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Wikimedia Summit 2020: Registration closes December 16
by Cornelius Kibelka 27 Nov '19

27 Nov '19

Dear Wikimedians, If you wish to be part of the Wikimedia Summit 2020 [1] and you are not yet registered, please be reminded that registration closes on Monday, December 16, 2019. You can sign up using the link below [2]. == Eligibility criteria == Please have the eligibility criteria [3] for participating in the Wikimedia Summit in mind and make sure that your affiliate is marked as ready to register before filling out the registration form. Chapters, Thematic Organizations and User Groups must have shown signs of recent activity, be up-to-date on their reporting by December 1, 2019 [4] and need to be officially recognized by the Wikimedia Foundation before January 1, 2019 in order to attend the Wikimedia Summit. So far, 8 (eight) affiliates are not up to date with their reporting and thus not eligible for the Summit. It’s all set and you have been selected to represent your affiliate? Then please proceed with submitting the registration form [5]. Best regards, Cornelius, Jana, Florian For the Wikimedia Summit Organizing Team Wikimedia Deutschland wmsummit(a)wikimedia.de [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Summit_2020 [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Summit_2020/Registration_Informat… [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Summit_2020/Eligibility_Criteria [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reports [5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Summit_2020/Registration_Informat… -- Cornelius Kibelka Internationale Beziehungen | International Relations Vorstandsteam | Office of the ED Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin Tel. (030) 219 158 26-0 http://wikimedia.de Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch an der Menge allen Wissens frei teilhaben kann. Helfen Sie uns dabei! http://spenden.wikimedia.de/ Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207

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Paid translation pilot underway - seeking additional German, Chinese, and Russian translators
by Gregory Varnum 26 Nov '19

26 Nov '19

Hello! The Wikimedia Foundation's new “Organization communications translators group” pilot is now underway. We are ready for additional translators to join! In particular, we are in need of additional German, Chinese, and Russian translators. We are looking for 3–5 translators in each of the target languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Russian, and Spanish) to join this pilot for paid translations, which will last for the remainder of this fiscal year. Individuals interested in participating should apply via this Wikimedia Foundation position posting: https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/1795900 == More information == This is a new translation model we are testing for Wikimedia Foundation materials primarily used in external communications (such as the Foundation's website, transparency report, and organizational policies). These tend to be much longer than the materials for which we generally seek translations, and demand more stringent requirements with respect to precision, quality, and deadlines. For translations of this nature, fair paid compensation is often necessary. This model was developed based on experiences with past translation efforts and feedback from community translators, affiliates, and staff within the Foundation. It is not a replacement for existing translation work, and will not be used for materials such as project articles, fundraising, or other content which has an existing translation model in place. We will be testing this model over the coming months, and will make changes based on feedback and what we learn. For more information, please visit this Meta-Wiki page: https://w.wiki/CkV Thank you! -greg -- Gregory Varnum (pronouns - he/his/him) Communications Strategist Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>

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TLS
by Benjamin Ikuta 25 Nov '19

25 Nov '19

Was support for legacy TLS temporarily discontinued or something? I noticed I couldn't connect the other day, but now it seems I can again. For what it's worth, I strongly oppose any measure that makes Wikimedia projects less accessible.

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Meet Srpska 2019
by WМ RepublikaSrpska 24 Nov '19

24 Nov '19

Hi all! It is my pleasure to inform you on behalf of the Wikimedia Community of Republic of Srpska that the realization of the Meet Srpska 2019 project has started with us. This is a contest that takes place on Serbian Wikipedia, aimed at creating content related to Republic of Srpska. In addition to the competitions that are the mainstay of the project, there are other activities in the background - editing workshops and photo tours of a local character. Also, a cooperation with a few of international Wiki partners has been established: Wikimedia Community User Group Greece, Wikimedians of the Levant , GLAM Macedonia User Group, Wikimedia Russia and Don Wikimedians User Group. By the end of December, they will organize thematic activities in their countries and on their home Wikipedia, in which articles on Republic of Srpska will be translated. If anyone wants to join and contribute to the project, they can do so through this page <Википедија:Упознај Српску 2019/Welcome!>. Best, Bojana Podgorica Wikimedia Community of Republic of Srpska *„**Замислите свијет у коме **свака особа на планети има **слободан приступ цјелокупном људском знању.* *То је * *оно на чему ми радимо.“*

