Hello all,
We have published a new draft text of WMF legal policy discussing the
use of its APIs. The full page is available on Meta.[1]
We are currently looking for feedback on this draft text, and you're
welcome to express your considerations on the text's talk page.[2]
This new document would be published at "API usage guidelines" on the
Foundation wiki, unless community comments suggest the text should be
appended on an existing page (for example, the User-Agent policy
page),[3] or a different wiki.
This page is available for community comment for a period of at least
two weeks or until new comments, questions, and suggestions have
concluded.
Thank you in advance for your consideration!
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/API_Policy_Update_2024
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:API_Policy_Update_2024
[3] https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:User-Agent_…
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Luca Martinelli [Sannita] (he/him)
Movement Communications Specialist
Greetings Dear Wikimedians,
You are invited to join our IG Wikicommons Hub August meet-up, scheduled
for 30th August 2024 at 5:00pm. There will be an overview of Wikimedia
Commons covering the basics such as uploading media files, categorizing
them correctly, and understanding licensing requirements.
Meeting link: https://meet.google.com/xzg-ziss-sbn?hs=224
Your participation and engagement are crucial to the growth and success of
our community and IG Wikicommons. We look forward to seeing you.
Thank you and best regards,
Kingsley Nkem
FOR: Igbo Wikimedians User Group
Dear Wikimedians,
I hope this email finds you well.
We are writing to update you on our ongoing initiatives to enhance support
for female-related projects or ideas or programs within the Wikimedia
community. The concept of the Wiki Women Collective
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Women*_Collective> group originated
at the Wiki Women Camp 2023
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiWomenCamp_2023> and has been an
ongoing discussion ever since. Recently, the Wiki Women Collective was
officially announced during the Women Summit
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2024:Program/WikiWomen_Summit> at
Wikimania 2024 in Katowice, Poland.
While we have received some nominations on Meta
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Women_Collective/Nominations>, it
seems there may be some gaps in understanding regarding the support groups
and the Wiki Women Collective. To ensure everyone has a clear
understanding, we are extending the deadline for Wiki Women Collective
nominations, which was originally set for August 31. This extension will
give women Wikimedians more time to consider how they can contribute to and
support this initiative.
To further clarify the purpose and goals of the Wiki Women Collective, we
are organizing two calls to engage and inform female Wikimedians:
South Asia Nomination Call:
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Date: Thursday, August 29, 2024
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Time: 6:00 PM to 6:45 PM IST
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Google Meet Link: South Asia: Wiki Women Collective Nominations Call
Thursday, August 29 · 6:00 – 6:45pm
Time zone: Asia/Kolkata
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/dcu-krcf-xvu
Global Call:
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Date: Saturday, August 31, 2024
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Time: 7:00 PM to 7:45 PM IST
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Google Meet Link: Global Call: Wiki Women Collective Nominations
Saturday, August 31 · 7:00 – 7:45pm
Time zone: Asia/Kolkata
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/qvi-kczc-nif
We look forward to your participation in these calls and to hearing your
thoughts on how we can collectively support and empower women within the
Wikimedia movement.
Best regards,
Nitesh Gill (CIS-A2K)
On behalf of the Support Team
Rejoins les Bibliothécaires et documentalistes du Bénin sur zoom ce
vendredi 30 août 2024 à 18h (Gmt+1) pour introduire Wikipédia et ses
projets frères à cette cible importante pour le libre partage de la
connaissance. Les détail et le lien d'inscription sont ici 👉urlz.fr/rTU2
<http://urlz.fr/rTU2>
Mermoze Adodo
Pour / Wikimédia Bénin
Dear Wikimedians,
We hope this email finds you well. We invite you to join the next episode
of WikiAfrica Hour "Wikimania - a Collaboration of the Open”
We are very excited to discuss this topic with the episode guests and your
joining is very valuable.
What can you expect from the episode?
In this episode, we will discuss the largest meeting point of wikimedians –
Wikimania. Wikimania 2024 was recently held in Katowice, Poland, and will
in 2025 be held in Nairobi, Kenya, and in 2026 in Paris, France. The panel
and guests are exploring its current and future vision related to the
partnerships and collaboration with other organizations.
