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Goings-on/2013

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This is the archive of Meta-Wiki Goings-on in 2013. See also the full archives.


November 2013

17:
A new draft of the Trademark policy is proposed, and discussion begins on its talk page.
14:
9:
The first Wikimedia Research Hackathon takes place in cities around the world.

October 2013

29:
Wikidata celebrates its first birthday. Thanks to all who made this possible!
7:
The new Evaluation portal launches to support the community in evaluation practices.

September 2013

30:
A new proposal is started to launch Wikireference as a Wikimedia project.

August 2013

31:
A new proposal is started to launch Wikifiction as a Wikimedia project.
30:
The new logo for Wikivoyage is announced! You can see it to the left of this text, or here: new logo.
26:
A new proposal is started to launch Global-Wiki as a Wikimedia project.
24:
A new proposal is started to launch Reviewiki as a Wikimedia project.
21:
21:
Wikimedia is introducing secure login as the default protocol.
11:

July 2013

26:
Voting for the new Wikivoyage logo selection begins.
18:
A new proposal is started to launch Wikidentify as a Wikimedia project.
16:
A new proposal is started to launch WikiNames as a Wikimedia project.
11:
A new proposal is started to launch WeRelate as a Wikimedia project.
10:
1:
The VisualEditor is enabled on the English Wikipedia for all registered users. See mw:VisualEditor or VisualEditor for more information about the future schedule and translation.

June 2013

27:
Following a blog post about giving South African students free access to Wikipedia on their mobile phones through a program called Wikipedia Zero, a volunteer creates a page to spread this campaign.
23:
22:
A request for comment on making detailed information on X!'s edit counter visible by default is started.
18:
The Wikimedia Foundation starts a call for input about the Foundation privacy policy.
8:
3:
The Wikimedia Foundation starts a discussion about trademarks on Meta-Wiki.
2:
A request for comment on creating a global group for Wikidata bots is created.
1:
An exemption doctrine policy for Meta-Wiki is proposed.

May 2013

31:
The Foundation has started a discussion on implementing a process for future logo contests.
29:
A request for comment on a knowledge requirements template is opened.
16:
A proposal to move Meta-Wiki to www.wikimedia.org is started.
6:
A request for comment about the scope of the Ombudsman Commission is opened.
1:
A demo of the proposed WikiLang project is launched right here on Meta-Wiki! Everybody is invited to contribute, review, and share constructive criticism.
1:
The Wiki Loves Public Art ([1]) contest starts. The participating countries are Austria, Finland, Israel, Spain (Barcelona), and Sweden.

April 2013

24:
A proposal for starting a musical score transcription Wikimedia project is opened.
24:
A request for comment on the interproject links interface is opened.
16:
A request for comment concerning the removal of rights from inactive accounts is opened.

March 2013

27:
WMF Executive Director Sue Gardner announces plans to step down this year, begins planning for the transition (wikimedia-l thread).
8:
Help beta test mobile uploading with the new Wikimedia Commons app this week.
7:
An urgent proposal about interwiki bots and the Wikidata interwiki migration is opened and quickly closed.

February 2013

21:
A proposal for adopting the multilingual dictionary OmegaWiki as a Wikimedia project is opened.
21:
The results of the 2012 Picture of the Year contest was announced on Wikimedia Commons.
17:
A new project called "WikiLang" is submitted as a proposal to document and help revitalise endangered and dead languages.
08:
Steward elections are being held. Voting is open till 27 February 2013, 23:59 (UTC).

January 2013

22:
Wikimania 2013 is now accepting travel scholarship applications. Apply by February 22.
16:
The Wikimedia Foundation is offering new kinds of funding for projects, including grants for individuals. Get involved!
15:
Wikivoyage, the free travel guide that anyone can edit, is officially launched.