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educational video about Wikipedia as a birthday present - feel free to
use and share everyone:
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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:
> 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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