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February 2013[edit]
- Friday, February 1
- Blog [Grants] Idealab user-friendly grant making experiment (Siko, reviewed by Matthew) posted
- Blog [Mobile] - Mobile hits 3 billion page views (this is dependent on current trend continuing) (Amit to compose, reviewed by Tilman and Matthew) posted
- Blog [Tech] Launch of guided tours (Swalling, reviewed by Tilman) posted
- Blog [Tech] Wikimedia Operations Part 1 (Sumana, reviewed by Guillaume) posted
- Monday, February 4
- Blog [Profile] Srikeit Tadapelli and Noopur Raval (Alice, reviewed by Matthew) posted
- T/I: For friends Srikeit and Noopur, Wikipedia has been a force for change and growth in their lives http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/02/04/the-impact-of-wikipedia-srikeit-tapedalli-and-noopur-raval/
- FB/G+: For friends Srikeit Tadapelli and Noopur Raval, Wikipedia has been important in their personal and professional development. They feel a strong conviction for contributing and increasing the number of people who do the same. http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/02/04/the-impact-of-wikipedia-srikeit-tapedalli-and-noopur-raval/
- Blog [Chapters]: Asteroid named 'Wikipedia' (Andriy, reviewed by Tilman) posted
- Tuesday, February 5
- Blog [Profile] Ganesh Paudel profile (Darrin, reviewed by Matthew) posted
- T/I: Nepalese Wikipedian Ganesh Paudel finds that contributing to Wikipedia helps preserve the many languages in his country http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/02/05/the-impact-of-wikipedia-ganesh-paudel/
- FB/G+ Ganesh Paudel started contributing to Nepalese Wikipedia to improve the information available on political topics in Nepal. Now he has created three new language Wikipedias and increased content available to his country. http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/02/05/the-impact-of-wikipedia-ganesh-paudel/
- Blog [Tech] Wikimedia Operations Part 2 (Sumana, reviewed by Guillaume) posted
- Wednesday, February 6
- Blog [Profile] Impact of Wikipedia: David Shankbone (Alice, reviewed by Matthew)
- T/I: Wikimedia contributor David Shankbone has added more than 5,000 photos to Wikipedia articles http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/02/06/the-impact-of-wikipedia-david-shankbone/
- FB/G+: Wikimedia contributor and photographer David Shankbone began taking photos of well-known attorneys and celebrities so he could add images to their Wikipedia articles. More than 5,000 entries are now illustrated with his photos. http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/02/06/the-impact-of-wikipedia-david-shankbone/
- Thursday, February 7
- Blog [Profile] Impact of Wikipedia: Q Miceli (Darrin, reviewed by Matthew)
- T/I: Wikipedia contributor Q Miceli writes about baking and food preparation to help others educate themselves about food: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/02/07/the-impact-of-wikipedia-q-miceli/
- FB/G+: Wikipedia contributor Q Miceli writes about baking and food preparation to help others educate themselves about food. Her interest in Wikipedia started when she was in college and organized the first Wikipedia editathon at Princeton University. http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/02/07/the-impact-of-wikipedia-q-miceli/
- Blog [Global] Wikipedia Education Program Argentina (Lila Pagola, reviewed by LiAnna)
- Blog [Tech] Wikimedia engineering report for January 2013 (Engineering staff, reviewed by Guillaume) posted
- Blog [Tech] Project update for Echo, our new notifications system (Fabrice Florin, Ryan Kaldari and others, reviewed by Guillaume) posted
- Friday, February 8
- Blog [Profile] Impact of Wikipedia: Salah Almhamdi (Jawad, reviewed by Matthew)
- T/I: For Tunisian Wikipedian Salah Almhamdi, Wikipedia was a vital source of information during the Arab Spring: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/02/08/the-impact-of-wikipedia-salah-almhamdi/
- FB/G+: For Tunisian Wikipedian Salah Almhamdi, Wikipedia was a vital source of information during the Arab Spring. He says Wikipedia’s open-source platform can be used as a model for creating a more transparent government in post-revolution Tunisia. http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/02/08/the-impact-of-wikipedia-salah-almhamdi/
- Monday, February 11
- Blog [Profile] Impact of Wikipedia: Benoit Rochon (Zoe, reviewed by Matthew)
- T/I: Benoit Rochon hopes to get more Quebecers to edit Wikipedia, so French Canadians are better represented on Wikipedia: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/02/11/the-impact-of-wikipedia-benoit-rochon/
- FB/G+: Benoit Rochon recounts a story of when he hosted a Wikimedia Commons photo upload event the same night Hurricane Irene reached Montreal. Rochon hopes to increase the number of Quebecers editing Wikipedia so they are better represented on the French Wikipedia. http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/02/11/the-impact-of-wikipedia-benoit-rochon/
- Blog [Tech] Bug Day Post Title: TBD
