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Follow Friday affiliates[edit]

Status: Posted Approved Legoktm (talk) 06:11, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

Happy #FollowFriday - here are some #Wikimedia affiliates to follow:

* @wm_au - Wikimedia Australia (joined the Fediverse last week!)
* @wikimediaitalia@framapiaf.org - Wikimedia Italia
* @wikisusdev - Wikimedians for Sustainable Development

Some more are listed at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Microblogging_handles

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC): 2023-05-19T08:00

Legoktm (talk) 06:23, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Featured article 2023/05/13[edit]

Status: Posted Approved Legoktm (talk) 05:47, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

From today's #FeaturedArticle on the English #Wikipedia:

The frilled lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii) aka frillneck lizard, frill-necked lizard or frilled dragon, is considered to be among the most iconic Australian animals along with the kangaroo and koala.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frilled_lizard

(:languages: in 44 other languages: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q501566#sitelinks-wikipedia )

The article was started way back in 2003 but only reached featured status this March largely because of the work done by editor LittleJerry!

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC): 2023-05-13T10:00

Theklan (talk) 14:12, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Form 990[edit]

Status: Posted Approved Legoktm (talk) 00:45, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

The #Wikimedia Foundation has published its 2021-2022 "Form 990" tax document along with a summary blog post:

https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/05/09/highlights-of-form-990-for-the-wikimedia-foundation/

Direct link to 990: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/1/14/Wikimedia_Foundation_2021_Form_990.pdf

The WMF Board has published a separate statement: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/Wikimedia_Foundation_Form_990_for_FY_2021-2022_now_on-wiki

For those interested in just salaries, volunteers maintain a comparison table of salaries over the years: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_salaries

And if you're not familiar with 990s, #Wikipedia has you covered: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Form_990

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

Probably should wait until the salary table is updated with the new 990 Legoktm (talk) 17:01, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimove podcast, decentralization[edit]

Status: Posted Approved Legoktm (talk) 06:52, 29 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

A new episode of the #Wikimove #podcast came out earlier this month, focusing on #decentralization within the #Wikimedia movement

https://www.wikimedia.de/wikimove-site/podcast/episode-11-decentralization/

"Our guests explain where these concepts [of decentralization and subsidiarity] came from, and why they are central to the future governance model. We explore what decentralization could mean in practice for areas such as fundraising, software development and advocacy."

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

Legoktm (talk) 04:50, 11 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

RealMe[edit]

Alt text: Screenshot of a form field labeled "URLs to external profiles:" that has "https://example.org/" in it.

Status: Posted Approved with some tweaks Legoktm (talk) 18:54, 19 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

It's now possible to mark links to your #Wikipedia user page as verified on Mastodon!

Documentation: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:RealMe

This was developed and implemented by @taavi who wrote it as a #MediaWiki extension, named "RealMe". It's open source (like all of the Wikipedia software) and can be used on any MediaWiki wiki: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:RealMe

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

Taavi (talk!) 18:16, 19 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Towel Day[edit]

Status: Posted Approved Legoktm (talk) 18:58, 25 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

Happy Towel Day! Today we're celebrating the life and works of Douglas Adams, inspired by The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towel_Day

Wikipedia has an article on Adams in 86 different languages: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42#sitelinks-wikipedia (yes, he is Q42 on Wikidata ;))

📷: Barbara Abate (CC BY-SA 2.0, https://w.wiki/6kko)

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

Legoktm (talk) 18:57, 25 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Boulton and Park[edit]

Status: Posted Approved Legoktm (talk) 00:08, 31 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

Boulton and Park were two Victorian cross-dressers who went under the names Fanny and Stella. They appeared on stage in drag and—to the shock of Victorian society—did so in public and in their private lives.

