[Foundation-l] Wikizine News - Year: 2011 Week: 38 Number: 128
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http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikizine/EN2011-129
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=== Movement ===
[Wikinews fork] - The Open Globe, a Wikinews fork, has been announced.
The fork produced much discussion on Foundation-l about the causes of
the fork, Wikimedia Foundation support for projects other than
Wikipedia, and the nature of Wikinews.
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2011-September/068277.html
http://theopenglobe.org/
[Wiki Loves Monuments] - 15,000 images from Wiki Loves Images and counting.
http://blog.wikimedia.org/2011/09/06/pan-european-wiki-loves-monuments-contest-receives-15000-images-from-more-than-1000-participants-and-counting/
http://www.wikilovesmonuments.eu/2011/09/01/294/
http://whatisgoingonineurope.blogspot.com/2011/09/monuments-in-europe.html
http://www.wikilovesmonuments.eu/2011/09/12/special-award-for-pyrenees-mediterranian/
[Hungarian Wikipedia] - Hungarian Wikipedia reached 200,000 articles.
http://blog.wikimedia.org/2011/09/12/asteroid-shower-helps-propel-hungarian-wikipedia-to-200000-articles-at-warp-speed/
[Image filter "referendum"] - Discussions on image filter still
ongoing (similar size of the foundation-l archive for the half of
September in comparison to the whole August). They escalated last
week. The German Wikipedia opened a poll which ends today. As of
Tuesday morning, more than 85% (340:56) of voters are against
implementation of an image filter on the German Wikipedia. "Next
steps" for the de.wp community are in the process of analysis.
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2011-September/thread.html
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Image_filter_referendum/en
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meinungsbilder/Einf%C3%BChrung_pers%C3%B6nlicher_Bildfilter
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image_filter_referendum/Next_steps/en
=== Technical news ===
[Translation rally] - Wikimedia Netherlands sponsors translatewiki.net
to run a translation rally.
http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.com/2011/09/localisation-rally-for-mediawiki-and.html
[Wiki Golf] - Proprietary computer game "Wiki Golf" features "six
degrees of separation" on Wikipedia.
http://www.pr.com/press-release/352263
=== Foundation ===
[August report] - Wikimedia Foundation published August report.
http://blog.wikimedia.org/2011/09/08/wikimedia-foundation-report-august-2011/
[Wikipedia Sepedi] - Wikipedia in Northern Sotho or Sepedi has been approved.
https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30882
[Donate wiki] - Donate wiki has been opened. However,
donate.wikimedia.org still redirects to Wikimedia Foundation Donate
page.
http://donate.wikimedia.org/
=== Chapters ===
[Wikimedia DC becomes chapter] - Board has recognized Wikimedia DC as
36th Wikimedia chapter and the second chapter in the United States.
http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Recognition_of_Wikimedia_District_of_Columbia
[Wikipedia club at University in Mexico] - In a guest post on Gerard
Meijssen's blog, Leigh Thelmadatter presents the Wikipedia club at
University in Mexico.
http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.com/2011/09/wikipedia-club-at-university-in-mexico.html
[Wikimedia UK's CEO] - Wikimedia UK asks Wikimedians to help them to
choose a CEO.
http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2011/09/help-us-choose-our-chief-executive/
[WikiConference India] - WikiConference India is warming up. It will
be held in Mumbai between November 18th and 20th.
http://www.penn-olson.com/2011/09/07/wikipedia-indi/
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2011
[Wikimedia Canada] - Wikimedia Canada offers scholarships for
Wikipedia articles in medicine.
http://wikimedia.ca/wiki/Scholarship_application
[Wikimedia UK and Institute of Physics] - Wikimedia UK members visited
the Institute of Physics.
http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2011/09/wikimedia-uk-at-the-institute-of-physics/
==== Chapters reports ====
[Wikimedia India] - Wikimedia India has published its fifth report.
http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Reports/Report_5
[Wikimedia Sweden] - Wikimedia Sweden has published its report for
August 2011.