- Blog [Global] Multilingual learning through the Wikipedia Education Program (Anne Nelson, posted by LiAnna)
- Tuesday, February 12
- Blog [Profile] Wikimedia Commons photographer profile: Muhammad Mahdi Karim (Zoe, reviewed by Matthew)
- T/I: Tanzanian photographer Muhammad Mahdi Karim is passionate about uploading images for Wikipedia to Wikimedia Commons: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/02/12/profile-muhammad-mahdi-karim/
- FB/G+: Tanzanian photographer Muhammad Mahdi Karim is passionate about uploading images to Wikimedia Commons for use on Wikipedia. Many of his images have become Featured Pictures and Pictures of the Day, considered some of the finest images in the database. http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/02/12/profile-muhammad-mahdi-karim/
- Wednesday, February 13
- Blog [Profile] Gayle Karen Young (Alice, reviewed by Matthew) posted
- T/I: Who is the @Wikimedia Foundation's Chief Talent and Culture Officer and what does she do? Find out: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/02/13/gayle-karen-young-supporting-wikimedias-dynamic-culture/
- FB/G+: The Wikimedia Foundation's Chief Talent and Culture Officer Gayle Karen Young talks about what motivated her to join the Wikimedia movement and how she supports the culture behind Wikipedia and its sister projects. http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/02/13/gayle-karen-young-supporting-wikimedias-dynamic-culture/
- Blog [Tech] Login/create account and watchlist now available on the mobile site (Maryana, reviewed by Guillaume) posted
- (ca) Blog [Chapters]: Wikimedia Ukraine is initiating a new photo contest – “Wiki Loves Earth” (Yuri, reviewed by Alice and Tilman) posted
- Thursday, February 14
- Blog [Profile] Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight (Zoe, reviewed by Matthew) posted
- T/I: This Wikipedia editor finds that contributing fulfills her lifelong dream of being a cultural anthropologist http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/02/14/a-profile-of-rosie-stephenson-goodknight/
- FB/G+: Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight always wanted to be a cultural anthropologist and follow in the footsteps of Margaret Mead, but family pressure had her go into business. When she discovered Wikipedia, she found she could apply her curiosity by contributing articles. Now she's one of the more prolific Wikipedians in the world. http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/02/14/a-profile-of-rosie-stephenson-goodknight/
- Blog [Global] Sweden Education Program (Sophie, posted by LiAnna) posted
- Friday, February 15
- Blog [Legal] A victory for Wikivoyage and free knowledge (Geoff/legal team, reviewed by Jay and Tilman)posted
- Saturday, February 16
- Blog [Profile] Impact of Wikipedia: Mike Cline (Darrin, reviewed by Matthew)
- T/I: For fly fisherman and Wikipedia editor Mike Cline, contributing to Wikipedia is volunteerism and fun. http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/02/16/the-impact-of-wikipedia-mike-cline/
- FB/G+: Mike Cline is a fly fisherman, a businessman, and a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the Air Force. He's also a prolific Wikipedia editor, a process that he says is one part volunteerism, one part fun. http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/02/16/the-impact-of-wikipedia-mike-cline/
- Sunday, February 17
- Blog [Corporate, Highlights] Wikimedia Foundation Report, January 2013 posted / Wikimedia Highlights, January 2013 posted (Tilman)
- Tuesday, February 19
- Blog [Research]: Shortlist and community vote announcement for the Wikimedia France Research Award (Rémi and Carol Ann, reviewed by Tilman) posted
- Wednesday, February 20
- Blog [Global] Doaa Seif profile (LiAnna) posted
- Blog [L10n] Open Source Language Summit - Spring 2013 (Runa) posted
- Thursday, February 21
- Blog [Global] Greece education project on Commons (Mina Theofilatou, posted by LiAnna)
- Friday, February 22
- Blog [Tech] Onboarding experiment results (Steven W. + Tilman) posted
- Blog [Mobile] Wikipedia Zero and Knight Foundation support for Wikipedia Zero (Kul, reviewed by Jay and Tilman) posted
- Blog [Commons] POTY winner (Mono, reviewed by Tilman) posted
- Monday, February 25
- Blog [Global] Walaa profile (LiAnna) posted
- Tuesday, February 26
- Blog [Profiles, WikiWomen] Valerie Juarez: Bug wrangler in-training (Alice, reviewed by Tilman, Jay, Sumana, Quim) posted
- Wednesday, February 27
- Blog [Research] - Wikimedia Research Newsletter completes vol.2 (Dario/Tilman) posted
- Blog [L10n] Event Report from GNUnify 2013 (Runa, reviewed by Guillaume) posted
- Blog [Global/WikiWomen] Teahouse Turns 1 (Siko/Ocaasi, reviewed by Tilman) posted
- Blog When fact-checking means a lot (Mau, reviewed by Tilman and Darrin) posted
- ca. Thursday, February 28
- Blog [Research] - February issue of the Wikimedia Research Newsletter (Dario/Tilman) posted
- Blog [L10n] Development sprint completion report (Runa, reviewed by Guillaume) posted