Dear all,
Wikimedia projects would not be possible without the work of the countless
volunteers, passionately working on bringing free knowledge to the world.
Each month we WikiCelebrate
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/WikiCelebrate> one of those
volunteers and their amazing work. [1]
This weekend the CEE Meeting
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_CEE_Meeting_2023>[2] happened, a
great celebration and connection of the communities of Central and Eastern
Europe. There are many reasons to celebrate this event, the amazing
Georgian team that made it happen and the Wikimedians of the region. But
there is one special person which was selected by the regional community to
be celebrated: Pinky sl, a Slovenian Wikipedia editor, tech contributor,
administrator, and a Wikidata enthusiast.
The project she is most engaged in is Slovenian Wikipedia. She makes sure
that this project, despite struggling with the limited pool of technical
editors, stays in touch with technological advancements happening in the
Wikimedia movement. She works on templates, modules and takes care of pages
dedicated to guidelines and assisting users. But her main goal is achieving
a better integration of Wikidata, into the Slovenian Wikipedia.
When it comes to Wikipedia’s future, she is optimistic. In her own words:
“I’m excited to see how we can continue to make knowledge accessible to
all. And you know what’s really tickling my curiosity? How on earth are we
going to let AI join the Wikimedia party?”.
Visit herWikiCelebrate [3] page to learn more about Pinky sl and
congratulate her. You can also read about her on Diff [4].
You can also nominate other Wikimedians of exceptional contributions and
help us find other people worth celebrating.
Happy celebrating!
Natalia and Mehrdad
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/WikiCelebrate
[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_CEE_Meeting_2023
[3]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/WikiCelebrate/Pinky_sl
[4]
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/09/18/hygrometer-snails-and-global-database…
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*Natalia Szafran-Kozakowska* (she/her)
Senior Global Movement Communications Specialist (European Region)
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>