Wikimedia-l October 2024

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Share Your Feedback on Wiki Loves Folklore and Feminism & Folklore Campaign 2024
by Joris Quarshie 14 Oct '24

14 Oct '24

Hello Folks, As we bring the incredible journey of Wiki Loves Folklore 2024 <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Folklore_2024> and the Feminism & Folklore Campaign 2024 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Feminism_and_Folklore_2024> to a close, we would love to hear your thoughts and experiences. Your feedback is invaluable in helping us improve and make future campaigns even more impactful. Please take a few moments to share your insights, suggestions, and experiences by filling out the attached feedback form <https://forms.gle/Z9kP8j7eth41jcfB8>. Your input will help us continue to celebrate and preserve cultural heritage and to uplift underrepresented voices and communities worldwide. The form will be open until November 10th,2024 Time: 23:59 UTC. Thank you for your continued support and participation. On behalf of the Wiki Loves Folklore International Team

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Trend of number of active editor
by Anders Wennersten 13 Oct '24

13 Oct '24

We have often discussed the trend of fewer active editors, and some of us have just discussed this at nowp and swwp and one of my fellow wikiedian has made a very interesting comparison graph where the numbers are normalized according to number of speakers, https://puu.sh/Kg6xQ.png As can be seen av very positive trend on frwp and plwp and reassuring one on enwp. Do we others have important lessons to be learnt from pl and frwp? Anders

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Re: Trend of number of active editor
by Neurodivergent Netizen 12 Oct '24

12 Oct '24

I’m wondering about how aware people are of their ability to edit Wikipedia. Whenever I talk to people about I edit Wikipedia, they seem only vaguely aware, and incurious. I’ve even been told “Did you know you change the information on Wikipedia?” In the inflection of “People don’t know this" only two or three years ago. From, I dream of horses She/her

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Next Episode of WikiAfrica Hour "Celebrate Wiki Loves Africa 2024: Africa Creates" JOIN US!
by Donia ElDomiaty 12 Oct '24

12 Oct '24

Dear Wikimedians, We hope this email finds you well. We invite you to join the next episode of WikiAfrica Hour "Celebrate Wiki Loves Africa 2024: Africa Creates” What can you expect from the episode? This special episode of WikiAfrica Hour is dedicated to celebrating the 2024 winners of the Wiki Loves Africa International media contest. Under the theme Africa Creates, 14,000+ images, videos and audio were submitted. We will meet the organisers at the local level, the jury that selected the final winners, and the winners themselves! The winners will share their creative journey as Africans leading up to the point of winning Wiki Loves Africa 2024 international prizes. Who is the guest host? *Ceslause Ogbonnaya*: former Host & Project manager for WikiAfrica Hour, Wikimedian-In-Residence for AfroCreatives WikiProject and member of the Afrika Baraza Working group. Who are the guest speakers? - WLA Jury members - WLA local organisers - WLA ambassadors - WLA WINNERS!! When and where will the episode take place? Data: Friday 18th October Time: 16:00 UTC (Check your time zone <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1729267200>) Join us LIVE on Youtube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0ZvT-Puv9M>. You can also register in the event tool here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:WAH_Episode_39_-_Celebrate_Wiki_Loves…> Looking forward to seeing you! -- *Donia* WikiAfrica Hour Production Coordinator & Wiki In Africa Tools Community Facilitator

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DOCUMENTING EARTH PLANT USING GOOGLE LENS ON WIKIDATA
by Abasili Nkemjika Kingsley 11 Oct '24

11 Oct '24

Ndewonu! Greetings Dear Wikimedians, YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN IGBO WIKIMEDIANS IN DOCUMENTING EARTH PLANT USING GOOGLE LENS ON WIKIDATA The project utilizes Google Lens to identify and document plant species on Wikidata, enhancing the platform's botanical knowledge and promoting global access to information on Earth's plant diversity. 📅 Date: 11th October 2024 ⏰ Time : 5:00pm WAT 🏦 Meeting Link https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85452471528?pwd=jB4CuSR0MllkMsYJ1qn489BwDetpby.1 For event details and Registration: https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Documenting_Earth_Plant_Using_Googl… SAVE THE DATE!!! Thanks and Regards, Kingsley Nkem FOR: IGBO WIKIMEDIANS USER GROUP

