Wikimedia-l August 2025

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New Wikimedia Brasil board
by Éder Porto 07 Aug '25

07 Aug '25

Dear all, The Wikimedia Brasil community held its General Assembly on July 18, in Salvador, Bahia, where a new Executive Board and Fiscal Council were elected for the 2025–2029 term. The new leadership will officially take office in November 8. We warmly thank the outgoing board--our president User:Ixocactus, our vice president User:Chicocvenancio, our financial director User:Teles and our fiscal counil members, User:Albertoleoncio and User:Vini 175--for their dedicated work throughout the 2021–2025 term. We are glad to share that both Teles and Vini 175 continue to serve on the new board in different roles. The newly elected board is: President: User:EricaAzzellini Vice President: User:TMorata Financial Director: User:Vini 175 Fiscal Council: User:Ssstela and User:Teles We look forward to this new chapter with renewed commitment to equity, collaboration, and sustainable growth. Best regards, Éder Porto Products and Technology manager Wikimedia Brasil

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Submission of Dagbani Wikimedians User Group 2024-2025 Annual Report
by Abdul-Rasheed Yussif 06 Aug '25

06 Aug '25

Dear fellow Wikimedians, On behalf of the Dagbani Wikimedians User Group, I am thrilled to share with you our 2024-2025 annual activity report. The report provides a comprehensive overview of the activities undertaken by the Dagbani Wikimedians User Group from July 2024 to June 2025. The 2024-2025 fiscal year marked a remarkable year of growth and impact for the Dagbani Wikimedians User Group <https://www.dagbaniwikimedia.org/>. During this period, the User Group successfully implemented a series of carefully selected impactful programs in close collaboration with all its sister language communities, ie, Dagbani Wikimedians Community, Gurene Wikimedians Community, Dagaare Wikimedians Community, and Kusaal Wikimedians Community. Kindly read more about it here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Dagbani_Wikimedians_User_Group/Annual_Repor…> . Thank you. Warm regards, *Abdul-Rasheed Yussif*

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Recent WMF actions on the DePaço case
by Paulo Santos Perneta 06 Aug '25

06 Aug '25

Hello, I wonder what the Wikimedia community has to say on the recent WMF decision of censoring parts of a Wikipedia article, and specially giving away private data of 8 Wikipedia editors, including email and IP addresses used by the accounts, to the Portuguese courts, with the stated objective of being given to Cesar do Paço and individually sued by him [1]. And the reasons why the WMF decided to enforce that court decision in a country where they have no assets or representatives. And the position all this leaves all of us who are editing from Portugal, who wouldn't be able to trust the WMF anymore to keep safe our private data. And eventually also the data of who is editing from the US and other places, since now we know that the WMF will for sure deliver what they see fit about us to the courts, even when nothing visible indicates they actually need to do that, as happened in this case. Also alarming is the reason why the last appeal was promptly dismissed by the court, according to the press: "*In Ruling no. 282/2025, with Justice Rui Guerra da Fonseca as the reporting judge, it is considered clear that the issue of constitutionality was not raised in a procedurally appropriate manner by the Wikimedia Foundation. Therefore, the Constitutional Court decides to dismiss the complaint, not to take cognizance of the subject matter of the appeal, and to order the claimant to pay the legal costs of the proceedings.*" [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(WMF)#Office_action:_R… [2] https://www.dn.pt/pol%C3%ADtica/tribunal-constitucional-recusa-recurso-da-w… Best, Paulo

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Invitation to KWUG WikiConnect Discussion Hour 6
by Bharathesha A B 06 Aug '25

06 Aug '25

Hello Everyone, We are thrilled to invite you to the 6rd edition of the *KWUG WikiConnect Discussion Hour*, featuring our esteemed speaker, Dr.U B Pavanaja <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pavanaja> In this session, we’ll explore an engaging discussion on *Wikipedia article creation using AI *and much more. The discussion hour is scheduled for Wednesday*, 06 August 2025, at 19:30 IST * 📍 *Venue:* https://meet.google.com/rng-ysnp-thu 🔗* Save your spot here:* https://w.wiki/Ew$x We look forward to your participation in this inspiring conversation. Warm regards, *Bharathesha AlasandemajaluExecutive Member, Karavali Wikimedians User Group*

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Rapport d’activités 2024-2025 _Wikimédiens du Bénin User Group
by wikimedia Bénin user group 03 Aug '25

03 Aug '25

Bonjour, Nous avons le plaisir de vous partager le rapport annuel d’activités du groupe d’utilisateurs Wikimédia Bénin pour la période du 1ᵉʳ mai 2024 au 30 avril 2025. Ce rapport met en lumière les principales initiatives menées sur douze mois, parmi lesquelles des campagnes photographiques, des édit-a-thons, ainsi que divers projets thématiques et communautaires. 📄Consultez le rapport complet via le lien suivant : https://w.wiki/EZhh Nous serions ravis de recevoir vos retours, que vous pouvez partager sur notre page de discussion <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikim%C3%A9diens_du_B%C3%A9nin_User_Gr…> . Cordialement, Mermoze Adodo Pour le bureau -- *WIKIMEDIA BENIN* Promoting free knowledge in Bénin *Phone*: +229 97 29 80 54 * Email*: wikimediens.benin(a)gmail.com

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ANTICIPATE IGBO WIKI DAYS set for September 2025
by Abasili Nkemjika Kingsley 02 Aug '25

02 Aug '25

Greetings dear Wikimedians, We are excited to announce the IGBO WIKI DAYS set for September 2025. This event is a virtual, impact-driven training workshop series designed to build capacity, close both content and gender gaps, and grow the number of active editors contributing to Igbo Wikipedia and its sister projects. Interested volunteers, old and new members of our community are welcomed to participate. 🛠 Requirements: * A registered Wikimedia account * Zoom app and account * A mobile device (Phone, Laptop, iPad, etc.) * Internet/data access * Willingness to learn, engage, and be mentored This initiative is community-driven, impact-focused, and inclusive. Get ready to level up your Wiki skills! 📝 More details coming soon. Anticipate! #igbo #Wikimedia #IgboWikiDays #IgboWikimedians #WikiTraining2025 Kind regards, Kingsley Nkem FOR: IGBO WIKIMEDIANS USER GROUP

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