The events surrounding the two are seen as key moments in the UK's gay history and is today's English #Wikipedia featured article:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulton_and_Park

The article was recently rewritten by editor SchroCat, who shepherded it through the featured review process

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Schedule for (UTC): 2023-05-31T10:00

Legoktm (talk) 07:17, 29 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Paint Drying[edit]

Status: Posted Approved Legoktm (talk) 07:35, 29 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

If you don't want to watch all 10 hours and 7 minutes of the 2016 film "Paint Drying", #Wikipedia has you covered with a 3-sentence synopsis in today's featured article:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paint_Drying

The film is a protest against both film censorship in the UK, and the unfair cost to independent filmmakers imposed by the BBFC's mandatory classification requirement.

📷: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Painted_white_brick_wall_(Moscow)_02.JPG

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Schedule for (UTC): 2023-05-29T11:00

Legoktm (talk) 07:30, 29 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Prince Alfred of Great Britain[edit]

Status: Not done Outdated Legoktm (talk) 16:20, 5 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

Today's featured article on the English #Wikipedia is one of the exceptions where the "Death" section is longer than "Life" -- Prince Alfred of Great Britain was the fourteenth child and ninth and youngest son of King George III and his queen consort, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, but he died a month before his second birthday.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Alfred_of_Great_Britain

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Schedule for (UTC): 2023-06-02T10:00

Legoktm (talk) 07:59, 29 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Transparency report[edit]

Status: Posted Approved Legoktm (talk) 18:22, 31 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

The #Wikimedia Foundation has published its latest transparency report, covering July—December 2022:

https://wikimediafoundation.org/about/transparency/2022-2/

tl;dr (but you really should read it):
* 282 requests for content alteration and takedown, 0 granted
* 26 DMCA requests (copyright takedowns), 1 granted
* 29 requests for user information, 0 granted

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Schedule for (UTC): 2023-05-31T22:00

Legoktm (talk) 08:13, 29 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Punjabi Wikipedia@21[edit]

Status: Posted Approved Legoktm (talk) 15:19, 3 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

Today the Punjabi #Wikipedia is celebrating both its 21st anniversary and reaching 50,000 articles! 🥳

https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/06/01/punjabi-wikipedia21-celebrating-50000-articles-and-looking-ahead/

16-year old User:Harry sidhuz hit the 50k mark, writing about a soap-like powder made from a bush that has been used for cleaning clothes in #Punjab. And that article doesn't appear to exist in any other language Wikipedias!

https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%B8%E0%A9%B1%E0%A8%9C%E0%A9%80

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Schedule for (UTC):

Legoktm (talk) 15:19, 3 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

XKeyscore[edit]

Status: Posted Approved Legoktm (talk) 20:07, 5 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

This week marks 10 years since Edward #Snowden's global surveillance revelations started, including that the NSA's #XKeyscore program was specifically targeting #Wikipedia users.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/31/nsa-top-secret-program-online-data

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has published a recap of the past decade discussing the things we learned, the privacy battles we all won, and what we're still fighting for:

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/05/10-years-after-snowden-some-things-are-better-some-were-still-fighting

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Schedule for (UTC):

Legoktm (talk) 19:46, 4 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

WMAU Announcing our First Nations Wikipedian In Residence[edit]

Status: Posted Approved for 8am AEST tomorrow. Legoktm (talk) 20:48, 5 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

#Wikimedia #Australia (@wm_au) and the State Library of Queensland announced their First Nations Wikipedian in Residence, Bianca Valentino, to improve the representation of #FirstNations music and musicians on #Wikipedia!

https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Announcing_our_First_Nations_Wikipedian_In_Residence

"I’m tired of the misrepresentation, silencing narratives, & way mainstream media distorts our narrative. I’m here for all the good stuff – truth, decolonisation, cultural resurgence, ancestral connection, community & sharing deadly music!"

