Outreach Wiki outreachwiki https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Main_Page MediaWiki 1.45.0-wmf.8 first-letter Media Special Talk User User talk Wikimedia Wikimedia talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk TimedText TimedText talk Module Module talk Translations Translations talk Topic 4 933 272115 271647 2025-07-08T00:46:47Z 136.244.30.126 272115 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Village pump header}} help me please,..... I need my children back... please.. I cant take this anymore.. == Outreach wiki shutting down? == I've seen it stated on an email list that this wiki's days are numbered. Is this true? And if so, what is the recommended approach for migrating important pages to Meta Wiki or elsewhere? -[[User:Peteforsyth|Pete]] ([[User talk:Peteforsyth|talk]]) 17:15, 20 March 2021 (UTC) :{{Ping|Peteforsyth}} This has been discussed and rejected by the community. What is the list? [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 07:12, 26 March 2021 (UTC) :: {{ping|Koavf}} March 19 on Wikimedia-L, re: Wikipedia & Education User Group. -[[User:Peteforsyth|Pete]] ([[User talk:Peteforsyth|talk]]) 17:21, 26 March 2021 (UTC) :::[https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2021-March/096366.html Thread]. Odd. I don't recall a consensus for this. Maybe I'll have to attend. Thanks, Pete. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 19:30, 26 March 2021 (UTC) ::::For future reference: [https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2021-March/096366.html this e-mail] mentions it. To me this feels a bit weird, as I am editing this wiki many times and got no request to join in the meeting. Something that will be needed as the infrastructure of thousands of pages I maintain needs to be moved to Meta. [[User:Romaine|Romaine]] ([[User talk:Romaine|talk]]) 23:18, 11 April 2021 (UTC) :Recently there have been some talks about moving the contents of this wiki to meta, starting with the GLAM and Education newsletters. See also: [[GLAM/Newsletter/October 2021/Contents/WMF GLAM report]]. [[User:Romaine|Romaine]] ([[User talk:Romaine|talk]]) 05:49, 11 November 2021 (UTC) ::I totally support them doing what they think is best but I don't know why you can't cross-post the content to both wikis. If the point is visibility, then surely that would be desirable. For that matter, it's easy to be a small fish in a big pond and not get as many eyes elsewhere. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 07:14, 11 November 2021 (UTC) ::: Making Outreach content another thing "that is somewhere on Meta" is an opposite of visibility :( Now it is very easy to point new people to this very specific wiki. --[[User:Base|Base]] ([[User talk:Base|talk]]) 20:29, 25 November 2021 (UTC) == Recent edits by TMenang == Can an admin please take a look at [[Special:Contributions/TMenang]], specifically the creation of pages about user groups that aren't used here on outreachwiki? I left them a note on their talk page, but they have continued. Thanks, --[[User:DannyS712|DannyS712]] ([[User talk:DannyS712|talk]]) 22:34, 9 April 2021 (UTC) :{{Ping|TMenang}} Some of these creations seem confusing at best. E.g. you made [[:Category:Pages using RFC magic links]], which is something that is automatically generated via MediaWiki if someone uses a certain syntax. So I can see the value in it not being a redlink, just in case someone actually does make an RFC magic link. I do not see the value in making it a subcategory of [[:Category:Stewards]] (???), particularly since that is a usergroup at Meta. Nor do I see the value in linking to the equivalent category on Commons. Can you explain more of what your goal is here with these page creations? [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 00:52, 10 April 2021 (UTC) :(edit conflcited) {{ping|TMenang}} I can't see why these pages would be needed, any local descriptions for global or non-standard groups can point to interwiki links if needed - is there another good reason these are needed before we just [[Wikimedia:Deletion policy|speedy delete]] them as G7 (irrelevant here)? [[User:Xaosflux|Xaosflux]] ([[User talk:Xaosflux|talk]]) 00:55, 10 April 2021 (UTC) ::No response, I'm deleting any of these that broadly meet the criterion described above. [[User:Xaosflux|Xaosflux]] ([[User talk:Xaosflux|talk]]) 12:03, 11 April 2021 (UTC) :::{{done}} {{ping|DannyS712}} if there are any others outside of TMenang's userspace meeting the criteria above feel free to tag for speedy deletion per this discussion. Best regards, [[User:Xaosflux|Xaosflux]] ([[User talk:Xaosflux|talk]]) 12:13, 11 April 2021 (UTC) ::::Thank you for helping me, best regard. [[User:TMenang|TMenang]]([[User talk:TMenang|talk]]) 21:40, 11 April 2021 (UTC) :{{ping|Xaosflux|Koavf}} still continuing, eg [[Edu-portaal]] is an unneeded redirect to [[Education]] (unlikely search term), as well as more interwiki redirects for user groups - [[Wikimedia:Account creators]] and [[Wikimedia:Importers]], both of which were previously deleted per this discussion. --[[User:DannyS712|DannyS712]] ([[User talk:DannyS712|talk]]) 16:35, 14 April 2021 (UTC) ::I deleted the recreations and have no strong feelings on the redirect as redirects are cheap and maybe this is a term that means something in his language. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 16:47, 14 April 2021 (UTC) :Update: account globally locked as an LTA, so no more edits to come, just cleaning up the old ones --[[User:DannyS712|DannyS712]] ([[User talk:DannyS712|talk]]) 06:19, 15 April 2021 (UTC) == Archiving == I've moved most of the threads (which were fairly old) to [[Wikimedia:Village pump/Archive 7]] --[[User:DannyS712|DannyS712]] ([[User talk:DannyS712|talk]]) 08:44, 8 May 2021 (UTC) == Partnership proposal between Kindle and Wikipedia and its affiliated projects == ATTENTION: This proposal aims to improve Wikipedia as a whole, on the recommendation of members of the Portuguese-speaking Wikipedia I moved this request to this section. Therefore any terms used here are mainly intended for Wikipedia, but, due to this, the nature of the request requires it to be proposed here. NOTE: Sorry if the English is a little bad. I come by means of this proposal that we move to create a partnership between Kindle (Amazon's library) and Wikipedia Lusophone. Benefits: Access to thousands of books, which could help reference thousands of Lusophone Wikipedia articles (Nazism, Mao Tse Tung etc.) and makes it easier to find sources for articles from any wikipedia. Like any proposal, this one also has some flaws, they are: Possible deviation from the end (ie users can use the Kindle for their own benefit, reading books but not using them as a quote). To correct this, we could give administrators, self-reviewers and bureaucrats access to books. But we created another problem with this, we would be "barring" non-users, self-reviewers, bureaucrats and administrators from having access to books. Solution: create a tab to request access to the Kindle. Administrators / bureaucrats can evaluate requests with "support" and "not support" (just as is done with self-review requests). Below is a summary of what I propose for better understanding. Proposal: Create a partnership between Kindle (Amazon's subscription library) and Wikipedia. Proposal 2: Grant free access to Kindle for Administrators, Self-Reviewers and Bureaucrats. Proposal 3: Create a tab for requests for access to the Kindle for those "outside" these groups (exactly as it is done to obtain self-review status). Purpose of the proposal: To use the books available on Kindle to reference Wikipedia articles. OBS: I emphasize that this proposal is mainly aimed at Wikipedia, but as this request is of a more complex nature I had to do it here. OBS 2: I understand that it can be very complicated to achieve this, but it is easy to try. If it works out we can expand our reliability and reliability even more, and we can