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February 3

Wikimedia Commons POTD DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 21:43, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

• t/f/g: Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay: Nickel nodules, and a high purity nickel cube for comparison. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nickel_electrolytic_and_1cm3_cube.jpg

  LGTM. guillom 16:43, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

EN Wikisource DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 21:45, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

• t/f/g: Wikisource’s featured text for the month of February is “The Clipper Ship Era” by Arthur H. Clark. Read it here! https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Clipper_Ship_Era

  Fixed a typo. LGTM. guillom 16:43, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

En Wiktionary

• t: EN Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: proppant (n). Sand suspended in water or other fluid as used in fracking. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/proppant
• f/g: English Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: proppant (n). Sand or similar particulate material suspended in water or other fluid and used in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to keep fissures open. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/proppant

  Fixed a typo. LGTM. guillom 16:43, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

DidYouKnow DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 21:37, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

• t/f/g: #DidYouKnow that an aircraft carrier made out of ice and wood pulp was proposed to the British Navy during WWII? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pykrete

  LGTM. guillom 16:43, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Tech news #6 (@mediawiki channels) Posted guillom 19:56, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

• t: This week in the @Wikimedia Tech newsletter: Global AbuseFilter rules, pretty buttons & GettingStarted on your wiki. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2014/06
• f/g: This week in the Wikimedia Tech newsletter: Global AbuseFilter rules, consistent colors for buttons, and GettingStarted on your wiki. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2014/06

  Added an Oxford comma for clarity, LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 18:18, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

  Thanks! guillom 19:56, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

February 4

Jami blog post Done -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 01:03, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

• t: Student editors from the US and Canada have added enough words to Wikipedia to fill 1/3 of Encyclopædia Britannica. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/04/wikipedia-education-program-us-canada-fall-2013
• fb/g+: Student editors from the Wikipedia Education Program in the US and Canada have added enough words to the English Wikipedia to fill 1/3 of Encyclopædia Britannica. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/04/wikipedia-education-program-us-canada-fall-2013

Made some tweaks. It looks postable, although I'm still wondering how this could be made to indicate more clearly that this is about course assignments within the program, not about every Northern American student ever who edited Wikipedia in their spare time... Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 20:13, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, Tilman! I think the FB/G+ one clarifies it's part of the program, but space limitations are a challenge with the tweet. Hopefully people are intrigued enough to click through and read the post, in which all will become clear! Posted. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 01:03, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

Yes, that remark was mainly referring to the tweet - sorry about the confusion. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:16, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

• t: Wikipedistas estudiantes de Estados Unidos y Canadá han escrito lo suficiente como para completar un tercio de la Enciclopedia Británica. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/04/wikipedia-education-program-us-canada-fall-2013}
• fb/g+ Wikipedistas estudiantes de Estados Unidos y Canadá que participan en el Programa de Educación de Wikipedia han escrito lo suficiente como para completar un tercio de la Enciclopedia Británica. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/04/wikipedia-education-program-us-canada-fall-2013

En Wikivoyage

• t: Seychelles is one of the few countries not requiring a visa of anyone, regardless of nationality.
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Wikimedia Commons POTD

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EN Wikisource

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En Wiktionary

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OnThisDay

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February 5

En Wikivoyage DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 20:45, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

• t:Wikivoyage’s featured destination for the month for February is Doha. Learn more about Qatar's largest city here! https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Doha
• f/g: Wikivoyage’s featured destination for the month for February is Doha. Doha is Qatar’s largest city with 60% of the nation’s population residing there. It is also the economic center of the country. Learn more about visiting Doha here! https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Doha

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:15, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

Wikimedia Commons POTD DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 20:44, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

• t: : Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay: A Aermacchi Sukhoi Superjet 100 flying off the coast of Italy near Sanremo. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Air-to-air_photo_of_a_Sukhoi_Superjet_100_(RA-97004)_over_Italy.jpg
• f/g: Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay: A SCAC/Alenia Aermacchi Sukhoi Superjet 100 flying off the coast of Italy near Sanremo. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Air-to-air_photo_of_a_Sukhoi_Superjet_100_(RA-97004)_over_Italy.jpg

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:15, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

ES Wikimedia Commons POTD DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 21:51, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

