Wikimedia-l June 2018

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Status of Wikipedia Zero
by Lucas Teles 01 Jul '18

01 Jul '18

Hello. On Portuguese Wikipedia Facebook page, I am receiving lots of messages asking if Wikipedia Zero is over. One of them stated that they were told by the internet service provider that WMF has cancelled the program. Do we have any official statement about it? I learnt that WZ would end this year, but I am looking for any accurate information in order to reply to the messages. Is it over for all the providers and countries? Is there something se should tell to the affected users? Thanks! Teles -- Steward for Wikimedia projects. Administrator at Portuguese Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons. Sent from mobile. Please, excuse my brevity. +55 (71) 99707 6409

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[Wikimedia Announcements] The Signpost – Volume 14, Issue 7 – 29 June 2018
by Wikipedia Signpost 30 Jun '18

30 Jun '18

>From the editor: The Admin Ship is still barely afloat, while a Foundation project risks sinking http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2018-06-29/From_t… Special report: NPR and AfC – The Marshall Plan: an engagement and a marriage? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2018-06-29/Specia… Op-ed: What do admins do? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2018-06-29/Op-ed Opinion: Google isn't responsible for Wikipedia's mistakes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2018-06-29/Opinion News and notes: Money, milestones, and Wikimania http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2018-06-29/News_a… In the media: Much wikilove from the Mayor of London, less from Paekākāriki or a certain candidate for U.S. Congress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2018-06-29/In_the… Discussion report: Deletion, page moves, and an update to the main page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2018-06-29/Discus… Featured content: New promotions http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2018-06-29/Featur… Arbitration report: WWII, UK politics, and a user deCrat'ed http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2018-06-29/Arbitr… Traffic report: Endgame http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2018-06-29/Traffi… Technology report: Improvements piled on more improvements http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2018-06-29/Techno… Gallery: Wiki Loves Africa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2018-06-29/Gallery Blog: Wikipedia should be open for editors in Turkey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2018-06-29/Blog Recent research: How censorship can backfire and conversations can go awry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2018-06-29/Recent… Humour: Television plot lines http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2018-06-29/Humour Wikipedia essays: This month's pick by The Signpost editors http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2018-06-29/Wikipe… >From the archives: Wolves nip at Wikipedia's heels: A perspective on the cost of paid editing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2018-06-29/From_t… -- *Signpost* team http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Signpost <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost> _______________________________________________ Please note: all replies sent to this mailing list will be immediately directed to Wikimedia-l, the public mailing list of the Wikimedia community. For more information about Wikimedia-l: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l _______________________________________________ WikimediaAnnounce-l mailing list WikimediaAnnounce-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l

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[Announcement] Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Statement Opposing the EU Copyright Package
by María Sefidari 30 Jun '18

30 Jun '18

The Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation, which operates Wikipedia, the world’s largest online repository of free knowledge, believe that the European Union’s proposed copyright directive is a threat to essential human freedoms. If passed, it would limit free expression, and cause serious harm to collaboration and diversity online. Over the last few months, the Wikimedia Foundation has been watching developments around new proposed copyright laws in Europe very closely. On June 20, the Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament voted to support proposed copyright laws that, if enacted, will significantly limit the openness of the internet, diminishing the ability of people around the globe to access knowledge, while stifling innovation and imposing what we believe will be unreasonable costs on new or smaller websites. We expressed our opposition to these proposals at the time, and the Wikimedia Foundation -- along with many in the Wikimedia movement—advocated against them. We now do so again as we approach July 5th, which will be another critical moment in the legislative process as the issue comes up for a vote once again. The Wikimedia Foundation and its projects exist to harness the power of a free and open web to make knowledge more accessible for everyone. Our mission to create a world where everyone can share in the sum of human knowledge requires a web in which all people can freely collaborate to create and access knowledge. This flawed EU copyright proposal contradicts that vision. Instead of truly modernizing copyright for Europe and promoting everyone's participation in information society, the proposal threatens freedom online and creates new obstacles to access by imposing new barriers, filters, and restrictions. We are committed to remaining a strong advocate and partner for enabling society’s ability to share and curate knowledge in free and open spaces. Now is the time to stand up for the free and open internet. Today we, as Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation, *unanimously and strongly*, urge the European Parliament and Council *to oppose* the proposed directive in its current version and stand on the side of the people in Europe. Please read the Wikimedia Foundation's statement on EU copyright reform <https://blog.wikimedia.org/2018/06/29/eu-copyright-proposal-will-hurt-web-w…> and take action at Changecopyright.org <https://changecopyright.org/>. On behalf of the Board, María Sefidari Vice Chair of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees

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[x-post] WMF Language team office hour and online meeting on July 4, 2018 (Wednesday) at 1300 UTC
by Runa Bhattacharjee 29 Jun '18

