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Wikiwebsites[edit]

Hi, we did add a proposition for a new project. We would be glad to have your feedbacks. Here it is : https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikiwebsites

It's about a "Library of free projects" (excluding software). Art, science, architecture, comics, movies, pictures,... which can be found under Creative commons licences, but also Open hardware, GFDL, public domain, Art Libre, FOIA… Graineahumus (talk)

Advisory board of a user group[edit]

In relation to a question I raised in a grant discussion, I would like to know how advisory boards of affiliates are selected and operate. Is it normal for an advisory board member 1) to be a member of the affiliate they advise, 2) to receive compensation from the affiliate they advise?, 3) to sign a non-disclosure agreement with the affiliate (or its representative, if the affiliate is not a legal entity)? Plus, I would be happy to learn if there is any relevant documentation, besides the points above. The original discussion was in the user group context, not other kinds of affiliate, if that makes a difference. I suppose the answer might be "every organization do it differently according to their needs" but I would like to know there is a general expectation. whym (talk) 10:49, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a better place to ask a question like this? Talk:Wikimedia movement affiliates and Talk:Wikimedia user groups don't seem generally active. whym (talk) 05:17, 28 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
For more information specifically about affiliates (as opposed to general user groups) see Affiliations Committee. They have a mailing list they recommend. — xaosflux Talk 11:38, 29 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the pointer. The mailing list seems to be non-public. Is there a reason not to discuss this publicly? I understand some issues require confidentiality, but I think we are safe as long as we keep it general without going into details like amounts of compensation paid to individuals. whym (talk) 10:52, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reusing references: Can we look over your shoulder?[edit]

Apologies for writing in English.

The Technical Wishes team at Wikimedia Deutschland is planning to make reusing references easier. For our research, we are looking for wiki contributors willing to show us how they are interacting with references.

  • The format will be a 1-hour video call, where you would share your screen. More information here.
  • Interviews can be conducted in English, German or Dutch.
  • Compensation is available.
  • Sessions will be held in January and February.
  • Sign up here if you are interested.
  • Please note that we probably won’t be able to have sessions with everyone who is interested. Our UX researcher will try to create a good balance of wiki contributors, e.g. in terms of wiki experience, tech experience, editing preferences, gender, disability and more. If you’re a fit, she will reach out to you to schedule an appointment.

We’re looking forward to seeing you, Thereza Mengs (WMDE)

Request for global bot flag for CommonsDelinker[edit]

Hello!

This is a notification to let you know that a new request for the global bot flag for CommonsDelinker has been started.

Please note that the request will remain open for 14 days starting today. You can leave a comment or opinion on the relevant page!

Best regards --Superpes15 (talk)

Declined tasks on phabricator[edit]

Hello. I could not found a help desk on phabricator so i'm writing in here. If a phabricator task is closed as declined, but i found the given reason to decline was wrong or no reason was given, and i want to re-open the task with proving the decline reason is wrong, what i can do? Must i change the status with giving the reason, or start a new task with the same topic? RuzDD (talk) 23:43, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@RuzDD you certainly would not open a new identical task. First you should review mw:Phabricator etiquette and mw:Bug management/Bug report life cycle. Depending on what the task is about, it certainly will be a stronger case if you are going to claim it and write a patch. — xaosflux Talk 00:32, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, thanks for links, i will read these @Xaosflux. If you need to know, the task that caused me to ask this is T28269. By the way, why i can't see who was closed the task? RuzDD (talk) 00:48, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Xaosflux I read them but i have some doubts. Is writing some code that will help to fixing the task a valid reason to increase priority to High? And, should i do something else with reopening the task after proving the reason to decline is wrong? RuzDD (talk) 01:03, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@RuzDD that task is so old that it was imported as a reference from Bugzilla bz26269. A good place to discuss this concept would be commons:Commons:Village pump/Proposals, gain community support for the task first. — xaosflux Talk 10:04, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That's a good idea, thanks. RuzDD (talk) 22:30, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Convenience link: phab:T28269. Commander Keane (talk) 01:47, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Old Wiki Loves Monuments App[edit]

Hello, I was wondering if anyone who'd worked on the deprecated Wiki Loves Monuments app would be willing to talk about their experience developing it, and why it became deprecated? I'm trying to make an app that does the same thing for my final year university project, and it would be super helpful to find out more about challenges/insights that arose from it. Daytrick (talk) 15:38, 26 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I am not sure the old devs will be watching this page, maybe reach out to them individually. Eg User:Siebrand. Good luck with your project. Commander Keane (talk) 02:04, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ah neato thank you! I've started reaching out to them individually :) Daytrick (talk) 14:49, 2 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Editor page shows function of markup on hover[edit]

Current hover context displays something like 'click to insert this markup' but does not describe the action the markup provides. This makes it extremely opaque to new contributors and reduces the baseline article quality. JohlBrownTFYQAbiz (talk) 16:38, 27 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Universal versions of existing wikimedia projects[edit]

Hello, I'm utterly frustrated about language barriers in internet and fell to account that Wikimedia projects, besides being multilingual, replicates this phenomena by branching for language barns, dividing efforts between different versions.