• t: : #FotoDelDía en Wikimedia Commons: Un Superjet 100 Aermacchi Sukhoi volando frente a la costa italiana cerca de Sanremo.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Air-to-air_photo_of_a_Sukhoi_Superjet_100_(RA-97004)_over_Italy.jpg

• f/g: #FotoDelDía en Wikimedia Commons: Un Superjet 100 Aermacchi Sukhoi volando frente a la costa italiana cerca de Sanremo.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Air-to-air_photo_of_a_Sukhoi_Superjet_100_(RA-97004)_over_Italy.jpg

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:15, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

EN Wikisource DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 00:09, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

• t/f/g: “The Life and Works of Christopher Dock” by Martin Brumbaugh has recently been added to Wikisource. Read it now! https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Life_and_Works_of_Christopher_Dock

Fixed a typo - looks postable to me, although I think we could also try to make it a bit more interesting:

• t: New @Wikisource: “Life and Works of Christopher Dock”(1698–1771), e.g. "100 Necessary Rules of Conduct for Children" https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Life_and_Works_of_Christopher_Dock
• f/g: New on Wikisource: “The Life and Works of Christopher Dock”, an 18th century Mennonite educator. Includes "A Hundred Necessary Rules of Conduct for Children" https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Life_and_Works_of_Christopher_Dock

Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:15, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

En Wiktionary DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 22:39, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

• t/f/g: English Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: comestible (adj). Suitable to be eaten; edible. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/comestible

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:15, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

February 6

WMF Metrics meeting live-tweeting

Wikimedia Foundation's monthly Metrics & Activities Meeting starts in 30mins (19:00 UTC). Join via IRC or livestream https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Metrics_and_activities_meetings/2014-02-06 DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 18:32, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

The Wikimedia Foundation's monthly Metrics & Activities Meeting starts now! Livestream: [insert Hangout URL] IRC: #wikimedia-office DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 19:06, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

Now at #WMFMetrics Meeting: @MissGayle welcoming new staff. Slides: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:February_2014_HR_Metrics.pdf DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 19:06, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

Now at #WMFMetrics Meeting: @tnegrin and @readermeter with page view data analysis. Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1cv0TjA45McKQsuU8MY-CvyeeJy8TmQNXhY7JXQEUa2I/edit?usp=sharing DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 19:11, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

Internal pageview data does not support recent speculations about a change in search engine referrals https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1cv0TjA45McKQsuU8MY-CvyeeJy8TmQNXhY7JXQEUa2I/edit?usp=sharing #WMFMetrics DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 19:17, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

Next at #WMFMetrics Meeting: Maryana Pinchuk with an update on Flow: https://docs.google.com/a/wikimedia.org/presentation/d/14cFqHOhw2ZTCoGWR-qicPbstaUiuXCprYq4N1PB-pAw/edit#slide=id.p DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 19:19, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

Next at #WMFMetrics Meeting: @jdforrester with an update on VisualEditor. Slides: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7Aayxybl8yRODZvakNTMVBQbkE/edit DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 19:26, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

Next at #WMFMetrics Meeting: Asaf Bartov introduces new program officer Alex Wang, who will support grantees https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG

Next at #WMFMetrics Meeting: @sikob & @JakeOrlowitz on impact of individual engagement grants: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/06/individual-engagement-grants-demonstrate-potential-for-impact/ DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 21:13, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

Maybe also mention @WikiAdventure or @WikiLibrary when they come up? Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 01:08, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

Next at #WMFMetrics Meeting: Yuan Li & @galvezedward on Program evaluation report results: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Feb_2014_Metrics_PE%26D_Beta_reports.pdf DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 21:13, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

Next at #WMFMetrics Meeting: Lianna Davis on the new Editing Wikipedia brochure: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oONk3GPEQnuqrPnXbLzkvtDkZB_4t48EHtc8Wf_oIJU/edit#slide=id.g2a9e55430_066 DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 21:13, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

Next at #WMFMetrics Meeting: Carolynne Schloeder & @yanatweets with an update on Wikipedia Zero: https://docs.google.com/a/wikimedia.org/presentation/d/1tw3fStjz4-r8G6n66w1N9ien40MaDka4rMGxjXxunp0/edit#slide=id.g2afb0bd67_0262 DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 21:13, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

The #WMFMetrics & Activities Meeting is over. For more on last month's activities, see the upcoming monthly reports https://blog.wikimedia.org/tag/report/ DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 21:13, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

