New subject: [Wikimedia Announcements] For Wikipedia's 15th Birthday, what does Wikipedia mean to the world?

16 Jan 2016

      Oh, this video is amazing! It could make a great introduction as background
information for an educational talk, and so much more :)
Lodewijk
On Fri, Jan 15, 2016 at 10:51 AM, Claudia Garad claudia.garad@wikimedia.at
wrote:
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Thanks for the resources Zack!
Our project partner the simpleshow foundation made a freely licensed
educational video about Wikipedia as a birthday present - feel free to use
and share everyone:
Commons:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:How_Wikipedia_contributes_to_free_kn...
youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cndZ9jISks
Regards from Vienna!
Claudia
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Claudia Garád
Geschäftsführerin
Wikimedia Österreich - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens
www.wikimedia.at
Am 15.01.2016 01:41, schrieb Zachary McCune:
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Hello everyone!
15 January is Wikipedia's 15th birthday. That's right, it's Wikipedia Day!
This is the day we celebrate the beginning of the Wikimedia movement and
all of the free knowledge projects we share with the world.
To celebrate, we are asking Wikipedia visitors (both anonymous readers and
logged-in users)  to tell us what Wikipedia means to them. It's all about
celebrating the impact of our movement.
For the next 6 days, we will use some Central Notice banners to notify
users of our birthday milestone and ask for their thoughts. The banners
will be visible on Meta, Commons, and all language Wikipedias. The
messages
have been translated by the community into more than 98 languages (and
counting). The banners will link to the Wikipedia15 microsite [1], where
visitors can read the stories of 15 Wikimedians, review milestones from 15
years of Wikipedia, and contribute thoughts on what Wikipedia means to
them.
Per MediaWiki, the timing will follow UTC. And of course, if you dismiss
the notice, it will permanently opt you opt of seeing Wikipedia15 banners
for the rest of the week.
Questions? Send them my way.
Want to get involved? Why not go to a Wikimedia party or event[2], edit
something new, share a Wikipedia15 illustration[3], or share a Wikipedia
birthday wish with #Wikipedia15 on your preferred social media!
All the best,

Zack

[1] https://15.wikipedia.org
[2] There are 149 events planned! Find one near you:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_15/Events
[3] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia15_Mark

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