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[Small wiki toolkits] Upcoming bots & scripts workshop on Friday, July 29th, 16:00 UTC
by Srishti Sethi 18 Aug '22

18 Aug '22

Hello everyone, The sixth workshop on the topic of "How to maintain bots" is coming up - it will take place on Friday, July 29th at 16:00 UTC. You can find more details on the workshop and a link to join here: < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Small_wiki_toolkits/Workshops#How_to_mainta…> [1]. This session will focus on best practices for maintaining bots and tools in the Wikimedia ecosystem. It will cover a few practices that can help developers run a bot or a tool with help from others, such as picking a license, adding co-maintainers to the project, publishing source code, writing docs, and much more. To participate in this workshop, you would need basic familiarity with bots or tools development. You can add your discussion ideas in the etherpad doc linked from the workshops page. We look forward to your participation! Best, Srishti On behalf of the SWT Workshops Organization team [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Small_wiki_toolkits/Workshops#How_to_mainta… *Srishti Sethi* Senior Developer Advocate Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>

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Re: @Wikipedia losing opportunities in Twitter
by Lauren Dickinson 16 Aug '22

16 Aug '22

Hi everyone, I hope you are all doing well and enjoying the new images from the Webb telescope. They are truly incredible. In response to Lodewijk's question, the Foundation's Communications Department manages the English Wikipedia social media accounts (on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/wikipedia/>, Twitter <https://twitter.com/Wikipedia>, and Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/Wikipedia/?hl=en>), as well as the Wikimedia Foundation accounts. There is more information about that on Meta-Wiki <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media>. We try to plan the content calendar about one to two weeks in advance, but we stay flexible to react to current events and Wikimedia news. We always welcome ideas for articles and content to share from both the Wikimedia Foundation and Wikipedia channels. You can share ideas with us at any time via this Google Form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSchEZ_-8jCJP6E6UQguy_MjOYgoNUfSyzN…>. Amplifying the work of volunteers in the movement is important to us, and we value suggestions on opportunities for us to do this further. Regarding the Webb telescope news, we are planning to share the related Wikipedia article as this Friday's Article of the Week <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Article_of_the_week> on Wikipedia's social media channels, and to highlight that the images are available on Commons. Every Friday, we share an article that is relevant to current global events and conversations (e.g. we shared about Hajj <https://twitter.com/Wikipedia/status/1545492143023820813> last week), so we thought the Webb telescope would be a perfect fit for this week. We also look for opportunities to retweet posts from others related to Wikimedia and current topics. For example, we just shared this post from Wikimedia Chile <https://twitter.com/Wikipedia/status/1546936039968743425> about the Webb images. With this approach, we can share about the same topic in multiple ways, from a range of perspectives, and celebrate community groups. Another way is by sharing blog posts and media coverage that mention us. With that in mind, another idea I would like to propose is a blog post on Diff <https://diff.wikimedia.org/> that tells the story of how Wikimedia communities responded to the release of the images and made sure information and the photos were quickly available on Wikimedia projects. This is just an idea. If anyone is interested in writing that blog, please let us know! We can then amplify the post on social media to bring it more visibility. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you! Lauren *Lauren Dickinson (she/her)* Senior Communications Manager Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> On Tue, Jul 12, 2022 at 1:43 PM effe iets anders <effeietsanders(a)gmail.com> wrote: > How is @Wikipedia (and similar accounts) being managed right now? I'm > mostly curious about the process how the tweets are decided upon - is this > a staff-driven process or is there some community engagement? Is it planned > out long in advance, or reactive (or somewhere in between)? > > Are there opportunities to better bolster the strengths of our community? > > Lodewijk > > On Tue, Jul 12, 2022 at 9:30 AM Samuel Klein <meta.sj(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> We should all be answering questions :) The public interest will only >> grow with the glorious images coming out today. >> >> On Tue, Jul 12, 2022 at 10:45 AM Galder Gonzalez Larrañaga < >> galder158(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Good day, >>> Yesterday, the James Webb telescope published its first image, called >>> "Webb's Frist Deep Field" ( >>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webb%27s_First_Deep_Field). An article >>> about the image existis in 14 languages. The tweet announcing it has >>> collected in less than a day more than 77.000 RTs and 275.000 likes ( >>> https://twitter.com/NASAWebb/status/1546621080298835970). The main >>> object of the image didn't have any article at any Wikipedia (not an item >>> at Wikidata) yesterday. Now we have an article in 8 languages: >>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMACS_J0723.3-7327 and a category in >>> Commons. >>> >>> Well, the Wikipedia twitter handle didn't tweet anything about this >>> achievement, and didn't give any contest to the image. ( >>> https://twitter.com/wikipedia). >>> >>> We could be answering questions. "By 2030, Wikimedia will become the >>> essential infrastructure of the ecosystem of free knowledge". We could be >>> centering free knowledge at Wikimedia. >>> >>> Best, >>> Galder >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines >>> at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >>> Public archives at >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org… >>> To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> >> >> >> -- >> Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266 >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines >> at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> Public archives at >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org… >> To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines > at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org… > To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org >