February 7

Individual Engagement Grant blog DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 21:50, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

• t: Launched a year ago, the Individual Engagement Grants program demonstrates its potential for impact. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/06/individual-engagement-grants-demonstrate-potential-for-impact/
• f/g: Launched a year ago, the Individual Engagement Grants program demonstrates its potential for impact in a recent evaluation conducted by WMF’s Grant Making Learning and Evaluation team. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/06/individual-engagement-grants-demonstrate-potential-for-impact/

We should try to make it a bit more interesting. How about:

• t: After one year, an evaluation of our grants program for individual Wikimedians finds 5 common success factors https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/06/individual-engagement-grants-demonstrate-potential-for-impact/
• f/g: Our grants program for individual Wikimedians launched a year ago. Among other projects, the grantees promoted Wikipedia in China, and made reliable sources available to Wikipedia editors. Learn about the 5 common success factors found in an evaluation of the program. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/06/individual-engagement-grants-demonstrate-potential-for-impact/

Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 21:24, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Wikimedia Commons POTD DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 18:39, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

• t/f/g: Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay: The Berliner Fernsehturm (German for “Berlin Television Tower”). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Berliner_Fernsehturm_November_2013.jpg

  LGTM. guillom 09:59, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

es Wikimedia Commons POTD

• t/f/g: La #FotoDelDía en Wikimedia Commons: La Berliner Fernsehturm ("Torre de televisión de Berlín" en alemán). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Berliner_Fernsehturm_November_2013.jpg

  LGTM. guillom 09:59, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

En Wiktionary DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 19:59, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

• t/f/g: English Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: conlanger (n). Someone who creates constructed languages. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/conlanger

  Fixed a typo. LGTM. guillom 09:59, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

OnThisDay DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 23:20, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

• t/f/g: : #OnThisDay in 1935 the classic board game Monopoly was invented. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly_(game)

  LGTM. guillom 09:59, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

es UnDíaComoHoy DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 00:31, 8 February 2014 (UTC)

• t/f/g: : #UnDíaComoHoy de 1935 fue inventado el conocido juego de mesa Monopoly. https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly

  LGTM. guillom 09:59, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

February 10-February 4

February 10

Wikimedia Commons POTD DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 18:33, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

• t/f/g: Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay: Aerial view of vineyards at Markgräflerland, Germany. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aerial_View_-_Landschaft_Markgr%C3%A4flerland1.jpg

  LGTM. guillom 18:02, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

EN Wikisource DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 19:57, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

• t/f/g: Did you know you can search Wikisource by subcategories? From advertisements to travelogues, explore it all here! https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Category:Works_by_type

  I would have written "you could search" to preserve tense harmony, but I'll defer to a native English speaker. guillom 18:02, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

En Wiktionary DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 23:16, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

• t: English Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: ophidian (adj). Of or pertaining to the suborder Serpentes. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ophidian
• f/g: English Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: ophidian (adj). Of or pertaining to the suborder Serpentes; of, related to, or characteristic of a snake or serpent. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ophidian

  LGTM. guillom 18:02, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

OnThisDay DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 03:51, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

• t: #DidYouKnow that the Kayabukiya Tavern is a Japanese restaurant where guests are served by employed monkeys? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayabukiya_Tavern
• f/g: #DidYouKnow that the Kayabukiya Tavern is a traditional Japanese restaurant where guests are served by employed monkeys? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayabukiya_Tavern

  Added a definite article before the name of the restaurant. LGTM. guillom 18:02, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

Tech news: posted guillom 10:18, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

• mediawiki @t/f/g: In this week's Wikimedia tech newsletter: Scribunto methods, interwiki search and Bugzilla maintenance. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2014/07

  Reviewed off-wiki. guillom 10:18, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

Jami's post: Done -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 23:48, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

• t: How @bcarmi1 has helped 13 classes run successful Wikipedia assignments through her work at @LSUCxC: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/10/louisiana-state-university-faculty-member-supports-student-wikipedia-editing/

LGTM. CMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 23:12, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

• fb/g+: Becky Carmichael, the Science Coordinator with Communication across the Curriculum at Louisiana State University, talks about how her role helps her in her work as a Wikipedia Ambassador: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/10/louisiana-state-university-faculty-member-supports-student-wikipedia-editing/