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Ikusgela: We have reached video number 100
by Ander Bolibar 11 Oct '24

11 Oct '24

Dear all, At *Ikusgela*, the OER video creation project for the Basque Wikipedia, we are very excited. We have just published our 100th video. You can see the front page ofthe project <https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari:Hezkuntza/Ikusgela>to see an overall view of what we have done. We have created videos about philosophy, economics, Basque culture, world literature, environment, digital skills, history and eight curiosities. The videos are embedded in more than 420 articles of the Basque Wikipedia. Between them, there are almost 300 subtitles. There are subtitles in Basque, English, Spanish, Bengali, Arabic, French, Catalan, Slovenian, Gaelic, Italian, Japanese, Mapuche, Portuguese, Russian, Hausa, Tarifite, Greek, Wolof... Here you can make a subtitle <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:WikiProject_Subtitling_Ikusgela> in your language. We have also dubbed some videos <https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Ikusgela_en_catal%C3%A0> into Catalan with the help of WikiCred. In these two years of experience, we have realized that there are several areas where improvements can be made to make the experience of working with videos better. The upload to Commons is still demanding; unfortunately, we cannot see the real impact of this project, since the videos in Wikipedia do not have a view counter; you cannot put hyperlinks in the subtitles; the videos do not support multiple audio tracks; the frame of the Commons front page is random, which means that when we have a video as the first element in an article, the image of that article is out of control. We will continue to create more videos in Basque, the project is having good feedback. We would like to make more collaborations (creating subtitles, dubbing the videos or creating videos natively in more than one language). Who is up for it? Ander

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Wikiproject Writing Event - Adding academic journals to Wikipedia
by Matthew Vetter 10 Oct '24

10 Oct '24

Dear Wikimedia community members - Please share with your networks and consider joining this event, where we will publish the Wikipedia article for one of the top academic journals in writing studies. On behalf of the CCCC Wikipedia Initiative<https://cccc.ncte.org/cccc/wikipedia-initiative/> <https://cccc.ncte.org/cccc/wikipedia-initiative/> and Wikiproject Writing<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Writing>, we are excited to invite you to our November event, "Creating the <https://iupvideo.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEtc--uqD4tH91Gm3KQkEij1gDN8ECSF…> College Composition and Communication (<https://iupvideo.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEtc--uqD4tH91Gm3KQkEij1gDN8ECSF…>CCC) Wikipedia Article,"<https://iupvideo.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEtc--uqD4tH91Gm3KQkEij1gDN8ECSF…> led by Matt Vetter and Alexandria Lockett, with special guest Kara Taczak, incoming co-editor of CCC, to be held Friday, November 1, 1-2:30pm ET via Zoom. Mark your calendars now for this exciting event! And keep reading to learn more. Creating the College Composition and Communication (CCC) Wikipedia Article Join us for a relaxed discussion and collaborative editing session focused on the importance of adding one of the top journals in writing studies, College Composition and Communication, to Wikipedia. Led by Matt Vetter and Alexandria Lockett, co-chairs of CCCC Wikipedia Initiative, this online event features incoming CCC co-editor Dr. Kara Taczak, who will discuss the journal's significance and the importance of Wikipedia coverage. Learn from Matt Vetter about the process of drafting the article so far<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Matthewvetter/College_Composition_and_Co…>, and from Alexandria Lockett about the challenges and opportunities of Wikipedia editing for academic knowledge. In addition to our discussion, this is your chance to participate in live content brainstorming and editing to kickstart and publish the article. Event Details: Title: Creating the College Composition and Communication (CCC) Wikipedia Article Featuring: Matt Vetter, Alexandria Lockett, Kara Taczak Date and Time: Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, 1pm ET Please register in advance <https://iupvideo.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEtc--uqD4tH91Gm3KQkEij1gDN8ECSF…> to attend. See you there! Matt Matt Vetter, PhD (he/him) Professor of English Dept. of Language, Literature, and Writing Indiana University of Pennsylvania http://mattvetter.net<http://mattvetter.net/> Connect with me on Zoom, https://iupvideo.zoom.us/my/dr.vetterzooms Managing co-editor, Writing Spaces<http://www.writingspaces.org/> Co-chair, CCCC Wikipedia Initiative<https://cccc.ncte.org/cccc/wikipedia-initiative/> Available as open access ebook, Wikipedia and the Representation of Reality<https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mono/10.4324/9781003094081/wikipedia…..>