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC): 2023-06-06T22:00

P858snake (talk) 09:51, 5 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks @P858snake :) I tried to make it a bit punchier, what do you think? Legoktm (talk) 16:43, 5 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Go for it P858snake (talk) 20:04, 5 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia and the Biographies of LGBTQ+ People[edit]

Status: Not done Posted by WMLGBT's account and boosted instead. Legoktm (talk) 01:44, 8 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

Wikimedia Argentina has released an English translation of their guide, "Wikipedia and the Biographies of LGBTQ+ People"

https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/06/07/wikipedia-and-lgbtt-biographies-a-new-translated-guide-from-wikimedia-argentina-and-friends/

Localized to Argentina, it "...includes reflections and tools on Wikipedia and how to present biographies of LGBTQ+ people. The guide invites reflection on the writing of biographies of trans, non-binary and other members of the LGBTQIA+ community and what it means to write about their lives on Wikipedia, from a human rights perspective."

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Schedule for (UTC):

Legoktm (talk) 16:22, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Debian Bookworm[edit]

Status: Posted Approved Legoktm (talk) 17:28, 10 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

Congrats to our friends at @debian@framapiaf.org :debian: on the successful release of the newest version of the "universal operating system": Debian 12, aka Bookworm

https://www.debian.org/News/2023/20230610

#Wikipedia runs on #Debian because of its commitment to stability, security and software freedom. We'll be upgrading to bookworm soon!

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Schedule for (UTC):

Legoktm (talk) 01:44, 8 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Bringing the Wikimedia experience to the wayuu community[edit]

Status: Posted Approved Legoktm (talk) 04:52, 14 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

Read how the the Wayuu community, the largest indigenous group in Colombia and Venezuela, is sharing knowledge on #Wikipedia

https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/06/12/bringing-the-wikimedia-experience-to-the-wayuu-community/

"...before these [editors] could participate, they had to overcome various barriers such as: crossing the border from one country to another to participate in the workshops, the lack of computer equipment and locating an internet connection that allows them to access the articles needing to be developed."

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Schedule for (UTC): 2023-06-16T11:00

Legoktm (talk) 04:21, 14 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

WikiMixtura[edit]

Status: Posted Approved P858snake (talk) 22:59, 11 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

Results from the #WikiMixtura photo contest, focusing on #Bolivian #festivals, have been announced!

https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/06/07/wikimixtura-a-photo-contest-to-diversify-our-outlook/

Check out the winning photo from the "dancers" category by Saidalefotografia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

Legoktm (talk) 04:37, 14 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Margaret Abbott[edit]

Status: Posted Approved Legoktm (talk) 04:52, 14 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

Today's featured article on the English #Wikipedia is about Margaret Abbott, the first American woman to win an Olympic event. Except when she died at the age of 76 in 1955, she had no idea that she had won an Olympic event, it would only be discovered by a professor at the University of Florida years later!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Abbott

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Schedule for (UTC): 2023-06-15T11:00

Legoktm (talk) 04:46, 14 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

WikiWomenCamp[edit]

Status: Posted Approved Legoktm (talk) 06:23, 16 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

#WikiWomenCamp is back after 6 years - in New Delhi, India in October

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiWomenCamp_2023

"The theme of WikiWomenCamp 2023 is 'Map Up, Rise Up'. The theme is suggestive of the need for women to map out their goals, aspirations, and challenges, and then rise up to overcome them. The intention is particularly relevant for women who experience inequality, discrimination, and other societal barriers in the movement."

More details in the announcement: https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/06/15/map-up-rise-up-wikiwomencamp-2023-announcement/

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Schedule for (UTC): 2023-06-17T11:00

Legoktm (talk) 06:13, 16 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

What can we learn from FOSDEM[edit]

Status: Posted Approved Legoktm (talk) 06:23, 16 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

What can the #Wikimedia movement learn from #FOSDEM?