reference many contents of this wonderful project, which is Wikipedia: The free encyclopedia. OBS 3: If this place is not the right place to make this proposal, I ask you to guide me. Graciously, --[[User:Editor Master Plus|Editor Master Plus]] ([[User talk:Editor Master Plus|talk]]) 21:17, 24 May 2021 (UTC) == Universal Code of Conduct News – Issue 1 == <section begin="ucoc-newsletter"/> <div style = "line-height: 1.2"> <span style="font-size:200%;">'''Universal Code of Conduct News'''</span><br> <span style="font-size:120%; color:#404040;">'''Issue 1, June 2021'''</span><span style="font-size:120%; float:right;">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Newsletter/1|'''Read the full newsletter''']]</span> ---- Welcome to the first issue of [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct|Universal Code of Conduct]] News! This newsletter will help Wikimedians stay involved with the development of the new code, and will distribute relevant news, research, and upcoming events related to the UCoC. Please note, this is the first issue of UCoC Newsletter which is delivered to all subscribers and projects as an announcement of the initiative. If you want the future issues delivered to your talk page, village pumps, or any specific pages you find appropriate, you need to [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Global message delivery/Targets/UCoC Newsletter Subscription|subscribe here]]. You can help us by translating the newsletter issues in your languages to spread the news and create awareness of the new conduct to keep our beloved community safe for all of us. Please [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Newsletter/Participate|add your name here]] if you want to be informed of the draft issue to translate beforehand. Your participation is valued and appreciated. </div><div style="margin-top:3px; padding:10px 10px 10px 20px; background:#fffff; border:2px solid #808080; border-radius:4px; font-size:100%;"> * '''Affiliate consultations''' – Wikimedia affiliates of all sizes and types were invited to participate in the UCoC affiliate consultation throughout March and April 2021. ([[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Newsletter/1#sec1|continue reading]]) * '''2021 key consultations''' – The Wikimedia Foundation held enforcement key questions consultations in April and May 2021 to request input about UCoC enforcement from the broader Wikimedia community. ([[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Newsletter/1#sec2|continue reading]]) * '''Roundtable discussions''' – The UCoC facilitation team hosted two 90-minute-long public roundtable discussions in May 2021 to discuss UCoC key enforcement questions. More conversations are scheduled. ([[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Newsletter/1#sec3|continue reading]]) * '''Phase 2 drafting committee''' – The drafting committee for the phase 2 of the UCoC started their work on 12 May 2021. Read more about their work. ([[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Newsletter/1#sec4|continue reading]]) * '''Diff blogs''' – The UCoC facilitators wrote several blog posts based on interesting findings and insights from each community during local project consultation that took place in the 1st quarter of 2021. 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'''Please share this information with your community.'''</div></div> [[user:SGrabarczuk (WMF)|SGrabarczuk (WMF)]] 01:19, 27 June 2021 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:SGrabarczuk (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=21463754 --> == Request for comment notification == Here is a link to a [[m:Requests for comment/Wikimedia Enterprise|RFC on Meta]] concerning all Wikimedia projects. [[User:Lionel Scheepmans|Lionel Scheepmans]] ([[User talk:Lionel Scheepmans|talk]]) 23:21, 16 August 2021 (UTC) == The 2022 Community Wishlist Survey will happen in January == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"> Hello everyone, We hope all of you are as well and safe as possible during these trying times! We wanted to share some news about a change to the Community Wishlist Survey 2022. We would like to hear your opinions as well. Summary: <div style="font-style:italic;"> We will be running the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey|Community Wishlist Survey]] 2022 in January 2022. We need more time to work on the 2021 wishes. We also need time to prepare some changes to the Wishlist 2022. In the meantime, you can use a [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey/Sandbox|dedicated sandbox to leave early ideas for the 2022 wishes]]. </div> === Proposing and wish-fulfillment will happen during the same year === In the past, the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Tech|Community Tech]] team has run the Community Wishlist Survey for the following year in November of the prior year. For example, we ran the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2021|Wishlist for 2021]] in November 2020. That worked well a few years ago. At that time, we used to start working on the Wishlist soon after the results of the voting were published. However, in 2021, there was a delay between the voting and the time when we could start working on the new wishes. Until July 2021, we were working on wishes from the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2020|Wishlist for 2020]]. We hope having the Wishlist 2022 in January 2022 will be more intuitive. This will also give us time to fulfill more wishes from the 2021 Wishlist. === Encouraging wider participation from historically excluded communities === We are thinking how to make the Wishlist easier to participate in. We want to support more translations, and encourage under-resourced communities to be more active. We would like to have some time to make these changes. === A new space to talk to us about priorities and wishes not granted yet === We will have gone 365 days without a Wishlist. We encourage you to approach us. We hope to hear from you in the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Talk:Community Wishlist Survey|talk page]], but we also hope to see you at our bi-monthly Talk to Us meetings! These will be hosted at two different times friendly to time zones around the globe. We will begin our first meeting '''September 15th at 23:00 UTC'''. More details about the agenda and format coming soon! === Brainstorm and draft proposals before the proposal phase === If you have early ideas for wishes, you can use the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey/Sandbox|new Community Wishlist Survey sandbox]]. This way, you will not forget about these before January 2022. You will be able to come back and refine your ideas. Remember, edits in the sandbox don't count as wishes! === Feedback === * What should we do to improve the Wishlist pages? * How would you like to use our new [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey/Sandbox|sandbox?]] * What, if any, risks do you foresee in our decision to change the date of the Wishlist 2022? * What will help more people participate in the Wishlist 2022? Answer on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Talk:Community Wishlist Survey|talk page]] (in any language you prefer) or at our Talk to Us meetings. </div> [[user:SGrabarczuk (WMF)|SGrabarczuk (WMF)]] ([[user talk:SGrabarczuk (WMF)|talk]]) 00:22, 7 September 2021 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:SGrabarczuk (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=21980442 --> == Server switch == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="plainlinks"> [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|Read this message in another language]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-Tech%2FServer+switch&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}] The [[foundation:|Wikimedia Foundation]] tests the switch between its first and secondary data centers. This will make sure that Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia wikis can stay online even after a disaster. To make sure everything is working, the Wikimedia Technology department needs to do a planned test. This test will show if they can reliably switch from one data centre to the other. It requires many teams to prepare for the test and to be available to fix any unexpected problems. They will switch all traffic back to the primary data center on '''Tuesday, 14 September 2021'''. Unfortunately, because of some limitations in [[mw:Manual:What is MediaWiki?