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Details for the Wikimania 2022 Hackathon
by Haley Lepp 12 Aug '22

12 Aug '22

Hello all, The Wikimania Hackathon is August 12-14, just over 2 weeks away! Details are listed below. Registration Registration for the Wikimania Hackathon has now opened [1]! To register, submit your information to the Wikimania organizers, which will give you access to the Wikimania platform [2]. You can also optionally add your name to the participants page on the Wikimania wiki [3]. Platform The Hackathon will take place virtually on Pheedloop, the Wikimania platform [4]. This platform complies with WCAG 2.1 AA, and will support screen readers, font adjustments, and many other accessibility features. Video sessions will be held in Jitsi through this platform. Format of the event The Hackathon consists of events spread over three days [5]: - On the first day, there will be a pre-Hacking showcase to share project ideas and find collaborators. Anyone can present a project, and anyone can come as an observer. - Throughout the next two days, there will be open hacking, social events, and technical sessions. Anyone can offer a session; just claim a slot on the schedule! - Finally, there will be a final showcase to share the projects worked on during the Hackathon. Preparing for the Hackathon There are many ways to take part in the event. Think about what project you might want to work on (see examples from past Hackathons [6]), add your idea to Phabricator [7], and consider presenting at the pre-Hacking showcase. Host a session by adding information to the schedule [5]. Check out information for newcomers [8]. And don’t forget to register [2]! Best wishes, Haley and the Developer Advocacy Team [1] https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hackathon [2] https://pheedloop.com/register/wikimania2022/attendee/ [3] https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hackathon/Participants [4] https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/07/20/the-platform-powering-wikimania-2022/ [5] https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hackathon/Schedule [6] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2022/Showcase [7] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/board/6030/ [8] https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hackathon/Newcomers

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[Foundation-l] Fwd: 18.1831, All: Call for Participation: Wikipedia Volunteers
by GerardM 09 Aug '22

