikimania. We plan to compile and share back outcomes from this consultation in February. I look forward to working with you to develop a Wikimania that better serves the needs of your communities. With thanks, Ellie Young WMF Events Manager Wikimedia Foundation

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Wikimania critical issues submissions deadline
by Ginevra Sanvitale 15 Jan '16

15 Jan '16

Hi people, just a friendly reminder that the deadline for submitting critical issues presentation for Wikimania 2016 is approaching. The deadline is *January, 17th* at 23:59 of your own timezone. This is the link you should follow: https://wikimania2016.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions Please read carefully the "Guidelines" section. If you want to know more about the other presentation formats, you can look at these slides: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1_year_to_get_your_things_done_and_… This deadline is *only for critical issues presentations*. The calls for collecting discussions, posters and meetups are not opened yet, you'll have more info in the following weeks. If you submitted a discussion or a poster using the critical issues form don't worry: we will take care of redirecting all the non-critical issues proposals in the right channels. We are waiting for your ideas! Ginevra Programme Committee General Coordinator Wikimania 2016

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WMF Scholarship Deadline for Wikimania is Today
by Ellie Young 09 Jan '16

09 Jan '16

Reminder: Scholarship applications for Wikimania 2016 which is being held in Esino Lario, Italy on June 22–27, 2016 are now being accepted. Applications are open until Saturday, January 09 2016 23:59 UTC. Applicants will be able to apply for a partial or full scholarship. A full scholarship will cover the cost of an individual's round-trip travel, shared accommodation, and conference registration fees as arranged by the Wikimedia Foundation. A partial scholarship will cover conference registration fees and shared accommodation. Applicants will be rated using a pre-determined selection process and selection criteria established by the Scholarship Committee and the Wikimedia Foundation, who will determine which applications are successful. To learn more about Wikimania 2016 scholarships, please visit: https://wikimania2016.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships To apply for a scholarship, fill out the multi-language application form on: https://scholarships.wikimedia.org/apply It is highly recommended that applicants review all the material on the Scholarships page and the associated FAQ ( https://wikimania2016.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships/FAQ ) before submitting an application. If you have any questions, please contact: wikimania-scholarships at wikimedia.org <wikimania-scholarships(a)wikimedia.org> or leave a message at: https://wikimania2016.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Scholarships -- Ellie Young Events Manager Wikimedia Foundation eyoung(a)wikimedia.org

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Wikimania '16 Scholarship & Submission Deadlines are Approaching!
by Ellie Young 07 Jan '16

07 Jan '16

Hi all, Two important reminders concerning Wikimania 2016, which will be held in Esino Lario, Italy on June 22–27, 2016: The Submission deadline has been extended by the program committee to January 17th. See: https://wikimania2016.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions The deadline for applications for the WMF Scholarship program is approaching! Applications are open until Saturday, January 09 2016 23:59 UTC. Applicants will be able to apply for a partial or full scholarship. A full scholarship will cover the cost of an individual's round-trip travel, shared accommodation, and conference registration fees as arranged by the Wikimedia Foundation. A partial scholarship will cover conference registration fees and shared accommodation. To learn more about Wikimania 2016 scholarships, please visit: https://wikimania2016.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships To apply for a scholarship, fill out the multi-language application form on: https://scholarships.wikimedia.org/apply It is highly recommended that applicants review all the material on the Scholarships page and the associated FAQ ( https://wikimania2016.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships/FAQ ) before submitting an application. If you have any questions, please contact: wikimania-scholarships at wikimedia.org <wikimania-scholarships(a)wikimedia.org> or leave a message at: https://wikimania2016.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Scholarships Ellie Young Events Manager Wikimedia Foundation

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Wikimania submissions new deadline
by Ginevra Sanvitale 05 Jan '16

05 Jan '16

Dear all, I'm writing to inform you that the deadline to submit a presentation proposal for Wikimania 2016 has been extended. *The new deadline is January 17th*. We received some complaints about the fact that the deadline has been anticipated with a too short notice and in a holiday period for a lot of people. We regret this miscommunication and we hope that the new deadline will make things better. The reason why we decided to not reinstate the initial deadline (January 31th) is that we don't want to be too distant from the scholarship committee timing, in order to take into account the contribution that the participants will give to the conference and the kind of topics which are going to be discussed during it [1]. We know that we are a movement of very committed and hardworking people, who can make wonderful things in two weeks! Before submitting a proposal, don't forget to read more about the structure of the programme: https://wikimania2016.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programme and about the kind of presentation formats we will have during Wikimania 2016 [2]: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2016_bids/Esino_Lario/Sessions/Pr… For any suggestion about the user digest presentations you can refer to the liaisons[3] or to me. In the next month(s) we will set up the collection of discussions and posters proposals. Thank you, Ginevra General Coordinator, Wikimania 2016 Programme Committee [1] Just to be clear: this doesn't mean that people who are presenting during Wikimania will automatically receive a scholarship. The Programme Committee and the Scholarship Committee are two indipendent bodies, but we think that the process of knowing who will come and what we will talk about should not be too disconnected. [2] If you like colours, we also have some slides https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1_year_to_get_your_things_done_and_… [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania_2016_bids/Esino_Lario/Program/Lia…

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Wikimania 2015 documentary teaser
by Ivan Martínez 05 Jan '16

05 Jan '16

Hi folks, We published a 9 minutes teaser of the Wikimania 2015 in Mexico City documentary. The 30 minutes full version will be released soon on a premiere in the Cineteca Nacional (Mexican Film Archives) where a copy will be kept for the future and in TV educational channels with national reach. Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikiman%C3%ADa_2015_en_la_Ciudad_de… Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h85oosE2VJU I hope that you can come live again emotions and good moments that we had in Mexico. Thanks, -- *Iván Martínez* *Presidente - Wikimedia México A.C.User:ProtoplasmaKid @protoplasmakid* Hemos creado la más grande colección de conocimiento compartido. Ayuda a proteger a Wikipedia, dona ahora: https://donate.wikimedia.org

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