LGTM. CMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 23:12, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

To add, I find the full job title "Science Coordinator with Communication across the Curriculum at Louisiana State University" quite convoluted and hard to read; I'd at least add quotes around "Communication across the Curriculum", and/or otherwise indicate that it's the name of a program for undergrads. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 23:26, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

How about: "Louisiana State University's Becky Carmichael talks about how her job with the university's teaching center complements her work as a Wikipedia Ambassador."? -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 23:35, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

Sounds good. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 23:44, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

February 11

Wikimedia Commons POTD DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 21:52, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

• t: Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay: Panoramic view of Bryce Canyon Amphitheater in Utah, United States. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bryce_Amphitheater_from_Sunrise_Point_Highres_2013.jpg
• f/g: Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay: High resolution panoramic view of Bryce Canyon Amphitheater in Utah, United States. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bryce_Amphitheater_from_Sunrise_Point_Highres_2013.jpg

Looks OK, although I would suggest to take the occasion of this hires image to highlight the ZoomViewer feature:

• t: Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay: Panorama of Bryce Canyon Amphitheate, Utah/USA (click "ZoomViewer" for detail)
• f/g: Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay: High resolution panoramic view of Bryce Canyon Amphitheater in Utah, United States (click "ZoomViewer" for detail).

Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 21:46, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

es #FotoDelDía en Wikimedia Commons

• t: La #FotoDelDía en Wikimedia Commons, una vista panorámica en el parque nacional de la barranca de Bryce, Utah. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bryce_Amphitheater_from_Sunrise_Point_Highres_2013.jpg
• f/g: La #FotoDelDía en Wikimedia Commons: una vista panorámica en alta resolución del parque nacional de la barranca de Bryce, Utah. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bryce_Amphitheater_from_Sunrise_Point_Highres_2013.jpg

Me parece bien. Saludos, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 21:46, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

EN Wikisource DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 22:37, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

• t/f/g: EN Wikisource’s current proofread of the month is “The Voyage Out” by Virginia Woolf. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Index:The_Voyage_Out.djvu

Fixed typo and specified the language, LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 21:46, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

En Wiktionary DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 01:01, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

• t: EN Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: gourmandize (v). To eat in a gluttonous manner; to gorge; to make a pig of oneself. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gourmandise
• f/g: English Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: gourmandize (v). To eat food in a gluttonous manner; to gorge; to make a pig of oneself. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gourmandise

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 00:26, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

DidYouKnow

• t: #DidYouKnow Ten-Cent Beer Night was a promotional event at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland that resulted in a riot? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Cent_Beer_Night
• f/g: #DidYouKnow Ten-Cent Beer Night was a 1974 promotional event at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland that resulted in an all-out riot? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Cent_Beer_Night

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 00:26, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

es #SabíasQué

• t: #¿SabíasQué La noche de la cerveza a diez centavos fue un evento promocional que terminó en disturbios? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Cent_Beer_Night
• f/g: #¿SabíasQué La noche de la cerveza a diez centavos fue un evento promocional en el Estadio Municipal de Cleveland que terminó en disturbios? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Cent_Beer_Night

Hm, I'm not sure about the value of tweets in one language pointing to Wikipedia content in another one (either people can read English, and thus will be able to read to original tweet, or they can't, in which case they will be disappointed by the linked article). Other thoughts? Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 00:26, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

I think currently too much people read and follow posts in English, and in the particular case of this account in some years of existence, all the content been posted habitually in English. Maybe we can add an advisory legend like (Artículo en inglés). Regards, --ProtoplasmaKid (WM-MX) (talk) 00:43, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

February 12

Trademark Policy approved - blog

How about "Launching an unconventional trademark policy for [insert project name]." I realize that might be too imprecise, so just a suggestion. Otherwise LGTM. CMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 00:24, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

Wikimedia

• t: Launching an unconventional trademark policy for open collaboration. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/12/launching-an-unconventional-trademark-policy-for-open-collaboration/
• f/g: Launching an unconventional trademark policy for open collaboration. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/12/launching-an-unconventional-trademark-policy-for-open-collaboration/