1. How to welcome a huge flood of offline and online participants for free and without asking or collecting any personal data
2. How to organize an event exclusively with #FreeSoftware

Read more: https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/06/14/what-we-can-learn-from-the-world-upside-down-at-fosdem-the-largest-existing-conference-organized-with-open-software-and-you-can-even-listen-to-the-audio/

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Schedule for (UTC): 2023-06-18T11:00

Legoktm (talk) 06:17, 16 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Swahili Climate Voices, phase 1[edit]

Status: Posted Approved Legoktm (talk) 06:23, 16 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

An update on the #Swahili Climate Voices project to improve content related to #ClimateChange on the Swahili #Wikipedia

https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/06/14/swahili-climate-voices-phase-1-amplifying-swahili-voices-for-youth-action-in-environment-sustainability-and-climate-change/

"...this surge in participation has contributed to the creation of numerous climate change articles on the Swahili Wikipedia, significantly enhancing the quality and depth of available content."

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Schedule for (UTC): 2023-06-19T11:00

Legoktm (talk) 06:19, 16 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos 2023[edit]

Status: Posted Approved Legoktm (talk) 19:26, 10 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

#Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos 2023 (#WPWP) is an annual campaign where editors across the world add photos to Wikipedia articles (in all languages!) lacking them.

👀 More Info: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia_Pages_Wanting_Photos_2023
📷: Godstime Elijah, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Schedule for (UTC):

P858snake (talk) 08:25, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Women in Red 8th anniversary[edit]

Status: Posted Approved P858snake (talk) 20:38, 19 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

Did you know that on the 19th of July, WikiProject Women in Red celebrates it's 8th anniversary?

WP WiR focuses on creating content regarding women's biographies, women's works, and women's issues to close the content gender gap on wikipedia.

The WikiProject name relates to the goal of turning red links (missing pages) into blue links.

More information on the project can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women_in_Red

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Schedule for (UTC):

P858snake (talk) 10:34, 6 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimania Registrations[edit]

Alt text: Illustration created for the Wikimania Singapore 2023 central notice banner, Illustrated by Adien Gunarta and Naila Rahmah and released under Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication

Status: Posted Approved P858snake (talk) 21:03, 13 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

Don't forget that registrations for the 2023 #Wikimania conference being held in #Singapore between 16-19 August 2023 are now open, and close 16 July for those wanting to attend in person.

For registration info visit https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/2023:Registration

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Schedule for (UTC):

P858snake (talk) 09:05, 10 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

WikiAfrica Hour - episode 28[edit]

Status: Posted Approved P858snake (talk) 11:36, 13 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

Episode 28 (The state of diversity, equity & inclusion) of the monthly #WikiAfrica Hour #vodcast will be occurring on 14/07/2023 at 4pm (UTC), This episode features a panel discussion featuring some amazing #wikimedians working in the #diversity, #equity & #inclusion space one way or another. For more info https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiAfrica_Hour/Episodes#Upcoming_episode

Special Guests include Camelia Boban, Željko Blaće (@zBlace@post.lurk.org), Ciell, Manavpreet Kaur

🖼️ Ceslause, CC-BY-SA-4.0

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Schedule for (UTC):

P858snake (talk) 11:35, 13 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

CreativeCommons 4.0[edit]

Status: Posted Approved P858snake (talk) 09:16, 18 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

Last month the long-awaited switch to version 4.0 of the @creativecommons@mastodon.social license went into effect for #Wikipedia and its sister projects! :cc: :ccby: :ccsa:

Learn how this will enable the reuse of more free content in Wikipedia, simplify attribution requirements and more in a post by the #Wikimedia Foundation legal team:

https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/06/29/stepping-into-the-future-wikimedia-projects-transition-to-creative-commons-4-0-license/

#FreeCulture #CreativeCommons

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Schedule for (UTC):

Legoktm (talk) 03:44, 14 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

NYT AI article[edit]

Status: Posted Approved Legoktm (talk) 16:26, 20 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

The New York Times interviewed a number of Wikipedians and WMF staff for a in-depth piece on #Wikipedia and #AI that's worth your time:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/18/magazine/wikipedia-ai-chatgpt.html

"Recently, when I asked this editor if he still worried about his encyclopedia’s fate, he told me that the newer versions made him more convinced that ChatGPT was a threat. 'It wouldn’t surprise me if things are fine for the next three years,' he said of Wikipedia, 'and then, all of a sudden, in Year 4 or 5, things drop off a cliff.'"

