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Block of Wikipedia in Turkey ruled as unconstitutional
by Katherine Maher 07 Jan '20

07 Jan '20

Hi all, I have some good news to share with you all -- after nearly three years of Wikipedia being blocked in Turkey, the Turkish Constitutional Court has ruled that this is unconstitutional. We hope that access will be restored soon in light of this ruling, and will keep you updated as we hear further developments. Please join me in congratulating the Wikimedia community in Turkey, the millions of Wikipedia readers in Turkey, and all of those struggling under censorship around the world, on this critical affirmation of the fundamental right to knowledge. Imposed in April of 2017, the block has prevented the 80+ million people in Turkey from accessing and participating in all language versions of Wikipedia. It also prevented members of our community in Turkey from freely engaging with the projects and impaired our movement’s global effort to represent the sum of all knowledge. As many of you might recall, we had filed an urgent application to the European Court of Human Rights in April 2019. Our petition on the legality of the access ban is currently before the ECHR and we are evaluating our next steps based on this latest ruling. A team from within and outside the Wikimedia Foundation has been working diligently since the block was instituted to restore full access in Turkey. Throughout this process, we have been guided by our Wikimedia values and a belief that Wikipedia must be accessible in its entirety; with no censorship of any kind to be tolerated. We worked closely with Wikimedia community members in Turkey to understand and act in a way that reflected their needs, wishes, and local context. We also benefited greatly from conversations with experts around the world. We will be posting more information on the Foundation website soon. In the meantime, I wanted to offer my sincere appreciation and admiration to the members of our community in Turkey -- you have shown great integrity, courage, and dedication. Your unwavering commitment to the Wikimedia projects, despite the obstacles placed in front of you, is an inspiration to us all. Thank you to every Wikimedia community member around the world who showed support for the Turkish community. Your commitment to our sense of community and the strength of our global movement is an inspiration. Finally, I would also like to thank the many Foundation staff and others involved over the past months for your exceptional diligence, professionalism, and tact in handling a delicate situation. While this is a favorable ruling for our case in Turkey, it remains to be seen whether the Turkish government will indeed restore access in Turkey. And serious threats to free knowledge remain around the world. Today's ruling is a reminder of the work we still left to do. But at this moment, let us celebrate this important recognition that the right to information is fundamental to every human, with happy anticipation of the return of Turkey to our global community of editors, readers, and knowledge seekers. Katherine -- Katherine Maher (she/her) Executive Director Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>

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Wikipedia was edited from the ISS
by Yury Bulka 02 Jan '20

02 Jan '20

I'm sorry if this was already posted here, I may have missed it. But in case it was not: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia&diff=926638155&oldid=9… https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_spacewalks_since_2015&di… I think this is truly amazing. P.S. I was trying to find some additional sources besides this edit that would provide more context for readers, and am currently discussing this on the user page of the edit author: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Darenwelsh#Edits_from_space Best, -- Yury Bulka https://mamot.fr/@setthemfree #NotOnFacebook

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Was macht dich diese Woche glücklich? / What's making you happy this week? (Week of 29 Dec 2019)
by Pine W 01 Jan '20