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What's making you happy this week? (Week of 24 November 2019) / ما الذي يجعلك تشعر بالسعادة هذا الأسبوع؟
by Pine W 24 Nov '19

24 Nov '19

*Milestone for Arabic Wikipedia* Arabic Wikipedia surpassed 1 million articles. <https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9…> *Wikimedia Technical Conference reports* - Daily reports by User:DTankersley (WMF) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:DTankersley_(WMF)> - https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2019-November/092746.html - https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2019-November/092748.html - https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2019-November/092755.html - https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2019-November/092765.html - Math report by User:physikerwelt <https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benutzer:Physikerwelt> - https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2019-November/092771.html *English Wikiquote of the day for 10 November 2019* "All writers … have an obligation to our readers: it's the obligation to write true things, especially important when we are creating tales of people who do not exist in places that never were — to understand that truth is not in what happens but what it tells us about who we are. Fiction is the lie that tells the truth, after all." — Science fiction and fantasy author Neil Gaiman <https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Neil_Gaiman> of England <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England> *Recent featured media on English Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons* * Image 1 <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WInd_Rose_Aguiar.svg>: Replica of a compass rose <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compass_rose> from a chart of Portuguese cartographer Jorge de Aguiar <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18397388> that was made in the year 1492 * Image 2 <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Two_Lovers_Beneath_an_Umbrella_in_t…>: *Two Lovers Beneath an Umbrella in the Snow*, by Suzuki Harunobu <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_Harunobu>, color woodblock print in the Ukiyo-e <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukiyo-e> style, circa 1767 * Image 3 <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roman_Baths_in_Bath_Spa,_England_-_…>: The Roman Baths (*Thermae* <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermae>) of Bath Spa, England <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Baths_(Bath)>. Buildings on the site have been created and modified several times from circa 60–70 A.D. onward. * Image 4 <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Standing_Hippopotamus_MET_DP248993.…>: Hippopotamus statuette <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_the_Faience_Hippopotamus> from circa 1961–1878 B.C., during the reigns of Senwosret I <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senwosret_I> to Senwosret II <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senwosret_II>, in Egypt <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt>. (Credit to the authors of this article <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_the_Faience_Hippopotamus> for the description of the statuette which is the basis for the following text, which I adapted from their original; I presume that the text is licensed according to Wikipedia's normal text license <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_Creative_Commons_Attributio…>): "According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art> *Bulletin*... this statuette is a "particularly fine example of a type found... among the funerary furnishings of tombs of the Middle Kingdom" and also an exemplary piece of Egyptian faience <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_faience>." * Image 5 <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Baha%27i_Temple_--_Wilmette_,_IL_--…>: Video taken by an unmanned aerial vehicle <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle> of the Bahá'í House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois, United States <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bah%C3%A1%27%C3%AD_House_of_Worship_(Wilmette…> * Image 6 <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HR_8799_Orbiting_Exoplanets.gif>: Arabic description <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_language>: العربية: أربع مشتريات هائلة تدور حول النجم HR 8799 (في المنتصف) خِلال فترةٍ زمنيَّةٍ تتراوح بين عُقُودٍ إلى قُرُونٍ. استُخدمت تقنيَّة إقحام الحركة على 7 صُور لِلنجم HR 8799 المُلتقة بِواسطة مقراب كك على مدار 7 سنوات في سبيل صنع هذه الصُورة.‎. English description: HR 8799 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HR_8799> harbors four super-Jupiters orbiting with periods that range from decades to centuries. Motion interpolate was used on 7 images of HR 8799 taken from the Keck Telescope <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keck_Telescope> over 7 years to create this image. (Arabic description provided by User:باسم <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85>; English description provided by User:Hunster <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Huntster>; text licensed under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/.) Closing comments * Additional translations of the subject line of this email would be appreciated on Meta <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine/WMYHTW_translations>. Thanks to User:Haytham abulela <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Haytham_abulela> for the Arabic <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_language> translation. * What’s making you happy this week? You are welcome to write in any language. You are also welcome to start a WMYHTW thread next week. Pine ( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine )

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WikiConference North America live stream
by phoebe ayers 22 Nov '19

22 Nov '19

Dear all, We are looking forward to WikiConference North America here at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts this weekend! We will be welcoming around 250 people over the four-day weekend, with a museum and cultural institution culture crawl on Friday, conference sessions on Saturday and Sunday, and discussion/hackathon focused on reliability and credibility on Monday. For those who can't be here with us in person, we have a live stream planned of three of our session rooms on Saturday and Sunday. To access the stream, go here: http://web.mit.edu/webcast/wiki/f19/ We are looking forward to sharing as much of the conference as we can with you all! To find out what is when, the schedule is here (all times eastern time): https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2019/Schedule We have a packed schedule with sessions about education, research, outreach, and more, as well as a special focus/track in our main auditorium on credibility and reliability in the news and media, which our partners at the Credibility Coalition are assisting with. As we think about the future of Wikipedia as a reliable source in a world where social media platforms and media networks are struggling with issues of misinformation and credibility, we hope that this program will be both timely and helpful. Let me know if you have any questions and I hope you are able to tune in online. Phoebe, for WCNA -- * I use this address for lists; send personal messages to phoebe.ayers <at> gmail.com *

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2020 Community Wishlist Survey: Now Accepting Votes
by Ilana Fried 22 Nov '19

22 Nov '19

The 2020 Community Wishlist Survey is now accepting votes! This survey is the process where communities decide what the Community Tech team should work on over the next year. From now until 2 December, you can vote for which proposals you want us to address. We'll accept the top 5 wishes into our plans for next year.How to vote: Use the "Support" button at the top of each proposal. You can vote for as many proposals as you like. You're also allowed to canvas and encourage other editors to vote for a particular proposal.If you have questions about the survey, you can check out the survey page. Thank you, and we look forward to seeing your votes!Links: • Survey Page: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Wishlist_Survey_2020 • Voting Rules: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Wishlist_Survey_2020#voting • Proposals (click on a proposal to cast your vote): https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Wishlist_Survey_2020/Tracking

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Books & Bytes – Issue 36, September – October 2019
by UY Scuti 21 Nov '19

21 Nov '19

*Books & Bytes – Issue 36, September – October 2019* Highlights: - #1Lib1Ref January 2020 - #1Lib1Ref 2019 stories and learnings *F*rench* version of Books & Bytes is now available on meta!* Read the full newsletter at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/Newsletter/September-… For more updates, follow us on Twitter <https://twitter.com/wikilibrary>, Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/TheWikiLibrary/> and join the Facebook group <https://www.facebook.com/groups/WikiLibrary/> The Wikipedia Library Team http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library Books & Bytes is a bi-monthly newsletter of The Wikipedia Library, focusing on recent, ongoing and upcoming activities and events in TWL and relevant topic areas. Read our previous newsletters here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/Newsletter> and subscribe <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/Newsletter/Sign_up>!

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Wiki Techstorm 2019: live on YouTube
by Ciell Wikipedia 20 Nov '19