|MediaWiki]], all editing must stop while the switch is made. We apologize for this disruption, and we are working to minimize it in the future. '''You will be able to read, but not edit, all wikis for a short period of time.''' *You will not be able to edit for up to an hour on Tuesday, 14 September 2021. The test will start at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1631628049 14:00 UTC] (07:00 PDT, 10:00 EDT, 15:00 WEST/BST, 16:00 CEST, 19:30 IST, 23:00 JST, and in New Zealand at 02:00 NZST on Wednesday, 15 September). *If you try to edit or save during these times, you will see an error message. We hope that no edits will be lost during these minutes, but we can't guarantee it. If you see the error message, then please wait until everything is back to normal. Then you should be able to save your edit. But, we recommend that you make a copy of your changes first, just in case. ''Other effects'': *Background jobs will be slower and some may be dropped. Red links might not be updated as quickly as normal. If you create an article that is already linked somewhere else, the link will stay red longer than usual. Some long-running scripts will have to be stopped. * We expect the code deployments to happen as any other week. However, some case-by-case code freezes could punctually happen if the operation require them afterwards. This project may be postponed if necessary. You can [[wikitech:Switch_Datacenter|read the schedule at wikitech.wikimedia.org]]. Any changes will be announced in the schedule. There will be more notifications about this. A banner will be displayed on all wikis 30 minutes before this operation happens. '''Please share this information with your community.'''</div></div> [[user:SGrabarczuk (WMF)|SGrabarczuk (WMF)]] ([[user talk:SGrabarczuk (WMF)|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 00:45, 11 September 2021 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:SGrabarczuk (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=21980442 --> == Talk to the Community Tech == [[File:Magic Wand Icon 229981 Color Flipped.svg|{{dir|{{pagelang}}|left|right}}|frameless|50px]] [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey/Updates/2021-09 Talk to Us|Read this message in another language]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-Community_Wishlist_Survey/Updates/2021-09_Talk_to_Us&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}] Hello! As we have [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey/Updates|recently announced]], we, the team working on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey|Community Wishlist Survey]], would like to invite you to an online meeting with us. It will take place on [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20210915T2300 '''September 15th, 23:00 UTC'''] on Zoom, and will last an hour. [https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/89828615390 '''Click here to join''']. '''Agenda''' * [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2021/Status report 1#Prioritization Process|How we prioritize the wishes to be granted]] * [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey/Updates|Why we decided to change the date]] from November 2021 to January 2022 * Update on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2021/Warn when linking to disambiguation pages|disambiguation]] and the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2021/Real Time Preview for Wikitext|real-time preview]] wishes * Questions and answers '''Format''' The meeting will not be recorded or streamed. Notes without attribution will be taken and published on Meta-Wiki. The presentation (first three points in the agenda) will be given in English. We can answer questions asked in English, French, Polish, and Spanish. If you would like to ask questions in advance, add them [[m:Talk:Community Wishlist Survey|on the Community Wishlist Survey talk page]] or send to sgrabarczuk@wikimedia.org. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:NRodriguez (WMF)|Natalia Rodriguez]] (the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Tech|Community Tech]] manager) will be hosting this meeting. '''Invitation link''' * [https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/89828615390 Join online] * Meeting ID: 898 2861 5390 * One tap mobile ** +16465588656,,89828615390# US (New York) ** +16699006833,,89828615390# US (San Jose) * [https://wikimedia.zoom.us/u/kctR45AI8o Dial by your location] See you! [[User:SGrabarczuk (WMF)|SGrabarczuk (WMF)]] ([[User talk:SGrabarczuk (WMF)|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 03:03, 11 September 2021 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:SGrabarczuk (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=21980442 --> == Let's talk about the Desktop Improvements == [[File:Annotated Wikipedia Vector interface (logged-out).png|thumb]] Hello! Have you noticed that some wikis have a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements|different desktop interface]]? Are you curious about the next steps? Maybe you have questions or ideas regarding the design or technical matters? Join an online meeting with the team working on the Desktop Improvements! It will take place on [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20211012T1600 October 12th, 16:00 UTC] on Zoom. It will last an hour. '''[https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/82936701376 Click here to join]'''. '''Agenda''' * Update on the recent developments * [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements/Features/Sticky Header|Sticky header]] - presentation of the demo version * Questions and answers, discussion '''Format''' The meeting will not be recorded or streamed. Notes will be taken in a [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G4tfss-JBVxyZMxGlOj5MCBhOO-0sLekquFoa2XiQb8/edit# Google Docs file]. The presentation part (first two points in the agenda) will be given in English. We can answer questions asked in English, French, Polish, and Spanish. If you would like to ask questions in advance, add them on the [[mw:Talk:Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements|talk page]] or send them to sgrabarczuk@wikimedia.org. [[user:OVasileva (WMF)|Olga Vasileva]] (the team manager) will be hosting this meeting. '''Invitation link''' * [https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/89828615390 Join online] * Meeting ID: 829 3670 1376 * [https://wikimedia.zoom.us/u/kB5WUc7yZ Dial by your location] We hope to see you! [[user:SGrabarczuk (WMF)|SGrabarczuk (WMF)]] 15:09, 4 October 2021 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:SGrabarczuk (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:SGrabarczuk_(WMF)/sandbox/MM/En_fallback&oldid=20689952 --> == Talk to the Community Tech == [[File:Magic Wand Icon 229981 Color Flipped.svg|100px|right]] [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey/Updates/Talk to Us|Read this message in another language]] Hello! We, the team working on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey|Community Wishlist Survey]], would like to invite you to an online meeting with us. It will begin on [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20211027T1430 '''{{#time:j xg|2021-10-27}} ({{#time:l|2021-10-27}}) at {{#time:H:i e|14:30|en|1}}'''] on Zoom, and will last an hour. [https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/83847343544 '''Click here to join''']. '''Agenda''' * Become a Community Wishlist Survey Ambassador. Help us spread the word about the CWS in your community. * Update on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2021/Warn when linking to disambiguation pages|disambiguation]] and the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2021/Real Time Preview for Wikitext|real-time preview]] wishes * Questions and answers '''Format''' The meeting will not be recorded or streamed. Notes without attribution will be taken and published on Meta-Wiki. The presentation (all points in the agenda except for the questions and answers) will be given in English. We can answer questions asked in English, French, Polish, Spanish, German, and Italian. If you would like to ask questions in advance, add them [[m:Talk:Community Wishlist Survey|on the Community Wishlist Survey talk page]] or send to sgrabarczuk@wikimedia.org. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:NRodriguez (WMF)|Natalia Rodriguez]] (the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Tech|Community Tech]] manager) will be hosting this meeting. '''Invitation link''' * [https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/83847343544 Join online] * Meeting ID: <span dir=ltr>83847343544</span> * [https://wikimedia.zoom.us/u/kwDbq4box Dial by your location] We hope to see you! [[User:SGrabarczuk (WMF)|SGrabarczuk (WMF)]] ([[User talk:SGrabarczuk (WMF)|talk]]) 23:00, 22 October 2021 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:SGrabarczuk (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:SGrabarczuk_(WMF)/sandbox/MM/En_fallback&oldid=20689952 --> == Inactivity policy == There are several inactive admins and bureaucrats that could be removed per [[Wikimedia:Inactivity policy]] once given the proper notifications. [https://meta.toolforge.org/stewardry/outreachwiki?sysop=1&bureaucrat=1&interface-admin=1] Also, since there is a possibility that there could be only 1 bureaucrat left after this - maybe more should be elected? --'''[[User:Rschen7754|Rs]][[User talk:Rschen7754|chen]][[Special:Contributions/Rschen7754|7754]]''' 07:04, 25 October 2021 (UTC) :Thanks for this. As you may know, it used to be ''much'' easier to become a bureaucrat here but the community decided on more restrictions on those rights and it used to be that bureaucrats could assign the bureaucrat user rights but no longer. I can do the notifications to admins. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 07:36, 25 October 2021 (UTC) == Meet the new Movement Charter Drafting Committee members == <section begin="announcement-content"/> :''<div class="plainlinks">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Elections/Results/Announcement|{{int:interlanguage-link-mul}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Elections/Results/Announcement}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]</div>'' The Movement Charter Drafting Committee election and selection processes are complete. * The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Elections/Results|election results have been published]]. 1018 participants voted to elect seven members to the committee: '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Richard_Knipel_(Pharos)|Richard Knipel (Pharos)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Anne_Clin_(Risker)|Anne Clin (Risker)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Alice_Wiegand_(lyzzy)|Alice Wiegand (Lyzzy)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Micha%C5%82_Buczy%C5%84ski_(Aegis_Maelstrom)|Michał Buczyński (Aegis Maelstrom)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Richard_(Nosebagbear)|Richard (Nosebagbear)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Ravan_J_Al-Taie_(Ravan)|Ravan J Al-Taie (Ravan)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Ciell_(Ciell)|Ciell (Ciell)]]'''. * The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Candidates#Affiliate-chosen_members|affiliate process]] has selected six members: '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Anass_Sedrati_(Anass_Sedrati)|Anass Sedrati (Anass Sedrati)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#%C3%89rica_Azzellini_(EricaAzzellini)|Érica Azzellini (EricaAzzellini)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Jamie_Li-Yun_Lin_(Li-Yun_Lin)|Jamie Li-Yun Lin (Li-Yun Lin)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Georges_Fodouop_(Geugeor)|Georges Fodouop (Geugeor)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Manavpreet_Kaur_(Manavpreet_Kaur)|Manavpreet Kaur (Manavpreet Kaur)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Pepe_Flores_(Padaguan)|Pepe Flores (Padaguan)]]'''. * The Wikimedia Foundation has [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Candidates#Wikimedia_Foundation-chosen_members|appointed]] two members: '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Candidates#Runa_Bhattacharjee_(Runab_WMF)|Runa Bhattacharjee (Runab WMF)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Candidates#Jorge_Vargas_(JVargas_(WMF))|Jorge Vargas (JVargas (WMF))]]'''. The committee will convene soon to start its work. The committee can appoint up to three more members to bridge diversity and expertise gaps. If you are interested in engaging with [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter|Movement Charter]] drafting process, follow the updates [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee|on Meta]] and join the [https://t.me/joinchat/U-4hhWtndBjhzmSf Telegram group]. With thanks from the Movement Strategy and Governance team<section end="announcement-content"/> 15:52, 5 November 2021 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:MNadzikiewicz (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:MNadzikiewicz_(WMF)/Delivery&oldid=22300322 --> == Nouveau livre sur le mouvement Wikimédia == Bonjour, comme à mon habitude, je reviens vers vous pour vous communiquer l'avancement de mes travaux et vous les soumettre à relecture, critique et commentaire. Il s'agit cette fois d'un livre intitulé ''[[b:fr:Le mouvement Wikimédia|Le mouvement Wikimédia]]'' dont je viens de terminer la mise en page sur Wikilivres dans le but d'en produire un éventuel ouvrage papier. Une belle fin de journée à tous et merci d'avance pour ceux qui cliquerons sur le lien. [[User:Lionel Scheepmans|Lionel Scheepmans]] ([[User talk:Lionel Scheepmans|talk]]) 21:24, 14 November 2021 (UTC) :Merci, Lionel. Tres interresant. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 21:41, 14 November 2021 (UTC) == ''This month in GLAM'' newsletter migration == [[File:This Month in GLAM logo 2018.png|500px|center]] Hi everyone, I'm here to announce an important project that the [[m:Wikimedia Foundation GLAM team|GLAM and Culture team]] at the Wikimedia Foundation is taking part in during the next few weeks. Due to Outreach having limited readership and visibility within the movement, our community newsletters don’t always receive the attention they deserve. To address this, we’re working with our colleagues in the Movement Communications team to migrate the ''This month in GLAM newsletter'' '''from Outreach to [[m:Main Page|Meta-Wiki]]'''. Both teams are working on this task in the next few weeks in order to: #Increase visibility and participation in the GLAM newsletter. #Ensure the GLAM community has a place (Meta-Wiki) where they feel seen, engaged, and supported by the Wikimedia community, partners, and Foundation. #Increase the amount of multilingual (or translatable) content to engage contributors from other languages and more regions. This activity already has the support of the newsletter’s main editors. It was also already announced in [[GLAM/Newsletter/October 2021/Contents/WMF GLAM report|this October report]] in the newsletter, on social media, and on some mailing lists. The migration of the report pages, talk pages, categories, and templates will happen from '''November 19th to 30th'''. This period is