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Schedule for (UTC): 2023-07-20T19:00

Legoktm (talk) 03:20, 19 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Kiwix promo[edit]

Status: Posted Approved P858snake (talk) 11:02, 24 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

Unfortunately we had a small outage this weekend, but this is a good opportunity to remind everyone that you can download entire copies of #Wikipedia and other freely licensed projects for #offline use via #Kiwix!

Check out @kiwix@mastodon.social - https://www.kiwix.org and set it up on your smartphone or laptop or boat so you can access free knowledge wherever you go.

📷: The Goodall Family uses Kiwix on their boat while sailing the Pacific (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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Schedule for (UTC):

Legoktm (talk) 02:55, 24 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hebrew Wikipedia 20 years celebration[edit]

Status: Posted Approved! thank you :) Legoktm (talk) 06:32, 5 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

ב־14 ביולי 2023 קהילת העורכים של ויקיפדיה העברית חגגה יום־הולדת עשרים לאתר במפגש חגיגי בתל־אביב. באירוע היו שיחות ידידותיות, הרצאות, משחקי טריוויה, ועוגה ענקית. מחוץ לאירוע, היה שלט פרסום אלקטרוני: „חוגגים 20 שנה לוויקיפדיה העברית. הצד האנושי של הידע. ויקימדיה ישראל”. אפשר לקרוא עוד (בנאגלית) בקישור המצורף לרשומה בבלוג של תנועת ויקימדיה העולמית

https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/08/01/wikimedia-israel-celebrates-20-years-of-the-hebrew-wikipedia/

#Wikipedia #ויקיפדיה #עברית

Language: Hebrew

Schedule for (UTC):

Amir E. Aharoni (talk) 07:02, 3 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Amire80: I added the URL to the Diff post, could you add a hashtag or two? E.g. #Wikipedia, #Hebrew and/or #FreeKnowledge - I don't know if localized versions of those are in use, otherwise English is fine. Thanks! Legoktm (talk) 17:03, 3 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

#Wikipedia #Hebrew

#ויקיפדיה #עברית

Amir E. Aharoni (talk) 17:16, 3 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

RTL is weird, but it seems to work well in this post: https://wikis.world/@aharoni/110826822295410733 Amir E. Aharoni (talk) 17:19, 3 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

WMAU Anniversary[edit]

Status: Posted Approved P858snake (talk) 03:29, 6 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

Happy 15th anniversary to @wm_au! #Wikimedia #Australia was officially incorporated on the afternoon of 6 August #2008.

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Schedule for (UTC):

P858snake (talk) 03:29, 6 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Pageviews Analysis tool[edit]

Status: Posted Approved P858snake (talk) 19:08, 7 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

There are many tools developed by end users from Wikimedia communities, One example is Pageviews Analysis by MusikAnimal, Kaldari, and Marcel Ruiz Forns.

https://pageviews.wmcloud.org/

You can use it to see spikes in page views, for example yesterday was the 20th anniversary of the TV show The OC! You can see it spike on the graph compared to the rest of the year.

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Schedule for (UTC):

P858snake (talk) 12:22, 6 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimedians of the Year[edit]

Status: Posted Approved Legoktm (talk) 18:28, 16 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

Congratulations to the 2023 Wikimedian of the Year Winners!! 🎉

User:Tofeiku, @siobhan_leachman@mastodon.nz, User:Eugene_Ormandy, @funcrunch@me.dm and @Zabe, plus an honorable mention for Anton Protsiuk of Wikimedia Ukraine.