Wikipedia

• t: Launching an unconventional trademark policy that governs the Wikipedia marks. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/12/launching-an-unconventional-trademark-policy-for-open-collaboration/
• f/g: Launching an unconventional trademark policy that governs the Wikipedia marks. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/12/launching-an-unconventional-trademark-policy-for-open-collaboration/

En Wikivoyage

• t: Launching an unconventional trademark policy that governs the Wikivoyage marks. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/12/launching-an-unconventional-trademark-policy-for-open-collaboration/
• f/g: Launching an unconventional trademark policy that governs the Wikivoyage marks. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/12/launching-an-unconventional-trademark-policy-for-open-collaboration/

Wikimedia Commons POTD

• t: Launching an unconventional trademark policy that governs the Wikimedia Commons marks. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/12/launching-an-unconventional-trademark-policy-for-open-collaboration/
• f/g: Launching an unconventional trademark policy that governs the Wikimedia Commons marks. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/12/launching-an-unconventional-trademark-policy-for-open-collaboration/

EN Wikisource

• t: Launching an unconventional trademark policy that governs the Wikisource marks. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/12/launching-an-unconventional-trademark-policy-for-open-collaboration/
• f/g: Launching an unconventional trademark policy that governs the Wikisource marks. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/12/launching-an-unconventional-trademark-policy-for-open-collaboration/

En Wiktionary

• t: Launching an unconventional trademark policy that governs the Wiktionary marks. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/12/launching-an-unconventional-trademark-policy-for-open-collaboration/
• f/g: Launching an unconventional trademark policy that governs the Wiktionary marks. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/12/launching-an-unconventional-trademark-policy-for-open-collaboration/

Oh, I had thought the idea was to tweet these only from the respective project Twitter accounts, not all from @wikipedia .... (cf. [1]). Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 03:14, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

Today's articles for improvement

• t: Impossible to object the state of Impossible object. Help turn today's #TAFI into something worth looking at. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impossible_object
• f/g: Impossible to object the state of Impossible object. Help turn today's #TAFI into something worth looking at. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impossible_object

Hi NickPenguin, thanks for kicking off the TAFI messages again! The article appears to have been improved quite a bit since it was marked as TAFI (including removal of the tag that indicated what to improve). Do you think it's still worth featuring it? If so, I would suggest tweaking the grammar a bit, e.g

• t/f/g: Impossible to object that "Impossible object" can't be improved. Help make today's #TAFI something worth looking at.

Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 03:14, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

February 13

Wikimedia Commons POTD DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 23:36, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

• t/f/g: La #FotoDelDía en Wikimedia Commons, un zapatero en Capri, Italia. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Capri_-_7224.jpg

Es #FotoDelDía en Wikimedia Commons

• t/f/g: La #FotoDelDía en Wikimedia Commons, un zapatero en Capri, Italia. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Capri_-_7224.jpg

EN Wikisource DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 21:30, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

• t: “Is Shakespeare Dead?” by Mark Twain has just been added to English Wikisource. Read it here! https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Is_Shakespeare_Dead%3F
• f/g: “Is Shakespeare Dead?” by Mark Twain has just been added to English Wikisource. Read this, and other similar titles on Wikisource! https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Is_Shakespeare_Dead%3F

En Wiktionary DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 22:46, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

• t: EN Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: troika (n). A russian carriage by a team of three horses abreast. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/troika
• f/g: English Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: troika (n). A russian carriage by a team of three horses abreast. A party or group of three. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/troika

OnThisDay DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 20:06, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

• t/f/g: : #OnThisDay in 1955 Israel obtained four of the seven Dead Sea Scrolls. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Sea_scrolls

Es #UnDíaComoHoy DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 20:06, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

• t/f/g: : #UnDíaComoHoy pero de 1955, Israel encontró cuatro de los siete Manuscritos del Mar Muerto. https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuscritos_del_Mar_Muerto

Shani's post

• T: The story of Wiki-Med, the first full Wikipedia course in Israel: LINK
• FB/G+: Read the story of Wiki-Med, the first full Wikipedia course in Israel, in which 65 students at Tel-Aviv University improved 128 articles about medicine on the Hebrew Wikipedia.