01 Jan '20

Hello colleagues, Please allow me to introduce User:Clovermoss <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Clovermoss>. She volunteered to collaborate with me on writing this and future issues of *What's Making You Happy this Week?* and *The Signpost*'s "On the bright side". Clovermoss is from Canada. She registered on English Wikipedia in September 2018, and she is a graduate of User:Nick Moyes <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Nick_Moyes>' adoption program <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Adopt-a-user>. She recently made her 4,000th contribution. Please treat Clovermoss as you would like to have been treated when you were new here. *From Clovermoss*: This week, I'm thankful that I am going to start collaborating with Pine <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Pine> for *On The Bright Side*. I have been a fan of this *Signpost* feature for a long time and I'm excited to help make it happen. I'm also thankful for this photo <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fall%C3%A4tsche_South_Moss_in_Autumn.jpg>. I find that photographs of nature have a tendency to appeal to me, and I think that this one is stunning. I like moss for its unique texture and just for being something that exists. I adore the leaves that can be seen every autumn where I live, and I miss seeing them everywhere I go. However, I'm also thankful for the comforting aspects of winter: hot chocolate, candy canes, and the warmth at home. *From Pine*: I am grateful to Clovermoss for agreeing to collaborate. I think that readers will appreciate seeing a new perspective and a new writing style. Also, because I will spend less time writing *WMYHTW*, I think that I will be able to spend a little more time on the pilot phase of NavWiki <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Navwiki>. NavWiki is progressing slowly but well. The topic of writing reminds me of a video clip from *Star Trek: The Next Generation <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation>*. In this scene, Captain Jean-Luc Picard <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Luc_Picard> receives a visit from the alien "Q". Q is powerful and unpredictable. Here, he offers to help Picard with drafting a speech (Youtube link) <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuyjhM1vL9I>. Finally, some thoughts about listening <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listening>. Listening can be done casually, aggressively, carefully, poorly, well, and any number of other ways. Clovermoss appears to invest a lot of time and effort in listening. Captain Picard did too. The actor who portrayed Picard, Patrick Stewart <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Stewart>, stated: <https://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2019/07/everything-you-need-to-know-…> "One of the things that I’ve come to understand is that as I talk a lot about Picard, what I find is I’m talking about myself. There was a sort of double action that occurred. In one sense Picard was expanding like this and at the same time he was also growing closer and closer to me as well and in some respect I suppose even had some influence on me. I became a better listener than I ever had been as a result of playing Jean-Luc Picard because it was one of the things that he does terrifically well." *Closing comments* 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. 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:Lucas_Werkmeister <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Lucas_Werkmeister> for the German translation. Best wishes, Pine ( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine )

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Wikimedia Café online meeting for January 2020. Note the schedule change.
by Pine W 31 Dec '19

31 Dec '19

Hello colleagues, The Wikimedia Café meetings have generally been well received. We had approximately seven people in the December meeting. In an attempt to make the meetings be accessible to more people, in January 2020 the Café is tentatively scheduled for a Saturday, and the Café will be earlier in the day. The meeting will be on 25 January 2020 at the following time: 11:30 AM EST, 4:30 PM UTC, and 10 PM ITC. During the most recent Café we had an extensive discussion about documentation for Wikitext and templates. We ran out of time to discuss NavWiki <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/NavWiki>. For the January meeting the only non-introductory agenda item so far is NavWiki. You are welcome to add more items to the agenda <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Caf%C3%A9#25_January_2020_at_11:3…> . As usual, the meeting style for the Café will emphasize discussion rather than presentation. People are welcome to participate as listeners only if they prefer. Please see the page on Meta <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Caf%C3%A9> for more information about the Café. Please watch the page for any updates, particularly to the schedule or the agenda. Signing up for the meeting is optional, but is helpful to the organizers so that we can estimate how many people will attend. Signing up for the meeting also informs us who we should notify individually if there are significant changes, such as changes to the schedule. If there are any problems with connecting to the meeting or if you have any questions or comments then please write on the Meta talk page. Best wishes for the new year, Pine ( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine )

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Cooperation between Arabic Wikipedia and Taibah University
by Ala'a Najjar 31 Dec '19

31 Dec '19

Hello, I’m Alaa (my Wikipedia account<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A1>). This is the first time to post here, as I've been following silently for a while. (Thanks for Abbad Diraneyya<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AF_%D8%AF%D9%8A%…> - shown me this mailing list). Today, we(1) completed our cooperation between Arabic Wikipedia and Taibah University<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taibah_University> in Saudi Arabia, as 42 students from the linguistics and Translation Department have written 42 articles on Arabic Wikipedia between 21 November 2019 – 30 December 2019. You can found the articles list here https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Articles_created_by_Tai… Arabic Wikipedia tweet about this cooperation https://twitter.com/ArabicWikipedia/status/1211717690416603137 1. 4 users from Arabic Wikipedia: User:Reemnaif1413 User:Mishary Al-Dhufeeri User:Bander7799 User:علاء (Me 😃) Regards, Alaa