Thank you all for your contributions to #Wikipedia and other #Wikimedia projects to further spread #FreeKnowledge

Read more about each of the winners: https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/08/16/celebrating-the-2023-wikimedian-of-the-year-winners/

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Schedule for (UTC):

Legoktm (talk) 18:24, 16 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Data dumps[edit]

Status: Posted Approved — TheresNoTime (talk • they/them) 14:27, 31 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

Almost all #Wikimedia projects have their content routinely archived, and made available through an open license at https://dumps.wikimedia.org - these XML dumps are machine readable, enabling researchers and developers to use them in their own projects, e.g @kiwix@mastodon.social.

More information can be found at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Data_dumps

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

— TheresNoTime (talk • they/them) 12:19, 14 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sure someone could copy-edit the above to make it sound less... bad 😅 — TheresNoTime (talk • they/them) 12:21, 14 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I thought it sounded pretty good! I think that I'd probably change a couple structural changes to make it more concise :) Something like:

"Almost all #Wikimedia projects have their content routinely archived, and made available through an open license at https://dumps.wikimedia.org - these XML dumps are machine readable, enabling researchers and developers to use them in their own projects, e.g @kiwix@mastodon.social." Chickenenthusiast (talk) 23:43, 17 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

WikiCon 2023 - Brisbane[edit]

Status: Posted Approved — TheresNoTime (talk • they/them) 11:46, 26 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

@wm_au has announced that WikiCon 2023 will be held in #Brisbane on 18 November 2023.

📅: Saturday 18 November 2023
⏰: 9:00am - 5:00pm
🏢: The Conference Room at Punthill Apartment Hotel Spring Hill (40 Astor Terrace, Brisbane, 4000)
💵: Free (light refreshments and lunch included)
🎫: https://events.humanitix.com/wikicon-2023-brisbane

ℹ️: https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/WikiCon_Brisbane_2023

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Schedule for (UTC):

P858snake (talk) 08:49, 22 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

WAC - Wikimedians of Japan[edit]

Status: Posted Approved P858snake (talk) 23:05, 21 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

The #Wikimedia Affiliations Committee has recognized Wikimedians of Japan User Group as a Wikimedia User Group. The group aims to establish a national organization to promote Wikimedia projects and support #Wikimedians in #Japan.

ℹ️ https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_Japan_User_Group
ℹ️ https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Resolutions/Recognition_of_Wikimedians_of_Japan_User_Group

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Schedule for (UTC):

P858snake (talk) 12:15, 20 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

WikiDataCon2023 stream[edit]

Status: Posted Approved P858snake (talk) 03:48, 28 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

#WikiDataCon2023 is live now

You can view the livestream on the #WikiProject Taiwan YouTube channel @
https://youtube.com/@wikidatataiwan9726

For more information, and the program schedule visit https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikidataCon_2023

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Schedule for (UTC):

P858snake (talk) 03:47, 28 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

OTD - The War of the Worlds (1938 radio drama)[edit]

Status: Posted Approved P858snake (talk) 11:38, 31 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

#OnThisDay in 1983 (85 years ago!) "The War of the Worlds" which was a Halloween episode of the radio series The Mercury Theatre on the Air which was directed and narrated by Orson Welles was performed and broadcast live over the CBS Radio Network.

The episode is famous for inciting a panic by convincing some members of the listening audience that a Martian invasion was taking place.

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P858snake (talk) 11:36, 31 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimedia UK[edit]

Status: Posted Approved P858snake (talk) 20:13, 31 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

Please join us in welcoming @wikimediauk to the fediverse! Wikimedia UK is the national chapter of the global #Wikimedia movement.

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— TheresNoTime (talk • they/them) 14:25, 31 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

AffCom - Wikimedistas de Ecuador[edit]

Status: Posted Approved P858snake (talk) 11:38, 8 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

👋 The Affiliations Committee has recognized Wikimedistas de Ecuador (Wikimedians of Ecuador) as a #Wikimedia User Group. The group aims to disseminating, promoting, developing, and fostering the use of #Wikipedia and its sister projects within the national territory of #Ecuador.