February 14

En Wikivoyage

• t: An archaeological site of historical significance, this month’s “Off the beaten Path” destination is Mohenjo-daro. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Mohenjo-daro
• f/g: This month's "Off the beaten Path," Mohenjo-daro, is an archaeological site in Pakistan of historical significance not to be missed by history buffs. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Mohenjo-daro

Wikimedia Commons POTD

• t/f/g: Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay: Grand Canyon National park, South Rim. Photographed from Powell Point. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grand_Canyon_Powell_Point_Evening_Light_02_2013.jpg

Es #FotoDelDía en Wikimedia Commons.

• t/f/g: La #FotoDelDía en Wikimedia Commons, borde sur del Gran Cañón del Colorado, fotografiado desde el Powell Point. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grand_Canyon_Powell_Point_Evening_Light_02_2013.jpg

OnThisDay

• t: #OnThisDay in 2002 the Budapest Open Access Initiative, a cornerstone of the open access movement, was released. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest_Open_Access_Initiative
• f/g: #OnThisDay in 2002 the Budapest Open Access Initiative, a cornerstone of the open access movement, was released to the public. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest_Open_Access_Initiative

Es #UnDíaComoHoy

• t: #UnDíaComoHoy pero de 2002 fue publicada la Budapest Open Access Initiative, piedra angular del acceso abierto. https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest_Open_Access_Initiative
• f/g: #UnDíaComoHoy pero de 2002 fue publicada la Budapest Open Access Initiative, piedra angular del movimiento por el acceso abierto. https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest_Open_Access_Initiative

February 17

Weekly tech newsletter (@mediawiki channels) Posted guillom 16:07, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

• t/f/g: This week in the @Wikimedia Tech newsletter: Weighted search, site outages and new VisualEditor features. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2014/08

  Reviewed off-wiki. guillom 16:07, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

February 18-February 21

February 19

Art + Feminism Edit-A-Thon blog DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 18:16, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

• t: Wikipedia’s Art + Feminism Edit-A-Thon addresses the gender gap by providing a supportive framework for contributions. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/19/wikipedias-art-feminism-edit-a-thon/
• f/g: Wikipedia’s Art + Feminism Edit-A-Thon aims to empower women to become more involved in the community by providing a supportive framework for their contributions. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/19/wikipedias-art-feminism-edit-a-thon/

  Fixed a typo; LGTM. guillom 14:31, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

En Wikivoyage DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 01:15, 20 February 2014 (UTC)

• t: An archaeological site of historical significance, this month’s “Off the beaten Path” destination is Mohenjo-daro. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Mohenjo-daro
• f/g: An archaeological site in Pakistan of historical significance not to be missed by history buffs. This month’s “Off the beaten Path” destination is Mohenjo-daro. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Mohenjo-daro

  LGTM. guillom 14:31, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

Wikimedia Commons DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 19:36, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

• t/f/g: Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay: A burrowing owl near Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil. It’s standing on one leg. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Athene_cunicularia_-near_Goiania,_Goias,_Brazil-8_edit.jpg

  LGTM. guillom 14:31, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

EN Wikisource DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 20:53, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

• t/f/g: : “The Story of Peter Pan“ by Daniel Stephen O’Connor has just been added to the English Wikisource. Read it here! https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Story_of_Peter_Pan

  Fixed a typo; LGTM. guillom 14:31, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

EN Wiktionary DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 22:59, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

• t/f/g: English Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: tor (noun). A hill. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tor

  LGTM. guillom 14:31, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

OnThisDay DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 00:50, 20 February 2014 (UTC)

• t: #OnThisDay in 2002 NASA’s Mars Odyssey space probe began to map the surface of Mars. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Odyssey
• f/g: #OnThisDay in 2002 NASA’s Mars Odyssey space probe began to map the surface of Mars using its thermal emission imaging system. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Odyssey

  LGTM. guillom 14:31, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

February 20

Ivan's blog post Done

• t: Law students in Mexico contribute to the Spanish Wikipedia and Wikisource: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/20/wikimedia-mexico-education-program
• fb/g+:Learn more about how law students in Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico, are editing the Spanish Wikipedia and Wikisource about Mexican legal concepts and laws.

https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/20/wikimedia-mexico-education-program

Reviewed on list by Tilman; his suggested edits are above. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 00:18, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

Es Ivan's blog post Done

• t: Estudiantes de Derecho en México contribuyen a Wikipedia y Wikisource en español: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/20/wikimedia-mexico-education-program
• fb/g+: Conoce como estudiantes de Derecho en Ecatepec de Morelos, México, están editando Wikipedia y Wikisource en español sobre leyes y conceptos legales mexicanos.