09 Aug '22

Hoi, I have asked and received permission to forward to you all this most excellent bit of news. The linguist list, is a most excellent resource for people interested in the field of linguistics. As I mentioned some time ago they have had a funding drive and in that funding drive they asked for a certain amount of money in a given amount of days and they would then have a project on Wikipedia to learn what needs doing to get better coverage for the field of linguistics. What you will read in this mail that the total community of linguists are asked to cooperate. I am really thrilled as it will also get us more linguists interested in what we do. My hope is that a fraction will be interested in the languages that they care for and help it become more relevant. As a member of the "language prevention committee", I love to get more knowledgeable people involved in our smaller projects. If it means that we get more requests for more projects we will really feel embarrassed with all the new projects we will have to approve because of the quality of the Incubator content and the quality of the linguistic arguments why we should approve yet another language :) NB Is this not a really clever way of raising money; give us this much in this time frame and we will then do this as a bonus... Thanks, GerardM ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: LINGUIST Network <linguist(a)linguistlist.org> Date: Jun 18, 2007 6:53 PM Subject: 18.1831, All: Call for Participation: Wikipedia Volunteers To: LINGUIST(a)listserv.linguistlist.org LINGUIST List: Vol-18-1831. Mon Jun 18 2007. ISSN: 1068 - 4875. Subject: 18.1831, All: Call for Participation: Wikipedia Volunteers Moderators: Anthony Aristar, Eastern Michigan U <aristar(a)linguistlist.org> Helen Aristar-Dry, Eastern Michigan U <hdry(a)linguistlist.org> Reviews: Laura Welcher, Rosetta Project <reviews(a)linguistlist.org> Homepage: http://linguistlist.org/ The LINGUIST List is funded by Eastern Michigan University, and donations from subscribers and publishers. Editor for this issue: Ann Sawyer <sawyer(a)linguistlist.org> ================================================================ To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.html ===========================Directory============================== 1) Date: 18-Jun-2007 From: Hannah Morales < hannah(a)linguistlist.org > Subject: Wikipedia Volunteers -------------------------Message 1 ---------------------------------- Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:49:35 From: Hannah Morales < hannah(a)linguistlist.org > Subject: Wikipedia Volunteers Dear subscribers, As you may recall, one of our Fund Drive 2007 campaigns was called the "Wikipedia Update Vote." We asked our viewers to consider earmarking their donations to organize an update project on linguistics entries in the English-language Wikipedia. You can find more background information on this at: http://linguistlist.org/donation/fund-drive2007/wikipedia/index.cfm. The speed with which we met our goal, thanks to the interest and generosity of our readers, was a sure sign that the linguistics community was enthusiastic about the idea. Now that summer is upon us, and some of you may have a bit more leisure time, we are hoping that you will be able to help us get started on the Wikipedia project. The LINGUIST List's role in this project is a purely organizational one. We will: *Help, with your input, to identify major gaps in the Wikipedia materials or pages that need improvement; *Compile a list of linguistics pages that Wikipedia editors have identified as "in need of attention from an expert on the subject" or " does not cite any references or sources," etc; *Send out periodical calls for volunteer contributors on specific topics or articles; *Provide simple instructions on how to upload your entries into Wikipedia; *Keep track of our project Wikipedians; *Keep track of revisions and new entries; *Work with Wikimedia Foundation to publicize the linguistics community's efforts. We hope you are as enthusiastic about this effort as we are. Just to help us all get started looking at Wikipedia more critically, and to easily identify an area needing improvement, we suggest that you take a look at the List of Linguists page at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_linguists. M Many people are not listed there; others need to have more facts and information added. If you would like to participate in this exciting update effort, please respond by sending an email to LINGUIST Editor Hannah Morales at hannah(a)linguistlist.org, suggesting what your role might be or which linguistics entries you feel should be updated or added. Some linguists who saw our campaign on the Internet have already written us with specific suggestions, which we will share with you soon. This update project will take major time and effort on all our parts. The end result will be a much richer internet resource of information on the breadth and depth of the field of linguistics. Our efforts should also stimulate prospective students to consider studying linguistics and to educate a wider public on what we do. Please consider participating. Sincerely, Hannah Morales Editor, Wikipedia Update Project Linguistic Field(s): Not Applicable ----------------------------------------------------------- LINGUIST List: Vol-18-1831

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Wikimedians of Republic of Srpska: Final APG report
by WМ RepublikaSrpska 31 Jul '22

31 Jul '22

Dear all, I want to share with you information related to the activities of the Wikimedia Community in Republika Srpska. Our final APG report for the period 1 July 2021 - 30 June 2022 is available on the following page: - Wikimedia Community of Republic of Srpska - Final report <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Simple/Applications/Wikimedians_of_R…> . If you have any questions or suggestions - we are at your disposal! Best regards, Miroslav Tanasković Wikimedia Community of the 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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Call for submissions deadline for Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2022
by Kiril Simeonovski 31 Jul '22

31 Jul '22

Dear all, I would like to remind you that the deadline for the call for submissions <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_CEE_Meeting_2022/Submissions> for Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2022 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_CEE_Meeting_2022>, which will take place in the period 14–16 October, expires today. If you plan to share your learning and experience with the others at this online event, the time for submitting your session proposal is now. Best regards, Kiril

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WikiClassics UG 2021 Annual Report
by Alessandro Marchetti 30 Jul '22