🏠 More Information: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedistas_de_Ecuador
📣 Announcement: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Resolutions/Recognition_of_Wikimedistas_de_Ecuador

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P858snake (talk) 11:38, 8 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Affcom - Wikimédiens du Burkina Faso User Group[edit]

Status: Posted Approved P858snake (talk) 08:51, 9 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

🎉 The Affiliations Committee has recognized the Wikimédiens du Burkina Faso User Group (#Wikimedians of #Burkina User Group) as a Wikimedia User Group.

The group aims to to promote the Wikimedia Foundation and Wikimedia projects in Burkina Faso, and it aims to encourage people to gather, organise, and share knowledge about Burkina Faso’s culture and history, in a way that informs and educates and that keeps the knowledge free

🏡 More Information: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikim%C3%A9diens_du_Burkina_Faso

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P858snake (talk) 08:51, 9 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

AffCom - Wikimedia Community User Group Zambia[edit]

Status: Posted Approved P858snake (talk) 08:33, 15 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

🥳 The Affiliations Committee has recognized Wikimedia Community User Group Zambia as a User Group.

The group aims to to promote the #Wikimedia Foundation and its projects in #Zambia. One of its goals is to aid and encourage people to collect, develop and disseminate knowledge in the public domain or under a license that allows everyone to freely use, distribute and modify this content.

More info: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_User_Group_Zambia

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P858snake (talk) 09:01, 10 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Audit Report 22/23FY[edit]

Status: Posted Approved P858snake (talk) 08:26, 15 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

The Wikimedia Foundation’s Audit Report (audited financial statements) for the fiscal year ending 30 June 2023 is now published and available at: https://wikimediafoundation.org/about/financial-reports/.

Report Highlights: https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/11/09/highlights-of-the-wikimedia-foundations-fiscal-year-2022-2023-audit-report/
Report FAQs: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_reports/Financial/Audits/2022-2023_-_frequently_asked_questions
Ask Questions: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_reports/Financial/Audits/2022-2023_-_frequently_asked_questions

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P858snake (talk) 04:19, 11 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

conversation hour - Community Resilience and Sustainability[edit]

Status: Posted Approved P858snake (talk) 08:26, 15 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

The next quarterly Conversation hour led by Maggie Dennis, Vice President of Community Resilience and Sustainability will be on 30 November 2023 at 4 pm UTC (https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1701360000).

Maggie and others from the team will discuss Trust and Safety, the Universal Code of Conduct, Committee Support, and Human Rights.

More information about attending this conversation hour can be found on Meta-wiki (https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Resilience_and_Sustainability/Conversation_Hour_November_30_2023).

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P858snake (talk) 10:42, 12 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

wikimania scholarships open[edit]

Status: Posted Approved P858snake (talk) 21:22, 15 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

Scholarship applications for #Wikimania 2024 are open until December 18! Apply now for a full or partial scholarship to attend Wikimania in person in #Poland!

This year’s theme will be “Collaboration of the Open”--a celebration of the ways we work together, in the open and for the larger open movement, to bring free knowledge to the world.

ℹ️ More Information: https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2024:Scholarships

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P858snake (talk) 21:22, 15 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

OTD - Fireman Sam[edit]

Status: Posted Approved P858snake (talk) 08:29, 17 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

#onthisday in 1987 (17 November) it was the first time that Fireman Sam first heard that fire-bell chime and started putting on his coat and hat, in less than seven seconds flat.

The show has since been shown in 155 countries , with 265 episodes over 14 series.

#television #flashbackfriday

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P858snake (talk) 08:29, 17 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, I'm logged into the Mastodon and I made a few edits to make the sentence a little less clunky, to remove typos, and to clarify the info (November 17 isn't the anniversary of Fireman Sam, just the anniversary of its airing on BBC1). Here's the text that is currently posted:

#Onthisday in 1987, BBC1 showed animated TV star Fireman Sam putting on his coat and hat for the first time — in less than seven seconds! The show has been shown in 155 countries, with 265 episodes over 14 seasons.