29 Jun '18

[x-posted announcement] Hello, Wikimedia Foundation’s Language team is currently working on the second version of Content Translation - the popular tool that helps you create new Wikipedia articles by translating from another article. More than 300000 articles have been translated <https://blog.wikimedia.org/2018/04/23/content-translation-whats-next/> using this tool already. To give a preview of what to expect in the improved version of the tool, we would like to invite you for an online office hour session scheduled for Wednesday, July 4th, 2018 at 13:00 UTC. This will be a showcase and open session to talk about upcoming changes to Content Translation and ongoing development. You can know more about Content Translation on the project page <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Content_translation> or you can even watch a short video <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3btQ5fpn4sA>. To track progress of the new version you can periodically check the updates page <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Content_translation/V2>. This session is going to be an online discussion over Google Hangouts/Youtube with a simultaneous IRC conversation. The Youtube streaming link <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJxOy6quUpQ> will allow you to both follow the event live and check the recorded session later. However, due to the limitation of Google Hangouts, only a limited number of participation slots are available for participating in the discussion. Hence, do please let us know in advance if you would like to join in the Hangout. The IRC channel will however be open for interactions during the session. Please read below for the event details, including local time, youtube session link and do let us know if you have any questions. Thank you Runa == Details == # Event: Content Translation office hour session # When: July 4th, 2018 (Wednesday) at 13:00 UTC (check local time https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20180704T1300) # Where: and on IRC #wikimedia-office (Freenode) and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJxOy6quUpQ # Agenda: Recent updates about Content Translation, and Q & A. -- Engineering Manager, Language (Contributors) Wikimedia Foundation

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what is making me happy this week
by James Salsman 29 Jun '18

29 Jun '18

map internationalization: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otAX58IZ6KA?t=8m40s Best regards, Jim

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Invitation to the Wikimedia Foundation June 2018 Metrics & Activities Meeting: Thursday, June 28, 18:00 UTC
by Lena Traer 29 Jun '18

29 Jun '18

Hello everyone, The next Wikimedia Foundation metrics and activities meeting will take place on Thursday, June 28, 2018 at 6:00 PM UTC (11 AM PDT). The IRC channel is #wikimedia-office on https://webchat.freenode.net, and the meeting will be broadcast as a live YouTube stream.[1] We’ll post the video recording publicly after the meeting. During the June 2018 meeting, we will hear about new improvements to maps on Wikimedia projects and different paths of contribution as an editor on Wikipedia. Meeting agenda: * Welcome and introduction * Movement update * Map improvements 2018 * Understanding workflows for editors * Questions and discussion * Wikilove Please review the meeting's Meta-Wiki page for further information about the meeting and how to participate: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_metrics_and_activities… You can also sign up to participate in future meetings on Meta-Wiki: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_metrics_and_activities… Due to Wikimania, information about the next metrics & activities meeting will be coming soon. Thank you, Lena [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otAX58IZ6KA Lena Traer Project Coordinator // Communications // Advancement Wikimedia Foundation

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Portuguese Wikipedia has reached 1 Million articles created
by Lucas Teles 28 Jun '18

28 Jun '18

Hello, folks! I am pleased to report that Portuguese Wikipedia reached 1 Million articles created yesterday. [1] Community voted for a commemorative logo and set a sitenotice banner with a statement mentioning the milestone. [2] Thanks to the volunteers and supporters! Links: [1] https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Especial:Estat%C3%ADsticas [2] https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Um_milh%C3%A3o_de_artigos Teles -- Steward for Wikimedia projects. Administrator at Portuguese Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons. Sent from mobile. Please, excuse my brevity. +55 (71) 99707 6409

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Recognition of the Wikimedians of Los Angeles User Group
by Kirill Lokshin 28 Jun '18

28 Jun '18

Hi everyone! I'm very happy to announce that the Affiliations Committee has recognized [1] the Wikimedians of Los Angeles User Group [2] as a Wikimedia User Group. The group aims to promote the use of Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects by people in and around Los Angeles. Please join me in congratulating the members of this new user group! Regards, Kirill Lokshin Chair, Affiliations Committee [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Resolutions/Recognit… [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_Los_Angeles

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Recognition of the Wikimedians of Slovakia User Group
by Kirill Lokshin 28 Jun '18

28 Jun '18

Hi everyone! I'm very happy to announce that the Affiliations Committee has recognized [1] the Wikimedians of Slovakia User Group [2] as a Wikimedia User Group. The group aims to support the Wikimedia movement in Slovakia. Please join me in congratulating the members of this new user group! Regards, Kirill Lokshin Chair, Affiliations Committee [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Resolutions/Recognit… [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_Slovakia

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Recognition of the Wikimedians of Minnesota User Group
by Kirill Lokshin 28 Jun '18

28 Jun '18

Hi everyone! I'm very happy to announce that the Affiliations Committee has recognized [1] the Wikimedians of Minnesota User Group [2] as a Wikimedia User Group. The group aims to promote use of Wikimedia projects by people in Minnesota, to help people in Minnesota learn how to edit Wikimedia projects, and to organize in-person gatherings of Wikimedians in Minnesota. Please join me in congratulating the members of this new user group! Regards, Kirill Lokshin Chair, Affiliations Committee [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Resolutions/Recognit… [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Minnesota_User_Group

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