important to accommodate the migration before the reports from next month. Any other modifications or corrections will be made before '''December 15th'''. If you have any questions or ideas about the migration, please contact the GLAM & Culture team at glam{{@}}wikimedia.org and the community editors at thismonthinglam{{@}}gmail.com. --[[User:GFontenelle (WMF)|GFontenelle (WMF)]] ([[User talk:GFontenelle (WMF)|talk]]) 19:04, 17 November 2021 (UTC) :{{ping|GFontenelle (WMF)|Romaine|Wittylama|Missvain|Rock drum|Carriearchdale}} Well, this is not done the ''wiki way''. The GLAM newsletter is, and I quote from the [[GLAM/Newsletter/About|About section]]: "a community-driven, monthly newsletter written by the Wikimedia movement about activities with cultural institutions broadly defined". This is not a WMF-led initiative, and important decisions should not be handled top-down by the WMF and without consultation to contributors. :I do not disagree with moving the newsletter to a project with more visibility, '''BUT''' this simply cannot happen so fast. This is an impactful change, and I see no plan --or to be even more modest, no concern-- about how this impacts negatively Wikimedians on the ground and how negative impacts will be mitigated. From our perspective, moving from outreach.wikimedia means we will need to review dozens of content pages and even printed resources that link directly to the GLAM newsletter on outreach.wikimedia. What kind of support is provided for reviewing content? Will there be automated redirects? Is this a change in editorial lead and the GLAM newsletter is now being managed by the WMF? Why was there no on-wiki consultation with editors and contributors? :I have been a newsletter editor for Brazil for years now, and I can definitely say I have not been consulted about this speed change, and I am really confused about what is happening here and the impact this will have on our work. I strongly oppose this change as is, and I am pinging editors for the newsletter (as listed [[GLAM/Newsletter/Newsroom|here]]) to also understand from their perspective why this change is happening in such a pace and with no broader consultation to the community. Thanks. --[[User:Joalpe|Joalpe]] ([[User talk:Joalpe|talk]]) 11:06, 19 November 2021 (UTC) ::Hi [[User:Joalpe|Joalpe]], Thank you for your commitment to the GLAM newsletter! As usual WMF is not so good in describing the full perspective that is needed for community members to understand what is happening, but let me try to give some answers. ::Basically there are two communities active on Outreach wiki: education and GLAM. A few years ago many of the GLAM program leaders of the affiliates had a meeting in Paris where this topic already was discussed. The conclusion was that moving to Meta would not be an issue and is fine. In March of 2021 there was also a discussion among the Wikipedia & Education User Group. So within the GLAM and education communities there seems to be some agreement on moving. Now WMF takes this move in hand and has decided to go for it. ::Last week me and Liam had a meeting with WMF about this topic, in what WMF told us about the plan. In this meeting (and afterwards) I have tried to look at all the risks and possible problems, and I have indicated that if the move takes place what in my opinion should happen. All the things I mentioned seemed to be part of their plan and/or have been adopted into it. I have multiple experiences with moving content from one wiki to another, so I think I can foresee for a large part what risks and possible problems can occur. However, I would be happy to learn from you and others what risks you possible foresee, so those risks can be mitigated. ::One of the things that I indicated to be needed is that, after all content has been moved to meta, is that outreach becomes an alias that redirects to Meta. Maybe you don't know, but this has been done before. Originally Wikipedia started not on wikipedia.org but on wikipedia.com. So if you link to https://en.wikipedia.com/wiki/Knowledge you automatically end up on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge . The same should happen to Outreach, if someone links to https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/June_2021/Contents/Brazil_report, you automatically will get to https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/June_2021/Contents/Brazil_report (not yet there, with the import it will come there). So all the links made in offline publications, websites, etc should still be working after the move has been completed. ::Another thing that is important is that the full history of all the pages is moved with the pages. This is possible thanks to the import function. This makes sure that all the editors in the page history are also still their in the history on Meta. ::The GLAM newsletter is written by the community and published by me. I have no signals that this would change. To be more clear: <u>all the content</u> from Outreach wiki is going to be moved to Meta. So for example also the Education newsletter will be moved to Meta too. (I <s>am</s> was also the publisher of the Education newsletter, and thanks to miscommunication by WMF I am kicked out of the publishing team which is now published by other volunteers. But that has nothing to do with the move from Outreach to Meta.) ::Based on the first message here above I understand that it raises concerns, but I hope that with this background information you get a better picture of what is upcoming. I also can say that I am following the process with all the steps by WMF very carefully in close details, as I want to avoid any problems and want to make sure the impact on the community is as limited as possible. ::If there are any concerns or questions, please raise them! [[User:Romaine|Romaine]] ([[User talk:Romaine|talk]]) 00:56, 20 November 2021 (UTC) :::{{ping|Romaine}} Thank you for your response. This makes more sense, and the initial communication about the migration was indeed very misleading. To mitigate risks about breaking all links in our outreach materials I request a pilot is done under community supervision. This means that only part of the content would be migrated initially and then we check if the redirects are working. Is this possible? I am told by a Wikimedia friend who is tech savvy it is not so easy to crosswiki redirect if the whole page domain is not shut down. And of course thanks you for all you do for the movement; it gives me more trust in the process knowing that you and Liam are involved. --[[User:Joalpe|Joalpe]] ([[User talk:Joalpe|talk]]) 12:29, 20 November 2021 (UTC) ::::Hi [[User:Joalpe|Joalpe]], I suspect that is not technically possible as the full domain gets redirected. A full domain redirecting is easy, only redirecting a group of pages would mean that somehow it is programmed that only those pages get redirected, which does not seem easy to be done. [[User:Romaine|Romaine]] ([[User talk:Romaine|talk]]) 19:58, 20 November 2021 (UTC) :::::{{re|Romaine|Joalpe|GFontenelle (WMF)}} There is also the matter of differences in user group memberships between projects. &nbsp; — <font size="4">[[User:Jeff G.|Jeff]] [[User:Jeff G./talk|G. ツ]]</font> 12:21, 21 November 2021 (UTC) ::::::{{ping|Joalpe}}, {{ping|Romaine}}, {{ping|Jeff G.}} Hello! ::::::First, I would like to thank you for sharing your concerns and giving us the opportunity to address them and make things clearer. ::::::I will be answering some concerns regarding the GLAM newsletter migration. ::::::{{Quote|“This is not a WMF-led initiative, and important decisions should not be handled top-down by the WMF and without consultation to contributors.”