I noticed this post was proposed and approved within the same minute, meaning that no one had a real chance to catch the errors. Might be good practice to wait a bit before posting. I'll start doing the same. Thanks! Annierau (talk) 18:42, 19 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

On This Day - 2SB[edit]

Status: Posted Approved P858snake (talk) 22:21, 22 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

#onthisday Australia's first public #radio station, 2SB, later renamed to 2BL and now called #ABC Radio Sydney, first began to broadcast at 8pm on the 23 November 1923 and is turning 100 this year!

#australia #australianhistory #publicradio

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P858snake (talk) 09:59, 22 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not trying to overstep but I cleared this up to be more readable. How about "100 years ago today, Australia's first public radio station, now called ABC Radio Sydney, did its first broadcast."? In general I think it's best practice to use hashtags sparingly in text (I don't mind them as much after the sentence, so I kept #australia #australianhistory and #publicradio the way you had them). Annierau (talk) 23:32, 22 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

User:Clovermoss/Editor reflections[edit]

Status: Posted Approved — TheresNoTime (talk • they/them) 21:35, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

User:Clovermoss' "Editor Reflections" essay is a collection of over 100 Wikipedians' experiences of editing the project, from the reason they started contributing, to looking to the future of their edits.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Clovermoss/Editor_reflections

#Wikipedia

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— TheresNoTime (talk • they/them) 12:02, 9 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This could do with a little re-writing/expansion

Also @Clovermoss: FYI — TheresNoTime (talk • they/them) 12:04, 9 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

nyaa~[edit]

Status: Posted Approved (ask for forgiveness, not permission) — TheresNoTime (talk • they/them) 14:56, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

nyaa~

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— TheresNoTime (talk • they/them) 09:56, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

🦊 tell me that's not a banger post.. — TheresNoTime (talk • they/them) 09:57, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It is the highest-performing post in a while, I'll give you that. Snowmanonahoe (talk) 19:32, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Eclipse page 16 years ago[edit]

Status: Posted Approved — TheresNoTime (talk • they/them) 11:42, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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The article "Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024" was first created sixteen years ago on February 8, 2008.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_April_8,_2024

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Snowmanonahoe (talk) 02:39, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hm, meant for that to be a permalink to the first version... oh well. Snowmanonahoe (talk) 19:28, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

OTD - Rage[edit]

Status: Posted Approved P858snake (talk) 12:52, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

#onthisday in 1987 #australians like @wm_au started jumping on the couch for the first time when #rage first screened.

The first guest programmer on the couch was #ABC presenter Andrew Denton, Who are you memorable guest programmers?

You can read more about rage's history https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rage_(TV_program) or scroll down memory lane with the list of guest programmers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Rage_guest_programmers

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P858snake (talk) 12:52, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I made some direct edits to the post on Mastodon because there were a number of errors in this one — the comma splice and use of "you" instead of "your" in the third sentence, for example. I usually don't sit on any sort of high horse when it comes to grammar, but if we're posting from an official Wikipedia account we ought to check each post thoroughly before approving. In the future, please be more careful (or reach out to someone who can help) Annierau (talk) 03:18, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Farsi Wikipedia reaches 1 million articles[edit]

Status: Posted Approved — TheresNoTime (talk • they/them) 11:59, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed post:

Persian Wikipedia (fa.wikipedia.org) just passed its one MILLION article milestone.

Volunteers have built, contributed, protected and loved this wiki for the past two decades, providing free knowledge to more than 130M Persian language speakers.

Persian Wikipedia is being viewed by around 30M people monthly and has had 350M page views every month while only ~1,500 active editors and ~35 admins have been keeping it alive and protecting it from all types of harm.

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Asaf (WMF) (talk) 11:35, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]