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Wikimedia Ukraine's Highlights of 2019
by Anton Protsiuk 29 Dec '19

29 Dec '19

Hi all, and happy holidays to everyone who celebrates them now. We at Wikimedia Ukraine are wrapping up the year, and we decided to look back at our biggest highlights and achievements in 2019. In 2019, we celebrated our 10th anniversary, developed a long-term strategy — and continued to develop all our landmark projects and programs, such as Wiki Loves Earth, Wiki Loves Monuments, Wikipedia Education Program, fight for the freedom of panorama in Ukraine, and much more. Check a detailed article on our blog — https://wikimediaukraine.wordpress.com/2019/12/28/wmua-2019-en Best, Anton Protsiuk Project Manager at Wikimedia Ukraine

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[Wikimedia Announcements] The Signpost – Volume 15, Issue 12 – 27 December 2019
by Wikipedia Signpost 27 Dec '19

27 Dec '19

>From the editors: Caught with their hands in the cookie jar, again http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2019-12-27/From_t… News and notes: What's up (and down) with administrators, articles and languages http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2019-12-27/News_a… Special report: Are reputation management operatives scrubbing Wikipedia articles? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2019-12-27/Specia… In the media: "The fulfillment of the dream of humanity" or a nightmare of PR whitewashing on behalf of one-percenters? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2019-12-27/In_the… Discussion report: December discussions around the wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2019-12-27/Discus… Arbitration report: Announcement of 2020 Arbitration Committee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2019-12-27/Arbitr… Traffic report: Queens and aliens, exactly alike, once upon a December http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2019-12-27/Traffi… Technology report: User scripts and more http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2019-12-27/Techno… Gallery: Holiday wishes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2019-12-27/Gallery Recent research: Acoustics and Wikipedia; Wiki Workshop 2019 summary http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2019-12-27/Recent… >From the archives: The 2002 Spanish fork and ads revisited (re-revisited?) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2019-12-27/From_t… On the bright side: What's making you happy this month? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2019-12-27/On_the… Op-Ed: Why we need to keep talking about Wikipedia's gender gap http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2019-12-27/Op-Ed WikiProject report: Wikiproject Tree of Life: A Wikiproject report http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2019-12-27/WikiPr… Single-page view https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Signpost/Single https://facebook.com/wikisignpost https://twitter.com/wikisignpost -- *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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Wikipedia is going to be available in turkey again
by Mardetanha 26 Dec '19

26 Dec '19

Dear friends and colleagues before new year I would like to share the wonderful news that we received today. Turkey's Constitutional Court finds that the Wikipedia ban constitutes a violation of the right to freedom of expression. The high court also requests Ankara 1st Criminal Judgeship of Peace to remove the ban immediately. Wikipedia has been banned since Apr 2017. Mardetanha

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Turkey's top court says Wikipedia ban is violation of rights - Turkey News
by Victoria Coleman 26 Dec '19

26 Dec '19

Brilliant news this morning! Congratulations to community members and foundation staff that fought from knowledge freedom these past two years! http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkeys-top-court-says-wikipedia-ban-is-vi… Happy new year! Victoria Coleman

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OFWA - November 2019 Newsletter
by Joy Agyepong 25 Dec '19

25 Dec '19

Hello Wikim[p]edians, Merry Christmas to all who celebrate and a wonderful New year as we clock this year to an end. Please find here a link to our newsletter for November <https://mailchi.mp/75bf2c909870/november-2019-newsletter> which highlights current happenings from our community and upcoming activities to participate remotely. Don't forget to subscribe to keep updated! Have a great day! Best, Joy On Behalf of Open Foundation West Africa

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