}} ::::::I agree. This is not a WMF-led initiative, we’re helping with the migration of the pages only. And as [[User:Romaine|Romaine]] said below, this was discussed and agreed years ago and has the support of the community. In the last few weeks, we have contacted and met with the newsletter editors because we wanted to help with the migration, especially as we wanted to help turn the newsletter more accessible, read, and edited by a broader number of contributors. And this seemed like a good moment to finally do that, as we now have the support capacity at the Foundation to respond to the request and the community has had an agreement on the subject for years. ::::::{{Quote|“this simply cannot happen so fast”}} ::::::It has been happening for a while if you consider the fact that this is something the community has been looking forward to for years. However, especially, we have contacted the GLAM newsletter editors ([[User:Romaine|Romaine]], [[User:Wittylama|Wittylama]], [[User:Missvain|Missvain]], [[User:Rock drum|Rock drum]], [[User:Carriearchdale|Carriearchdale]]) in October and, since then, have been in conversations with them to understand the best way to accomplish this migration. ::::::The GLAM team also announced it [[GLAM/Newsletter/October 2021/Contents/WMF GLAM report|in the GLAM newsletter in October]] and, per another suggestion, we also let the Meta community know [[m:Meta:Babel#This_Month_in_GLAM_newsletter_migration_from_Outreach_to_Meta|on Babel]]. ::::::{{Quote|"This is an impactful change, and I see no plan --or to be even more modest, no concern-- about how this impacts negatively Wikimedians on the ground and how negative impacts will be mitigated.”}} ::::::The plan has been discussed with the newsletter editors and we have shared our concerns, questions, and doubts about the migration in that process. ::::::More than that, this effort is to ensure that the workflow of the authors of the newsletter is not affected. It is important to notice that this also gives the community more optional features, most notably translation, and visual editor support. ::::::We want to move everything in the newsletter over and set up redirects to Meta. We're also making sure the page history is moved as well so we can keep that alive. The focus is moving over the pages and templates so we can publish the next edition of the newsletter on Meta, while we work on moving over the archives and redirects too. Romaine has [[m:Meta:Requests_for_adminship#Requests_for_bot_flags|asked for a bot flag]] to help with this. [[User:CKoerner (WMF)|CKoerner (WMF)]] created [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T296091 a phabricator task] for input from our technical community for good measure. ::::::As editors and contributors of the GLAM newsletter, you can rest easy that everything will be moved properly, with the right redirects. No one in the community will lose content, no page or link will be erased, nothing will be lost. No content will be inaccessible for any amount of time. The content should be accessible at all times. ::::::While this migration will move a substantial amount of information and activity from Outreach to Meta, the deprecation of Outreach wiki is not in the scope of this work. ::::::{{Quote|“From our perspective, moving from outreach.wikimedia means we will need to review dozens of content pages and even printed resources that link directly to the GLAM newsletter on outreach.wikimedia. What kind of support is provided for reviewing content? Will there be automated redirects? Is this a change in editorial lead and the GLAM newsletter is now being managed by the WMF?”}} ::::::It won’t be necessary to review content pages. The redirects will happen. And lastly, as this is very important to highlight, there won’t be a change in the editorial lead of the newsletter and WMF will not manage the newsletter’s content in any way. This was never implied in any way or form. ::::::In the GLAM newsletter migration, we have been working with Romaine since the start, with his supervision, to make this entire process right and all our efforts are specifically to ensure that the workflows of the authors of the newsletter are not affected. ::::::Lastly, I would like to make Romaine’s words above mine: I would also be happy to learn from you and others what risks you possibly foresee, so those risks can be mitigated. We are ready to make this migration as smooth as possible for everyone.--[[User:GFontenelle (WMF)|GFontenelle (WMF)]] ([[User talk:GFontenelle (WMF)|talk]]) 03:20, 24 November 2021 (UTC) ::{{Ping|Romaine}} As I implicitly mentioned above, when was this discussed with the community here? How was a consensus reached to shut down and redirect Outreach? [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 18:22, 24 November 2021 (UTC) :::Hi [[User:Koavf|Koavf]], What I know I wrote down in my earlier message. I think WMF has seen agreement within the group of GLAM program leaders and this has been spoken about in the Education group. I think WMF has considered that to be sufficient consensus and high in the hierarchy they have decided to close Outreach Wiki and centralise all the GLAM and Education materials on one wiki: Meta. As from various websites, social media and offline materials Outreach pages have been linked directly, it would be highly problematic to simply close Outreach wiki as this has been done with many other wikis. Therefore the obvious conclusion to keep materials reachable and editable without any extra effort for the readers and users is to setup domain redirecting. I also think WMF has decided to take this step because the "''Communications Department at the Foundation conducted research in January 2021 to understand how the Foundation can help make stronger movement communications a reality.''"^{[[m:Movement communications insights|source]]} and published [[m:Movement communications insights/Report|this report]]. One of the recommendations is to "''Invest more in centralizing and storing movement information''"^{[[m:Movement communications insights/Report|source]]}. What I understand is that among the movement content is spread over various wikis, which results in that the documentation is hard to find, less used, resulting in a lot of potential not being used because it is so fragmented. This I already concluded myself a decade ago, GLAM program leaders have come to that same conclusion a few years ago, and finally WMF has come to that conclusion as well. :::You ask if the decision was "discussed with the community here". That is a contradictio in terminis and a tricky question as the largest part of the users that edit this wiki, Education program leaders and GLAM program leaders, which I consider to be the core of the community that use this wiki, do not follow what is going on on this wiki. So discussing it "here" would mean that the few editors on Outreach are asked, but not the majority of the people involved is asked. :::I am not so happy about how the process is going, nor the communication, but to me it is clear WMF has made this decision, just as WMF has taken many decisions in the past decade without asking for community input. Even the founding of Outreach Wiki was by a stand alone decision of WMF and bypassing the community. [[User:Romaine|Romaine]] ([[User talk:Romaine|talk]]) 23:39, 25 November 2021 (UTC) ::::{{Ping|Romaine}} You think it is a "contradiction in terms" to ask the community who edits here for their feedback about shutting down the wiki? That speaks volumes. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 01:33, 26 November 2021 (UTC) :::::Hi [[User:Koavf|Koavf]], Can you please try to read what I tried to say, instead of your interpretation of what I said? What I tried to say is that only a very small portion of the people who create the Educational and GLAM content actual reads the village pump, etc, so suggesting that creating a discussion here so the Education and GLAM community, who use this wiki, can have a discussion is hardly going to work to get a representative input. [[User:Romaine|Romaine]] ([[User talk:Romaine|talk]]) 01:49, 26 November 2021 (UTC) ::::::{{Ping|Romaine}} Okay, can you do the same and appreciate the point that ''I'' am making? [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 05:21, 26 November 2021 (UTC) ::::::::Hi [[User:Koavf|Koavf]], I think I understand your point, but you may correct me if I am wrong. I believe you try to say that the community needs to make such a decision. I believe in the strengths of the community, but that is I think not the full situation. The question is who has the right to make big decisions. In think there are two parties who can: 1. WMF as they own the platforms, 2. the community who maintains the content on the wiki. So far I know there has been no agreement in the movement who has the right to decide on what. This causes frequently troubles when WMF decides things that the community claims or when WMF communicates terribly. I personally would favour the community to decide on this subject. [[User:Romaine|Romaine]] ([[User talk:Romaine|talk]]) 06:54, 3 December 2021 (UTC) :::::::{{Ping|GFontenelle (WMF)}} "this was discussed and agreed years ago": when? When was the community here engaged in this? What Romaine mentions is an email thread from ''this'' year which says that it was decided but not discussed, not years ago, and not with any input from this community. Where is any of this documented? [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 18:22, 24 November 2021 (UTC) {{outdent}} {{ping|GFontenelle (WMF)}} Thank you for echoing what {{u|Romaine}} has just said above. Knowing he and others from the community are supervising this process, not just supporting or being consulted, is a really relevant piece of information that was not accurately provided in the misleading initial message. Furthermore, IMHO, the WMF should not take the lead in communicating this kind of changes in a community-driven activity, as it is not its role, and on-wiki deliberative processes should be preferred over decision-making procedures that are not as participatory, like an onsite event in Europe some years ago, and communication over community-driven processes should not have happened exclusively in a WMF report of low visibility. Finally, the initial post was lacking a lot of information that was now provided by Romaine and echoed by you. Thanks. --[[User:Joalpe|Joalpe]] ([[User talk:Joalpe|talk]]) 11:34, 24 November 2021 (UTC) For what it's worth, as the person who originally created the newsletter when I had a "GLAM Fellowship" more than a decade ago (but have not been active in its production for a while) - the only reason that this newsletter exists here, not Meta, is because I was specifically instructed to do so. There was an attempt at that time to make the outreach wiki as a separate 'breakaway' from Meta - with different policies, community, tone. However, it has merely 'forked' the community and results in double-handing of templates among other things (at least, in the interim time, Single-user-login has made that less annoying). I don't think anyone, at any point, explicitly ''preferred'' outreach wiki, it just became the de-facto because of inertia. The effort of moving something already in place became too much effort to contemplate - even though people like myself and Romaine had been preferring for it to live on Meta. Now, finally, after all these years - there are staff resources at the WMF who are actively willing to invest the time to do the annoying work of shifting the content and cleaning up the redirects, templates etc. The lack of "hard" redirects between two wikis is annoying but this is significantly outweighed by the advantages of being on Meta (including translation software, enabling this to become a multilingual newsletter if we wish). [[User:Wittylama|Wittylama]] ([[User talk:Wittylama|talk]]) 11:24, 26 November 2021 (UTC) === Request for comment === As this in some places already has been pointed out, before a large change can taken place like a move of contents from Outreach Wiki to Meta Wiki, a solid ground must be present. To use the momentum and to move forward and to come to a decision about moving contents to Meta, I have created a request for comment with a clear proposal that hopefully tackles all the concerns from the community. The proposal can be found on [[m:Requests for comment/Outreach migration]]. [[User:Romaine|Romaine]] ([[User talk:Romaine|talk]]) 13:07, 9 December 2021 (UTC) :I have seen the RfC has been closed with the following conclusion: "There's no consensus for migrating Outreachwiki to Metawiki". --[[User:Joalpe|Joalpe]] ([[User talk:Joalpe|talk]]) 17:36, 21 June 2022 (UTC) ::{{ping|Joalpe}} [[#Migration to Meta proposal]]. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 17:48, 21 June 2022 (UTC) == Talk to the Community Tech: The future of the Community Wishlist Survey == [[File:Magic Wand Icon 229981 Color Flipped.svg|100px|right]] Hello! We, the team working on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey|Community Wishlist Survey]], would like to invite you to an online meeting with us. It will take place on [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20211130T1700 '''{{#time:j xg|2021-11-30}} ({{#time:l|2021-11-30}}), {{#time:H:i e|17:00|en|1}}'''] on Zoom, and will last an hour. [https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/82035401393 '''Click here to join''']. '''Agenda''' * Changes to the Community Wishlist Survey 2022. Help us decide. * Become a Community Wishlist Survey Ambassador. Help us spread the word about the CWS in your community. * Questions and answers '''Format''' The meeting will not be recorded or streamed. Notes without attribution will be taken and published on Meta-Wiki. The presentation (all points in the agenda except for the questions and answers) will be given in English. We can answer questions asked in English, French, Polish, Spanish, German, and Italian. If you would like to ask questions in advance, add them [[m:Talk:Community Wishlist Survey|on the Community Wishlist Survey talk page]] or send to sgrabarczuk@wikimedia.org. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:NRodriguez (WMF)|Natalia Rodriguez]] (the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Tech|Community Tech]] manager) will be hosting this meeting. '''Invitation link''' * [https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/82035401393 Join online] * Meeting ID: <span dir=ltr>82035401393</span> * [https://wikimedia.zoom.us/u/keu6UeRT0T Dial by your location] We hope to see you! 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What !! Licence |- | <b style="color: #575757;">Abstract content</b> || ''[[:en:CC-BY-SA|CC-BY-SA]]'' vs ''CC0''? Or anothers? |- | <b style="color: #575757;">Function Implementations</b> || ''[[:en:Apache License|Apache]]'' vs ''[[:en:GNU General Public License|GPL]]''? Or anothers? |} ✍️ [[User:Dušan Kreheľ|Dušan Kreheľ]] ([[User talk:Dušan Kreheľ|talk]]) 17:00, 13 December 2021 (UTC) == Request for comment about closing Outreach wiki == Hello, There is a request for comment about closing this wiki, please see: '''[[:m:Requests for comment/Outreach migration]]''' Regards --[[User:Steinsplitter|Steinsplitter]] ([[User talk:Steinsplitter|talk]]) 14:03, 14 December 2021 (UTC) == How we will see unregistered users == <section begin=content/> Hi! You get this message because you are an admin on a Wikimedia wiki. When someone edits a Wikimedia wiki without being logged in today, we show their IP address. As you may already know, we will not be able to do this in the future. 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The scope of the contest is focused on folk culture of different regions on categories, such as, but not limited to, folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, folk activities, etc. We would like to have your immense participation in the photographic contest to document your local Folk culture on Wikipedia. You can also help with the [[:c:Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore 2022/Translations|translation]] of project pages and share a word in your local language. 