30 Jul '22

Dear Wikimedia Community members, I would like to share with you all that the WCS user group activity report for the year 2021 - 2022 was published on meta. [1] Such link was also shared few hours ago on our social media. Kind regards.A. Marchetti [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiClassics_User_Group/Reports/2021

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Usergroup activity report 2021 - 2022
by Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda 30 Jul '22

30 Jul '22

Dear Wikimedia Community members, Please find the user group activity report for 2021 - 2022 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_User_Group_Uganda/2021_…> [1]. We welcome your comments and feedback on the talk page <https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AWikimedia_Community_Use…> [2]. Kind regards. [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_User_Group_Uganda/2021_… [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AWikimedia_Community_Use… *Douglas, on behalf of* *Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda* *Primary: Hive Colab (Plot 90 Kanjokya Street)* *Secondary: Goethe Zentrum Kampala Library (**Plot 52 Bukoto Street, Kamwokya)* *P.O Box 11778, Kampala-Uganda*

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Announcing the six candidates for the 2022 Board of Trustees election
by Jackie Koerner 29 Jul '22

29 Jul '22

*You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki. <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_ele…>* Please help translate to your language <https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-W…> Hi everyone, The Affiliate voting process has concluded. Representatives from each Affiliate organization learned about the candidates by reading candidates’ statements, reviewing candidates’ answers to questions, and considering the candidates’ ratings provided by the Analysis Committee. The selected 2022 Board of Trustees candidates are: - Tobechukwu Precious Friday (Tochiprecious <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Tochiprecious>) - Farah Jack Mustaklem (Fjmustak <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fjmustak>) - Shani Evenstein Sigalov (Esh77 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Esh77>) - Kunal Mehta (Legoktm <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Legoktm>) - Michał Buczyński (Aegis Maelstrom <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Aegis_Maelstrom>) - Mike Peel (Mike Peel <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Mike_Peel>) You may see more information about the Results <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_ele…> and Statistics <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_ele…> of this Board election. Please take a moment to appreciate the Affiliate Representatives and Analysis Committee members for taking part in this process and helping to grow the Board of Trustees in capacity and diversity. These hours of volunteer work connect us across understanding and perspective. Thank you for your participation. Thank you to the community members who put themselves forward as candidates for the Board of Trustees. Considering joining the Board of Trustees is no small decision. The time and dedication candidates have shown to this point speaks to their commitment to this movement. Congratulations to those candidates who have been selected. A great amount of appreciation and gratitude for those candidates not selected. Please continue to share your leadership with Wikimedia. Thank you to those who followed the Affiliate process for this Board election. You may review the results of the Affiliate selection process. The next part of the Board election process is the community voting period. You may view the Board election timeline here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_ele…>. To prepare for the community voting period, there are several things community members can engage with in the following ways: - Read candidates’ statements <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_ele…> and read the candidates’ answers to the questions posed by the Affiliate Representatives. - Propose and select the 6 questions for candidates to answer during their video Q&A <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_ele…> . - See the Analysis Committee’s ratings of candidates on each candidate’s statement <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_ele…> . - Propose statements for the Election Compass <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_ele…> voters can use to find which candidates best fit their principles. - Encourage others in your community to take part in the election. - Best, Movement Strategy and Governance *This message was sent on behalf of the Board Selection Task Force and the Elections Committee* -- Jackie Koerner (she/her) Communication Specialist, Movement Strategy and Governance Location: Midwestern US (UTC-5) Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>

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Update: Invitation to WikiAfrica Hour episode 14
by Ceslause Ogbonnaya 28 Jul '22

28 Jul '22

Dear Wikimedians, WikiAfrica Hour episode 14 is back & better! What has the WMF elections committee been up to? What planning and processes are involved in WMF 2022 Board elections? Don't miss the answers to these questions and more as we engage Abhishek Suryawanshi from Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee, and the Top 6 2022 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees elections candidates like Tobechukwu Precious Friday, Shani Evenstein Sigalov, Mike Peel, Kunal Mehta & Farah Jack Mustaklem, as they share their experiences so far, and aspirations if elected! Come prepared with your questions! Date: 5th August 2022 Time: 4pm UTC Details:https://w.wiki/4NCj Regards, Ceslause Ogbonnaya *WikiAfrica Hour host*

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