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[Wikimedia Announcements] This Month in GLAM: September 2024
by Romaine Wiki 10 Oct '24

10 Oct '24

*This Month in GLAM* is a monthly newsletter documenting recent happenings within the GLAM project, such as content donations, residencies, events and more. GLAM is an acronym of *G*alleries, *L*ibraries, *A*rchives and *M*useums. You can find more information on the project at https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM. *This Month in GLAM – Issue IX, Volume XIV – September 2024* ------------------------------ Albania report: Wikimedian in Residence at Elbasan’s Ethnographic Museum in Albania http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2024/Contents/… <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2024/Contents…> Argentina report: GLAM and communities http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2024/Contents/… <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2024/Contents…> Australia report: Artbank's edit-a-thon for gender equity in Australian visual arts http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2024/Contents/… <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2024/Contents…> Belgium report: Project 'Belgian distilleries as Linked Open Data' completed http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2024/Contents/… <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2024/Contents…> Brazil report: Photowalks for Wiki Loves Monuments 2024 at five corners of Brazil http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2024/Contents/… <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2024/Contents…> France report: 4th edition of the Label Culture Libre http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2024/Contents/… <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2024/Contents…> India report: Digitization at the Museum of Santal Culture, Federation Hall Society Library and Cultural Heritage and Literature in Meghalaya http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2024/Contents/… <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2024/Contents…> New Zealand report: Report on the Wikidata WikiProject International Botanical 2024, Conference report for SPNHC-TDWG 2024 and the upcoming New Zealand species edit-a-thon http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2024/Contents/… <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2024/Contents…> Poland report: What's up in GLAM-Wiki in Poland http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2024/Contents/… <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2024/Contents…> Spain report: Wiki Takes Rural Archaeology http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2024/Contents/… <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2024/Contents…> Switzerland report: Swiss GLAM Programme http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2024/Contents/… <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2024/Contents…> UK report: Wiki content in interfaith education http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2024/Contents/… <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2024/Contents…> USA report: Banned books and more http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2024/Contents/… <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2024/Contents…> Biodiversity Heritage Library report: BHL-Wiki Working Group September monthly highlights http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2024/Contents/… <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2024/Contents…> Special story: Global GLAM calls from November: short survey, and register! http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2024/Contents/… <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2024/Contents…> Calendar: October's GLAM events http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2024/Contents/… <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2024/Contents…> ------------------------------ About *This Month in GLAM* http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/About <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/About> Single page view http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2024/Single <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2024/Single> Twitter http://twitter.com/ThisMonthinGLAM <https://twitter.com/ThisMonthinGLAM> Add your story / Work on the next edition http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/Newsroom <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/Newsroom> _______________________________________________ Please note: all replies sent to this mailing list will be immediately directed to Wikimedia-l, the public mailing list of the Wikimedia community. 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Wikimedia Ukraine’s General Assembly – reports, new Board & other news
by Bohdan Melnychuk 09 Oct '24

09 Oct '24

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Update to the 2024 Board of Trustees selection process timeline
by Jack Glover 09 Oct '24

09 Oct '24

Hello, I am writing today to provide an update to the [[Wikimedia Foundation elections/2024#Timeline <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_ele…>]] on Meta-wiki. The administrative process that follows the SecurePoll vote is taking longer than was anticipated by the published timeline. This means that the *Preliminary announcement of results*, originally anticipated by October 9, is now anticipated by the end of October 11. This has been updated in the timeline [1]. I appreciate the effort everyone has put into this process so far and, like many of you, look forward to learning the results. Best regards, Jack (Xeno) Glover Senior Committee Support Manager Wikimedia Foundation [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_ele…

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