I've seen this possiblity as I installed a translator in my browser and started reading wikipedia in languages I don't speak, so why can't there be an Universal version of each project where everybody can read and edit in their mother language in the same version of the project by means of machine translation. It may have some limitations because of this last but it would be plausible.

I propose a model where each editor inputs his text by means of some language tag, so the rest of the code in foreign languages gets auto translated, so it's possible to edit something writting in foreign by changing language the language tag. For example: Stored code: [[it: Uno exemplo e uno caso particulare]}{{la: quia functionem, cassus generalis ad demonstrando est}}{{es: lo que permite inferir la generalidad a partir de lo particular.}}Template:En It's very useful to figure out things being complex by reducing it to a particular case{{pt:Sao multos os exemplos do exemplos que podem se dar}} What an english reader Sees: An example is a particular case that serves to demonstrate... What an english speaker must do to edit: An example{{en:, examplification, clarification is a figurative notion or}} particular case that serves to demonstrate... The resulting code: [[it: Uno exemplo {{en:, examplification, clarification is a figurative notion or}}{{it: caso particulare}}{{la: quia functionem, cassus generalis ad demonstrando est}}{{es: lo que permite inferir la generalidad a partir de lo particular.}}Template:En It's very useful to figure out things being complex by reducing it to a particular case{{pt:Sao multos os exemplos do exemplos que podem se dar}} Again what the final reader sees: An example, examplification, clarification is a figurative notion or particular case that serves to demonstrate...

Sometimes they would result some inconsistencies by means of back and forth autotranslation and false friends, but that may be just a feature of the Universal version. One case that's totally plausible to do is Wiktionary which has no needs of versification and the only main page simily advantage or difference between vesrion is language name in section and definition of word in version language, which can be super easy integrated ( adding D., T. to each section). Yet software would be needed at wiktionary for community discussion. Diosverde (talk) 17:08, 27 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

w:Abstract Wikipedia may be of interest. Commander Keane (talk) 01:51, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Advice / input requested[edit]

Originally posted at Steward requests/Miscellaneous:

Hi! I know this is probably not a standard request but here it goes: On v:Wikiversity:Requests_for_Deletion#User_pages_created_as_part_of_Computer_Essentials_(ICNS_141) there is a discussion about deleting pages created by students.

Do you think Wikiversity should we delete old user page information etc. if the pages were created as a school project. Unlike other users the students many not have created the content entirely by their own free will. Some of the pages contain personal information.

Perhaps one of more of you could give your input? --MGA73 (talk) 21:04, 2 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Report of the U4C Charter ratification and U4C Call for Candidates now available[edit]

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Hello all,

I am writing to you today with two important pieces of information. First, the report of the comments from the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) Charter ratification is now available. Secondly, the call for candidates for the U4C is open now through April 1, 2024.

The Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. Community members are invited to submit their applications for the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, please review the U4C Charter.

Per the charter, there are 16 seats on the U4C: eight community-at-large seats and eight regional seats to ensure the U4C represents the diversity of the movement.

Read more and submit your application on Meta-wiki.

On behalf of the UCoC project team,

RamzyM (WMF) 16:24, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

How can we get email on wikimedia.org?[edit]

Hi, I see some user groups get email on wikimedia.org (I mean the main domain not a mail list), we are a recognized user group since 2014, so can we get an email? Who can I contact about this? Ibrahim.ID 02:18, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Ibrahim.ID: Do you mean you want to have an email queue on "wikimedia.org" this domain instead of "lists.wikimedia.org"? If yes, you can follow this instruction to contact VRTS admins to create an queue for your user group. Thanks. SCP-2000 16:14, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@SCP-2000 thank you :) --Ibrahim.ID 17:06, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees 2024 Selection[edit]

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Dear all,

This year, the term of 4 (four) Community- and Affiliate-selected Trustees on the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees will come to an end [1]. The Board invites the whole movement to participate in this year’s selection process and vote to fill those seats.