20 Nov '19

Hi everyone, Last year the gender gap working group of Wikimedia Netherlands organized the Women Tech Storm (May 2018) and the first Wiki Techstorm (October 2018). The Techstorm is a very diverse conference, open and inviting to everyone. Our main aim is increasing diversity within the broader Wikimedia movement, as well as decreasing the gender gap by emphasising on the participation of women and non-binairy people to the event. The Techstorm offers workshops and guidance for people with beginning or intermediate experience in coding and/or Wikimedia skills, and has a high mentor-student ratio. This Friday and Saturday the 22nd and 23rd of November, we come together in Amsterdam for the Wiki Techstorm 2019. For this years event, we approached our cultural partners, and have added an extra layer. By working together with our friends from GLAM institutions all over the Netherlands, we have collected media and data that will be shared through Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata this upcoming weekend. This means our participants get hands on experience on how to process specific tasks, and the institutions get a better idea of what can be done with their input (collections), what they can ask of us, and how to get the best results. There will be 11 workshops, on various fields of developments within Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata. We also invited a few of our expert developers from the Netherlands, to help us develop and renew apps and tools. Curious about the event? Or would you like to know the basics of Wikidata or Commons, al the newest on structured data, how to create a map using Wikidata, or how to scrape a website? Please join us through our live streams on the Wikimedia Nederland YouTube channel. Go to our live stream overview <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wiki_Techstorm#Live_streams> on Mediawiki for the link per session. More information about this years event can be found on Mediawiki <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wiki_Techstorm>, an extensive report about our 2018 activities <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wiki_Techstorm_2018/Report_Wiki_Techstorm_20…> is also available. Vriendelijke groet, Ciell

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[Wikimedia Research Showcase] November 20, 2019 at 9:30 AM PST, 17:30 UTC
by Janna Layton 20 Nov '19

20 Nov '19

Hi all, The next Research Showcase will be live-streamed on Wednesday, November 20, 2019, at 9:30 AM PST/17:30 UTC. We’ll have a presentation from Martin Potthast of Leipzig University on text reuse in Wikipedia and other presentation from the Wikimedia Foundation’s Isaac Johnson on the demographics and interests of Wikipedia’s readers. YouTube stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIko_V1k09s As usual, you can join the conversation on IRC at #wikimedia-research. You can also watch our past research showcases here: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Research/Showcase This month's presentations: Wikipedia Text Reuse: Within and Without By Martin Potthast, Leipzig University We study text reuse related to Wikipedia at scale by compiling the first corpus of text reuse cases within Wikipedia as well as without (i.e., reuse of Wikipedia text in a sample of the Common Crawl). To discover reuse beyond verbatim copy and paste, we employ state-of-the-art text reuse detection technology, scaling it for the first time to process the entire Wikipedia as part of a distributed retrieval pipeline. We further report on a pilot analysis of the 100 million reuse cases inside, and the 1.6 million reuse cases outside Wikipedia that we discovered. Text reuse inside Wikipedia gives rise to new tasks such as article template induction, fixing quality flaws, or complementing Wikipedia’s ontology. Text reuse outside Wikipedia yields a tangible metric for the emerging field of quantifying Wikipedia’s influence on the web. To foster future research into these tasks, and for reproducibility’s sake, the Wikipedia text reuse corpus and the retrieval pipeline are made freely available. Paper <https://webis.de/publications.html#?q=wikipedia%20ecir%202019>, Demo <https://demo.webis.de/wikipedia-text-reuse/> Characterizing Wikipedia Reader Demographics and Interests By Isaac Johnson, Wikimedia Foundation Building on two past surveys on the motivation and needs of Wikipedia readers (Why We Read Wikipedia <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Research/Showcase#November_2016>; Why the World Reads Wikipedia <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Research/Showcase#December_2018>), we examine the relationship between Wikipedia reader demographics and their interests and needs. Specifically, we run surveys in thirteen different languages that ask readers three questions about their motivation for reading Wikipedia (motivation, needs, and familiarity) and five questions about their demographics (age, gender, education, locale, and native language). We link these survey results with the respondents' reading sessions -- i.e. sequence of Wikipedia page views -- to gain a more fine-grained understanding of how a reader's context relates to their activity on Wikipedia. We find that readers have a diversity of backgrounds but that the high-level needs of readers do not correlate strongly with individual demographics. We also find, however, that there are relationships between demographics and specific topic interests that are consistent across many cultures and languages. This work provides insights into the reach of various Wikipedia language editions and the relationship between content or contributor gaps and reader gaps. See the meta page <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Characterizing_Wikipedia_Reader_Be…> for more details. -- Janna Layton (she, her) Administrative Assistant - Product & Technology Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>

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