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Our World in Data (OWID)
by James Heilman 02 Mar '22

02 Mar '22

We at Wiki Project Med are working to get Our World in Data (OWID) working within a mediawiki environment. 1) We have created a mirror of their website on WMF servers <https://owidm.wmcloud.org/grapher/interventions-ntds-sdgs>. Hopefully this has allowed us to address security and privacy concerns. 2) We have created an extension <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:OurWorldInDataMirror> that allows the use of this content within a mediawiki install 3) We have made a bunch of changes to formatting, such as removing the logo, to make it compliant with WP practice and style. You can see an example on MDWiki in the infobox here <https://mdwiki.org/wiki/Neglected_tropical_diseases>. My question to the movement is are their communities interested in using this technology? There are about 4,000 of these graphs <https://owidm.wmcloud.org/charts>. We of course will also need to develop a framework for translation. Best -- James Heilman MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian

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Re: Our World in Data (OWID)
by Tim Moody 02 Mar '22

02 Mar '22

> Do they already have a start at translation? A strings file associated > w/ each map? > The strings are in the map html file in the form of a json object. You can see it at the very bottom if you view source. It would be possible to change this on the fly if an argument were passed to the url. We are already doing this in batch to cut down on the text displayed and add a popup. But the OWID code is for me at least rather opaque in terms of implementing something directly in the app.

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Thank you for your feedback about the Board of Trustees elections
by Jackie Koerner 02 Mar '22

02 Mar '22

*You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Boa…>* *More languages <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Boa…> • Please help translate to your language <https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-W…>* Hi all, The Call for Feedback: Board of Trustees elections <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call…> is now closed. This Call ran from 10 January and closed on 16 February 2022. The Call focused on three key questions <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call…> and received broad discussion on Meta-wiki <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees…>, during meetings with affiliates, and in various community conversations. The community and affiliates provided many proposals and discussion points. The reports <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call…> are on Meta-wiki. This information will be shared with the Board of Trustees and Elections Committee so they can make informed decisions about the upcoming Board of Trustees election. The Board of Trustees will then follow with an announcement after they have discussed the information. Thank you to everyone who participated in the Call for Feedback to help improve Board election processes. Best, Movement Strategy and Governance -- Jackie Koerner (she/her) Communication Specialist, Movement Strategy and Governance Location: Midwestern US (UTC-6) Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>

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Wikimedia Indonesia AGM
by Biyanto Rebin 02 Mar '22

02 Mar '22

Dear all, I would like to inform you that Wikimedia Indonesia has been successfully holding annual general meetings in a hybrid event. On 19 February, our AGM elected a new Chair of the Board of Executive, @Rachmat Wahidi <rachmat.wahidi(a)wikimedia.or.id>. Rachmat has been involved in Wikimedia Indonesia since 2014. He has been a very useful and kind-hearted person for all of us in Wikimedia Indonesia. Beside the new chair, we elected the new board of trustees as well. * Ichsan Mochtar, * Annisa Ayu Maharani, * Andri Humardhani, * Hendra Prastiawan, and * Fachria Marasabessy. (re-elected) Thanks to our previous Board of Executives (Ivonne Kristiani, Hillun Vilayl Napis, Thirza Ria Vandari, Djohan Hasibuan) and Board of Trustees (Rinto Jio, Fachria Marassabessy, Fajarwati). We hope this new change can bring a more hopeful future for WMID. I will still be around Wikimedia Indonesia until June 2020, to make sure the transition is going smoothly. :) For Affiliates and Chairperson mailinglist's admin, please help to remove me and add Rachmat for future communication. Best, Biyanto Rebin

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Learn how to develop bots in small wiki toolkit workshops
by Srishti Sethi 02 Mar '22

02 Mar '22

Hi all, TLDR; Want to learn new technical skills to help improve your wiki? Sign up for workshops on scripts and bot development, organized by the small wiki toolkits initiative: < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Small_wiki_toolkits/Workshops> [1]. Small wiki toolkits (SWT) is an initiative to build technical capacity in smaller language wikis by developing toolkits, conducting workshops, and providing technical support < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Small_wiki_toolkits> [2]. The first set of workshops for 2022 will teach individuals how to automate work in their wiki community by developing, maintaining, and hosting bots. These trainings build upon the lessons learned from two regional initiatives in 2021: <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Small_wiki_toolkits#Past_events> [3]. To sign up for a workshop, add your signature under a specific workshop section on this page < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Small_wiki_toolkits/Workshops> [4]. The first workshop is scheduled for February 25th, 16:00 UTC. The organizing team will share more details on mailing lists and on your talk page closer to the date of the workshop. The SWT Organizing Team is also exploring issuing digital certificates and badges to attendees of these workshops. More information on that will be available in the coming weeks. We look forward to your participation! Cheers, Srishti (On behalf of the SWT Workshops Organization team) [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Small_wiki_toolkits/Workshops [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Small_wiki_toolkits [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Small_wiki_toolkits#Past_events [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Small_wiki_toolkits/Workshops *Srishti Sethi* Senior Developer Advocate Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>

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