https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/20/wikimedia-mexico-education-program

En Wikivoyage

• t:
• f/g:

Wikimedia Commons POTD

• t:
• f/g:

EN Wikisource

• t:
• f/g:

En Wiktionary

• t:
• f/g:

OnThisDay

• t:
• f/g:

February 21

Wikimedia Sverige blog DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 21:38, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

• t/f/g: Wikimedia Sverige helped teachers incorporate Wikipedia into their curriculum to help immigrants learn Swedish. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/21/wikipedia-for-immigrants/

En Wikivoyage DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 01:23, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

• t: Glaciers in the mountains of Gilgit-Baltistan are the largest outside the polar regions. Learn more on Wikivoyage! https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Gilgit-Baltistan
• f/g: The glaciers located in the mountains of Gilgit-Baltistan are the largest outside the polar regions. Learn more on Wikivoyage! https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Gilgit-Baltistan

LGTM. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 23:49, 20 February 2014 (UTC)

Wikimedia Commons POTD DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 18:30, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

• t/f/g: Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay: The Ponte Sant’Angelo bridge, in Rome, Italy. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saint_Peter%27s_Basilica,_Sant%27Angelo_bridge,_by_night,_Rome,_Italy.jpg

LGTM. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 23:49, 20 February 2014 (UTC)

EN Wiktionary DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 23:05, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

• t: EN Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: jump the shark (v). to experience a decline in quality. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jump_the_shark
• f/g: English Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: jump the shark (v). Idiomatic of television: to undergo a storyline development that heralds a fundamental and generally disappointing change. More generally: to experience a decline in quality. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jump_the_shark

LGTM with minor edit. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 23:49, 20 February 2014 (UTC)

OnThisDay DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 20:13, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

• t/f/g: #OnThisDay in 1848, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels published the “Communist Manifesto.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Communist_Manifesto

LGTM with minor edit. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 23:49, 20 February 2014 (UTC)

February 24-February 28

February 24

Ihor blog post

• t/f/g: Wikipedian Ihor Kostenko is remembered after being fatally shot during protests last week in Kiev’s central square. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/24/wikipedia-ihor-kostenko-dies/

We should explicitly mention Ukraine and the #Euromaidan hashtag somehow. E.g.:

• t: In memoriam Ihor Kostenko (User:Ig2000), an Ukrainian Wikipedian fatally shot during the #Euromaidan protests: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/24/wikipedia-ihor-kostenko-dies/
• f/g: In memoriam Ihor Kostenko (User:Ig2000), an Ukrainian Wikipedian fatally shot during last week's #Euromaidan protests in Kiev: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/24/wikipedia-ihor-kostenko-dies/

Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 00:25, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

Rewrited in Spanish. Regards, --ProtoplasmaKid (WM-MX) (talk) 00:31, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

es Post de Ihor

• t: In memoriam Ihor Kostenko (User:Ig2000), wikipedista de Ucrania asesinado durante las protestas del #Euromaidán la semana pasada en Kiev https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/24/wikipedia-ihor-kostenko-dies/
• f/g: In memoriam Ihor Kostenko (User:Ig2000), wikipedista de Ucrania asesinado durante las protestas del #Euromaidán la semana pasada en Kiev https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/24/wikipedia-ihor-kostenko-dies/

February 25

Facebook Open Academy Hackathon blog DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 18:45, 26 February 2014 (UTC)

• t/f/g: WMF operations engineer Marc-André Pelletier shares his experience mentoring at Facebook's Open Academy Hackathon. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/25/facebooks-open-academy-hackathon-was-a-success/

February 26

Saqib profile blog DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 22:22, 26 February 2014 (UTC)

• t: Saqib Qayyum hopes to use Wikimedia Commons and Wikivoyage to change Pakistan’s image among tourists. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/26/journey-across-pakistan-saqib-qayyum/
• f/g: In mid-February, Saqib Qayyum set off on a series of journeys to canvas, photograph, and upload the entirety of Pakistan to Wikimedia Commons, and Wikivoyage in an effort to alter Pakistan’s image among travellers. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/26/journey-across-pakistan-saqib-qayyum/

We shouldn't focus on the image-altering aspect too much, that might be misunderstood among tourism marketers ;) How about highlighting the journey instead in the tweet:

• t: Saqib Qayyum has set out on a journey across Pakistan, documenting his country on @Wikivoyage and @WikiCommons
• f/g: Pakistani Wikimedian Saqib Qayyum thinks that conventional travel guides don't do his country justice. In mid-February, he set off on a series of journeys to photograph and document the entirety of Pakistan on Wikimedia Commons and Wikivoyage.

Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 21:44, 26 February 2014 (UTC)

En Wikivoyage

• t: Wikivoyage's featured travel topic is “Belarusian phrasebook.” Read more here: https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Belarusian_phrasebook
• f/g: Wikivoyage’s featured travel topic is “Belarusian phrasebook.” Closely related to Russian and spoken by over 7 million people, Belarusian is one of the two official languages of Belarus. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Belarusian_phrasebook

Wikimedia Commons POTD DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 00:03, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

• t: Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay: A train crossing the Wiesen Viaduct between Wiesen and Filisur, Switzerland. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RhB_Ge_4-4_II_Wiesener_Viadukt.jpg
• f/g: Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay: A push–pull train crossing the Wiesen Viaduct between Wiesen and Filisur, Switzerland. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RhB_Ge_4-4_II_Wiesener_Viadukt.jpg

That's actually the WLM 2013 winning photo. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 21:44, 26 February 2014 (UTC)

Es Wikimedia Commons POTD DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 01:36, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

• t: La #FotoDelDía en Wikimedia Commons: un tren cruzando el Viaducto Wiesen entre Wiesen y Filisur, Suiza. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RhB_Ge_4-4_II_Wiesener_Viadukt.jpg
• f/g: La #FotoDelDía en Wikimedia Commons: un tren reversible cruzando el Viaducto Wiesen entre Wiesen y Filisur, Suiza. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RhB_Ge_4-4_II_Wiesener_Viadukt.jpg

En Wiktionary DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 22:58, 26 February 2014 (UTC)

• t/f/g: English Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: beaver away (v). (Idiomatic). To work hard at a task. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/beaver_away

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 21:44, 26 February 2014 (UTC)

February 27

Media viewer blog post DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 21:17, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

• t: Help us test Wikimedia's upcoming Media Viewer, now in beta, to see larger images in place: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/27/help-test-media-viewer/
• f/g: Our upcoming Media Viewer allows you to see larger images while staying on the article you're reading. It's now in beta, and you can test it to tell us what to improve before it's enabled widely. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/27/help-test-media-viewer/

Made one small edit. LGTM. CMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 21:15, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

February 28

Board of Trustees blog

• t: WMF Board of Trustees member Alice Wiegand talks about what it takes to run a successful board of supervision. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/28/board-service-every-board-needs-a-bit-of-maintenance/
• f/g: WMF Board of Trustees member Alice Wiegand talks about what it takes for a board to provide proper collaborative governance. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/28/board-service-every-board-needs-a-bit-of-maintenance/

OK, suggest to use her Twitter handle, and tweak the tweet a bit to avoid repetition:

• t: WMF Board of Trustees member @lyzzy talks about what it takes to run a successful supervision committee: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/28/board-service-every-board-needs-a-bit-of-maintenance/
• f/g: WMF Board of Trustees member Alice Wiegand talks about what it takes for a board to provide proper collaborative governance. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/28/board-service-every-board-needs-a-bit-of-maintenance/

Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 23:33, 28 February 2014 (UTC)

PS @ProtoplasmaKid:: Since the post contains a Spanish translation, it would be great to be able to send these messages out in Spanish too. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 23:39, 28 February 2014 (UTC)

Individual engagement grant blog DoneCMonterrey (WMF) (talk) 19:13, 28 February 2014 (UTC)

• t: WMF and the Individual Engagement Grants Committee are seeking proposals for community-led experiments. Apply now! https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/28/individual-engagement-grants-call-for-proposals/
• f/g: Do you have an idea for a project that could improve Wikipedia or another Wikimedia community? The Wikimedia Foundation and the Individual Engagement Grants Committee are seeking proposals. Funding is available for a few hundred dollars up to $30,000! https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/28/individual-engagement-grants-call-for-proposals/

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:09, 28 February 2014 (UTC)