Points which will be discussed:
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The idea and the structure of Wikimania as an annual conference
organised mainly by volunteers
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The short term vision of partnerships at Wikimania.
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The Future of partnerships at wikimania at the long-term
Who are the guest speakers?
- Iolanda Pensa - Chair of Wikimania steering committee
- Maciej Nadzikiewicz - Lead of Wikimania 2024, COT member
- Antoni Mtavangu - Core Organizing Team member of Wikimania 2025
- Rémy Gerbet - Core Organizing Team member of Wikimania 2026
When and where will the episode take place?
Data: Friday 30th August
Time: 16:00 UTC
Join us LIVE on Youtube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMbGRk8Y9uA>.
You can also register in the event tool here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:WAH_Episode_38_-_Wikimania_as_a_colla…>
Looking forward to seeing you!
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*Donia*
WikiAfrica Hour Production Coordinator
& Wiki In Africa Tools Community Facilitator
Hello all,
Every year, the month of October is dedicated to celebrating Wikidata’s
birthday, as our favorite Wikimedia project went live on October 29th,
2012. Since then, we’ve been celebrating together the achievements of the
community, bringing together active editors and newcomers, and taking this
opportunity to do outreach and bring more people onboard.
This year, for Wikidata’s 12th birthday, we would love to see many
decentralized community events taking place all around the world in October
and November.
Whether you are involved in a local chapter or user group, or in touch with
another organization that could organize an event, or simply interested in
connecting with other Wikidata editors, we invite you to start thinking
about organizing a Wikidata birthday event in the upcoming months!
On the Twelfth Birthday page
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Twelfth_Birthday>, you will find
more information about the birthday and how to organize an event.
Wikidata birthday decentralized events are organized by local groups within
the Wikidata community, onsite as well as online. They can take many forms
and can be adapted to the wishes, languages, favorite topics and interests
of the local group. It can be for example:
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A meetup / get together with your local/regional community to share a
piece of birthday cake ;
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An online editing campaign to improve Wikidata together on a specific
topic ;
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A moment dedicated to celebrating Wikidata’s birthday during a Wikimedia
conference ;
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A “translathon” to improve the labels of Wikidata in your language ;
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A workshop in a library or university to get more people aware of
Wikidata ;
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A livestream presentation to showcase interesting tools ;
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…and many other things!
On the How to run an event page
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Twelfth_Birthday/Run_an_event>, you
will find many other examples of events, and you can take inspiration from
the past years and what other people have been organizing.
You will also find a communication kit with visuals that you can use to
communicate about your event, and instructions on how to add your event to
the global schedule.
If you are planning an event for Wikidata’s birthday, you may need some
financial support in order to run the event smoothly. On the Funding page
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Twelfth_Birthday/Run_an_event/Funding>,
you will find some useful information about how to get funding, to help
your participants join or to provide equipment or refreshments.
What is new this year: Wikimedia Deutschland will run an experiment on
providing microgrants to fund projects related to the Wikidata birthday.
These grants, of a maximum amount of 1,000€, will be provided to the
selected projects after an application process that is running until
September 1st. You also have the option to ask for WMF’s Rapid Fund if the
amount or eligibility criteria work better for you. You will find all the
information about how to apply and what to prepare on the Funding page
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Twelfth_Birthday/Run_an_event/Funding>
.
If you are interested in organizing an event, we strongly encourage you to do
it together with other people. We suggest that you reach out to your local
affiliate to get logistical and communication support, or to other Wikidata
editors who share similar interests, for example your favorite WikiProject.
You are also very welcome to join the Wikidata Events Telegram group
<https://t.me/joinchat/HGjGexK8LA2wJZEk1x1p_A>, in which you will find
other community organizers who have been running events in the past and can
answer your questions or provide inspiration. On top of that, we are
running organizers office hours
<https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Twelfth_Birthday/Run_an_event#Connec…>
from July to October: you can join these online meetings to connect with
other organizers and ask questions to the coordination team.
I’m looking forward to hearing about your Wikidata birthday events, and I’m
available at lea.lacroix_ext(a)wikimedia.de if you have any questions.
Best,
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Léa Lacroix
Community Engagement & Events Consultant
Contractor for Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.