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaannounce-l/2011-September/000234.html
=== Science ===
[Wikimedia Summer of Research] - Findings from the Wikimedia
Foundation Summer of Research are now available.
http://blog.wikimedia.org/2011/09/06/summer-research-findings/
[Pupils love, teachers hate Wikipedia] - On his blog, Ziko van Dijk
describes research by Wikimedia Germany about the use of Wikipedia by
teachers and students.
http://zikoblog.wordpress.com/2011/09/07/pupils-love-wikipedia-teachers-hate-it/
[Wikipedia in Liberal Arts Classroom] - National Institute for
Technology in Liberal Education has published a good article on
Wikipedia in liberal arts classrooms.
http://blogs.nitle.org/2011/09/12/wikipedia-in-the-liberal-arts-classroom/
[Breaking news trends] - Ushahidi, a non-profit software company from
Africa, has started a project to track breaking news trends on
Wikipedia.
http://blog.wikimedia.org/2011/09/13/ushahidi-to-track-breaking-news-trends-on-wikipedia/
http://blog.ushahidi.com/index.php/2011/09/13/announcing-the-wikisweeper-project/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ushahidi
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/wikipedia_to_add_research_mega-tool_for_hot_news_a.php
=== Media ===
[Wikipedia Signpost] - New edition of Wikipedia Signpost has been
published. In this edition you can find stories: Foundation reports on
research, Kenya trip, Mumbai Wikiconference, 9/11 anniversary casts
its shadow on the wiki, A minimalist makeover and so on.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Archives/2011-09-12
=== Events and meetups ===
[21 August - 6 October] - Stewards election.
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Stewards/elections_2011-2
** [21 August - 6 October] - Questions to candidates.
**: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Stewards/elections_2011-2/Questions
** [15 September - 6 October] - Voting.
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http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Stewards/elections_2011-2/Guidelines/en#Voters
[14-16 September] - [New Orleans Hackathon] - New Orleans Hackathon
will take place between October 14th and 16th.
http://www.harihareswara.net/sumana/2011/09/01/0
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/NOLA_Hackathon
[16 September] - Hong Kong 57 meetup
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Hong_Kong/57
[16-25 September] - Wikipedia Takes Mittelhessen, Germany
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_Mittelhessen
[17 September] - Wikipedia Takes Barcelona will be held on September 17th.
http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viquip%C3%A8dia:Wikipedia_Takes_Barcelona
[17 September] - Wiki Takes Amersfoot (Netherlands) will take place on
September 17th.
http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Ontmoeten#Amersfoort_17_september
[17 September] - Wikipedia takes Fremantle (Australia) will be held on
September 17th.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Takes_Fremantle
[17 September] - Manchester meetup
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Manchester
[17 September] - Berkeley Wikipedia Meetup
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Berkeley
[18 September] - Wikipedia Takes Andorra
http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viquip%C3%A8dia:Viquip%C3%A8dia_prem_Andorra
[24 September] - Wiki Takes de Zaan (Netherlands) will be held on
September 24th.
http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Ontmoeten#Zaanstreek_24_september
[24 September] - Wikipedia Takes Göteborg, Sweden
http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikitr%C3%A4ffar#Fotosafari.2C_G.C3.B6teborg.2C_l.C3.B6rdag_24_sep
[24 September] - Wikipedia Takes Porto, Portugal
http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Wikip%C3%A9dia_Toma_o_Porto
[24-25 September] - Polish Wikipedia community, supported by Wikimedia
Polska, is going to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the project
(founded on September 26, 2001) with a conference to be held on
September 24-25, in Poznan, Poland.
http://10lat.wikipedia.pl
http://tinyurl.com/42tkjub (Google translate)
[25 September] - Wikipedia Takes Cologne, Germany
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_K%C3%B6ln
[25 September] - Wikipedia Takes Lisbon, Portugal
http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Wikip%C3%A9dia_Toma_Lisboa
[30 September] - The last day of the project Wiki Loves Monuments for
this year is September 30th.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2011
[1 October] - A Backstage Pass tour is an event aimed at sharing the
expertise of real-world cultural institutions with our wiki-expertise.
Wikimedia UK organizes it at Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry,
UK.
http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Backstage_Pass
[1 October] - Washington DC meetup #23. Wiki DC board elections.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC_23
: Meetups are filled from Wikipedia:Meetup page at English Wikipedia.
Please, add your meetup there and it will be published by Wikizine.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup)
: GLAM-related events are held on Outreach Wiki. If you add your
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(http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Events)
: For other events, please post them on our events page or send us
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