Wiki Loves Monuments 2021

Wiki Loves Monuments 2021 in Ireland is now open for uploads! Why not use our interactive map to find all those very special buildings off the beaten track in your local area? There are lots of structures waiting for their first image, a more recent image, or an image that shows it off in the best possible light!

Again this year we are awarding a special prize for a photograph of the most challenging, remote, or obscure structure uploaded to the competition. We will also be awarding an extra prize for each province of the best photo uploaded for a site that had no photo before.

Upload from 1 to 30 September to win prizes!

Wiki Loves Earth

We are delighted to announce the winners from Ireland's first Wiki Loves Earth, which you can see here. These images have been submitted to the international competition and we wish them good luck!

Virtual events

We have moved our monthly editing events in TOG Hackerspace online to Discord, so join us on Wednesday 29 September from 7-9pm. You can learn about Wikipedia, as well as Wikimedia Commons, Wikidata and all the other sister projects. RSVP on Meetup to get the link to the TOG Discord server.

To get a reminder about this and other upcoming events sign up on the TOG Meetup page, or follow us on Facebook or Twitter.

Get involved!

If you, your group, or organisation want to run a virtual Wikimedia workshop, we can provide a Zoom space in which we can hold an editing or other workshop for you and your colleagues.

Or if you would like to attend our monthly online meetings, one the second Monday of the month from 7pm, get in touch at wikimediaireland[at]gmail.com

Twitch Wikipedia editing at lunchtime

Rebecca is continuing her twice weekly Twitch Wikipedia editing live stream every Tuesday and Thursday at lunchtime, exploring the wider world of Wikipedia. As always, if you have anything you'd like covered during the streams, or have any questions or queries, let her know!

Announcement

Universal Code of Conduct - Enforcement draft guidelines review 

The Universal Code of Conduct Phase 2 drafting committee would like comments about the enforcement draft guidelines for the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC). This review period started on 17 August 2021.

Community and staff members collaborated to develop these draft guidelines based on consultations, discussions, and research. These guidelines are not final but you can help move the progress forward. Provide comments about these guidelines by 17 October 2021. The committee will be revising the guidelines based upon community input.

Everyone may share comments in a number of places. Facilitators welcome comments in any language on the draft review talk page or by email. Comments can also be shared on talk pages of translations, at local discussions, or during round-table discussions and conversation hours.

There are planned live discussions about the UCoC enforcement draft guidelines: 

Conversation hours - 7 September @ 03:00 UTC & 14:00 UTC
Roundtable calls - 18 September @ 03:00 UTC & 15:00 UTC
 
You can also watch the Wikimania 2021 session (recorded 16 August) 

The facilitation team supporting this review period hopes to reach a large number of communities. Having a shared understanding is important. If you do not see a conversation happening in your community, please organize a discussion. Facilitators can assist you in setting up the conversations.

Discussions will be summarized and presented to the drafting committee every two weeks. The summaries will be published here.

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Wikimedia Community Ireland
Chair - Shannon Eichelberger
Project Coordinator - Rebecca O'Neill