WikimediaAnnounce-l May 2023

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2022 Picture of the Year Results
by Kunal Mehta 22 May '23

22 May '23

Dear Wikimedians, The 2022 Picture of the Year competition has ended and we are pleased to announce the results: In both rounds, people voted for their favorite pictures. * In the first round, there were 1102 candidate images. * In the second round, people voted for the 56 finalists (the R1 top 30 overall and top 2 in each category). In the second round eligible users could vote for up to 3 finalists – each of these 3 votes counted equal. There were 2,386 eligible voters in R1, and 2,860 in round R2. Congratulations to the winners of the contest and thanks for creating these beautiful pictures and sharing them as freely licensed content: 1. 335 people voted for the winner, File:Phalacrocorax carbo, Egretta garzetta and Mareca strepera in Taudha Lake.jpg <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Phalacrocorax_carbo,_Egretta_garzet…> by Prasan Shrestha <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Prasan_Shrestha> 2. In second place, 299 people voted for File:Etipoia Banna tribe kids.jpg <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Etipoia_Banna_tribe_kids.jpg> by WAVRIK <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:WAVRIK> 3. In third place, 292 people voted for File:Pillars of Creation (NIRCam Image).jpg <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pillars_of_Creation_(NIRCam_Image).…> taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI); image processing by Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Anton M. Koekemoer (STScI), Alyssa Pagan (STScI) View those pictures and remaining results on-wiki <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_Year/2022/Results>. Thanks as well to all the voters that participated the process. - The Commons Picture of the Year committee <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Picture_of_th…>

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A new Signpost issue is out!
by Andreas Kolbe 22 May '23

22 May '23

The Signpost – Volume 19, Issue 10 – 22 May 2023 ------------------------------ News and notes: Golden parachutes: Record severance payments at Wikimedia Foundation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-05-22/News_… In the media: History, propaganda and censorship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-05-22/In_th… Arbitration report: Final decision in "World War II and the history of Jews in Poland" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-05-22/Arbit… Recent research: Create or curate, cooperate or compete? Game theory for Wikipedia editors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-05-22/Recen… Featured content: A very musical week for featured articles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-05-22/Featu… Traffic report: Coronation, chatbot, celebs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-05-22/Traff… WikiProject report: Wikipedians Convene for Queering Wikipedia 2023: The First International LGBT+ Wikipedia Conference https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-05-22/WikiP… Single-page view https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Signpost/Single https://facebook.com/wikisignpost https://twitter.com/wikisignpost https://wikis.world/@WikiSignpost

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This Month in GLAM: April 2023
by The 'This Month in GLAM' team 10 May '23

10 May '23

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A new Signpost issue is out
by Andreas Kolbe 08 May '23

08 May '23

The Signpost – Volume 19, Issue 9 – 8 May 2023 ------------------------------ News and notes: New legal "deVLOPments" in the EU https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-05-08/News_… In the media: Vivek's smelly socks, online safety, and politics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-05-08/In_th… Recent research: Gender, race and notability in deletion discussions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-05-08/Recen… Featured content: I wrote a poem for each article, I found rhymes for all the lists; My first featured picture of this year now finally exists! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-05-08/Featu… Arbitration report: "World War II and the history of Jews in Poland" approaches conclusion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-05-08/Arbit… News from the WMF: Planning together with the Wikimedia Foundation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-05-08/News_… Special report: There Shall Be Seasons Refreshing – Stories from WikiConference India 2023 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2023-05-08/Speci… Single-page view https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Signpost/Single https://facebook.com/wikisignpost https://twitter.com/wikisignpost https://wikis.world/@WikiSignpost

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