The Elections Committee will oversee this process with support from Foundation staff [2]. The Board Governance Committee created a Board Selection Working Group from Trustees who cannot be candidates in the 2024 community- and affiliate-selected trustee selection process composed of Dariusz Jemielniak, Nataliia Tymkiv, Esra'a Al Shafei, Kathy Collins, and Shani Evenstein Sigalov [3]. The group is tasked with providing Board oversight for the 2024 trustee selection process, and for keeping the Board informed. More details on the roles of the Elections Committee, Board, and staff are here [4].

Here are the key planned dates:

  • May 2024: Call for candidates and call for questions
  • June 2024: Affiliates vote to shortlist 12 candidates (no shortlisting if 15 or less candidates apply) [5]
  • June-August 2024: Campaign period
  • End of August / beginning of September 2024: Two-week community voting period
  • October–November 2024: Background check of selected candidates
  • Board's Meeting in December 2024: New trustees seated

Learn more about the 2024 selection process - including the detailed timeline, the candidacy process, the campaign rules, and the voter eligibility criteria - on this Meta-wiki page, and make your plan.

Election Volunteers

Another way to be involved with the 2024 selection process is to be an Election Volunteer. Election Volunteers are a bridge between the Elections Committee and their respective community. They help ensure their community is represented and mobilize them to vote. Learn more about the program and how to join on this Meta-wiki page.

Best regards,

Dariusz Jemielniak (Governance Committee Chair, Board Selection Working Group)

[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Results#Elected

[2] https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Committee:Elections_Committee_Charter

[3] https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Minutes:2023-08-15#Governance_Committee

[4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_committee/Roles

[5] Even though the ideal number is 12 candidates for 4 open seats, the shortlisting process will be triggered if there are more than 15 candidates because the 1-3 candidates that are removed might feel ostracized and it would be a lot of work for affiliates to carry out the shortlisting process to only eliminate 1-3 candidates from the candidate list.

MPossoupe_(WMF)19:56, 12 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Wikimedia Projects: Strategies for a More Representative Community[edit]

Diversity and inclusion are foundational principles of the Wikimedia movement, yet ensuring the representation of diverse voices and perspectives within Wikimedia projects remains an ongoing challenge. In this discussion, let's explore strategies for promoting diversity and inclusion within the Wikimedia community and fostering a more representative and equitable environment for contributors and readers alike. Despite efforts to encourage participation from individuals of diverse backgrounds, Wikimedia projects continue to face barriers to entry for marginalized communities. Issues such as systemic bias, lack of representation, and barriers to access to resources and information can hinder the contributions of individuals from underrepresented groups. To address these challenges, it's essential for the Wikimedia community to actively engage in initiatives aimed at promoting diversity and inclusion. This includes implementing outreach programs targeted at underrepresented communities, providing resources and support for newcomers, and creating safe and welcoming spaces for contributors to share their experiences and perspectives. Moreover, fostering diversity and inclusion within Wikimedia projects involves not only increasing the diversity of contributors but also ensuring that the content itself reflects a wide range of perspectives and experiences. This requires ongoing efforts to identify and rectify gaps and biases in content coverage, as well as collaborating with diverse communities to co-create knowledge that is inclusive and representative. Additionally, it's important for the Wikimedia community to recognize and address systemic issues that may contribute to exclusionary practices or discriminatory behavior. This includes promoting awareness of unconscious bias, establishing codes of conduct and accountability mechanisms, and actively challenging discriminatory attitudes and behaviors within the community. Ultimately, promoting diversity and inclusion within Wikimedia projects is not only a moral imperative but also essential for the accuracy, relevance, and integrity of the knowledge shared through Wikimedia platforms. By embracing diversity and fostering an inclusive community, we can ensure that Wikimedia projects continue to serve as valuable resources for people from all walks of life. So, let's open the floor for discussion: What strategies do you believe are most effective for promoting diversity and inclusion within Wikimedia projects? Have you encountered challenges or successes in your efforts to foster a more representative community? How can we collectively work towards building a Wikimedia community that reflects the diversity of the world we live in? Let's share our insights, experiences, and ideas for creating a more inclusive Wikimedia movement. Jimmyanderson12123 (talk) 01:41, 15 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Was this written by a chatbot? 🌺 Cremastra (talk) 17:44, 16 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relevant discussion at EnWP about promoting sister Wikimedia projects[edit]

You are invited to join the discussion at w:en:Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)#Advertising_sister_projects. 🌺 Cremastra (talk) 19:48, 15 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]