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([https://www.facebook.com/WikiLovesFolklore/ Facebook] , [https://twitter.com/WikiFolklore Twitter ] , [https://www.instagram.com/wikilovesfolklore/ Instagram]) The writing competition Feminism and Folklore will run till 31st of March 2022 23:59:59 UTC. Write about your local folk tradition, women, folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, folk activities, folk games, folk cuisine, folk wear, folklore, and tradition, including ballads, folktales, fairy tales, legends, traditional song and dance, folk plays, games, seasonal events, calendar customs, folk arts, folk religion, mythology etc. on your local Wikipedia. Check if your [[:m:Feminism and Folklore 2022/Project Page|local Wikipedia is participating]] A special competition called '''Wiki Loves Falles''' is organised in Spain and the world during 15th March 2022 till 15th April 2022 to document local folk culture and [[:en:Falles|Falles]] in Valencia, Spain. Learn more about it on [[:ca:Viquiprojecte:Falles 2022|Catalan Wikipedia project page]]. We look forward for your immense co-operation. Thanks Wiki Loves Folklore international Team [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 14:40, 14 March 2022 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Rockpeterson@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=22754428 --> == Migration to Meta proposal == [[m:Requests for comment/Outreach migration]] was closed as unsuccessful. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 04:07, 1 June 2022 (UTC) :{{Ping|MF-Warburg}} Do you have any perspective on if this in any way relates to a ''plan'' on the part of the WMF to shutter Outreach? [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 04:21, 1 June 2022 (UTC) == Special:WantedPages == While looking for maintenance tasks in need of attention I stumbled upon: [[Special:WhatLinksHere/$1]], [[Special:WhatLinksHere/$2]], [[Special:WhatLinksHere/$3]], and [[Special:WhatLinksHere/$4]] which contain a few hundred broken links to page titles of the pattern $#. Does anyone know why these were created and are there any opinions on keeping these broken links? --[[User:Mu301|mikeu]] ^{[[User talk:Mu301|talk]]} 22:30, 2 June 2022 (UTC) :These are no broken links. They are translation variables. It is normal that the link looks broken at the translation page, but as long as these "broken" links just appear in translation namespace everything is okay. --[[User:Ameisenigel|Ameisenigel]] ([[User talk:Ameisenigel|talk]]) 13:12, 3 June 2022 (UTC) == Missing license disclaimer == Hi Outreach VP, way back in [https://outreach.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki%3AWikimedia-copyrightwarning&type=revision&diff=12802&oldid=10513 2011] a WMF staffer removed the standard license disclosure on this project, saying per WMF legal. This seems wrong, and I'll follow up with legal on this. The "fix" would be to just default [[MediaWiki:wikimedia-copyrightwarning]] to put it back. (This appears when using discussion tools, but not when using the wikieditor). Before I go track down legal, does anyone have any backgruond on why this should be missing here? [[User:Xaosflux|Xaosflux]] ([[User talk:Xaosflux|talk]]) 18:28, 27 July 2022 (UTC) :There was a warning [[MediaWiki_talk:Wikimedia-copyrightwarning#Opened_a_VP_discussion_on_this|in 2012]] that this may be an issue as well. [[User:Xaosflux|Xaosflux]] ([[User talk:Xaosflux|talk]]) 18:30, 27 July 2022 (UTC) :She immediately reverted herself, so I don't think I understand what the problem is. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 18:31, 27 July 2022 (UTC) ::The problem is that when pages are edited on this project using the wiki editor, the ''..you agree to our Terms of Use and agree to irrevocably release your text under the CC BY-SA 3.0 License and GFDL..'' disclaimer is missing. [[User:Xaosflux|Xaosflux]] ([[User talk:Xaosflux|talk]]) 18:34, 27 July 2022 (UTC) :::OK, we should be able to ignore that legal thing then, this was removed by [[User:Mono]] [https://outreach.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki%3AWikimedia-copyrightwarning&type=revision&diff=10513&oldid=10501 in 2011] with no notes as to why. [[User:Xaosflux|Xaosflux]] ([[User talk:Xaosflux|talk]]) 18:35, 27 July 2022 (UTC) ::::The "fix" should be to delete that page, allowing the default text and its translations to show. [[User:Xaosflux|Xaosflux]] ([[User talk:Xaosflux|talk]]) 18:37, 27 July 2022 (UTC) :::::Hmm, actually this is '''only''' a problem for users that have their interface sent to standard english 'en'; as that is the default language for this project -- only users in en don't get this disclaimer now. [[User:Xaosflux|Xaosflux]] ([[User talk:Xaosflux|talk]]) 18:41, 27 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::I defaulted that message, if it breaks something please revert! [[User:Xaosflux|Xaosflux]] ([[User talk:Xaosflux|talk]]) 18:13, 28 July 2022 (UTC) :::::::@[[User:Xaosflux|Xaosflux]]: Thanks. &nbsp; — <font size="4">[[User:Jeff G.|Jeff]] [[User:Jeff G./talk|G. ツ]]</font> 07:24, 29 July 2022 (UTC) == The Vector 2022 skin as the default in two weeks? == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> [[File:Wikimania 2022 Vector (2022) Presentation.pdf|thumb|The slides for our presentation at Wikimania 2022|page=26]] Hello. I'm writing on behalf of the [[mw:Reading/Web|Wikimedia Foundation Web team]]. '''In two weeks, we would like to make the Vector 2022 skin the default on this wiki.''' We have been working on it for the past three years. So far, it has been the default on more than 30 wikis, including sister projects, all accounting for more than 1 billion pageviews per month. On average [[phab:T317529#8246686|87% of active logged-in users]] of those wikis use Vector 2022. It would become the default for all logged-out users, and also all logged-in users who currently use Vector legacy. Logged-in users can at any time switch to [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering|any other skins]]. No changes are expected for users of these skins. <div style="width:100%; margin:auto;"><gallery widths="220" heights="150" mode="packed" caption="Top of an article"> Screenshot Historia da moeda do Tíbet - 2022-09-22 - Vector 2010 top.png|Vector legacy (current default) Screenshot Historia da moeda do Tíbet - 2022-09-22 - Vector 2022 top.png|Vector 2022 </gallery><gallery widths="220" heights="150" mode="packed" caption="A section of an article"> Screenshot Historia da moeda do Tíbet - 2022-09-22 - Vector 2010 scrolled.png|Vector legacy (current default) Screenshot Historia da moeda do Tíbet - 2022-09-22 - Vector 2022 scrolled.png|Vector 2022 </gallery></div> === About the skin === '''[Why is a change necessary]''' The current default skin meets the needs of the readers and editors as these were 13 years ago. Since then, new users have begun using Wikimedia projects. [https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/08/18/prioritizing-equity-within-wikipedias-new-desktop/ The old Vector doesn't meet their needs.] '''[Objective]''' The objective for the new skin is to make the interface more welcoming and comfortable for readers and useful for advanced users. It draws inspiration from previous requests, the [[metawiki:Special:MyLanguage/Community_Wishlist_Survey|Community Wishlist Surveys]], and gadgets and scripts. The work helped our code follow the standards and improve all other skins. [[phab:phame/post/view/290/how_and_why_we_moved_our_skins_to_mustache/|We reduced PHP code in Wikimedia deployed skins by 75%]]. The project has also focused on making it easier to support gadgets and use APIs. '''[Changes and test results]''' The skin introduces a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements/Features|series of changes]] that improve readability and usability. The new skin does not remove any functionality currently available on the Vector skin. * The sticky header makes it easier to find tools that editors use often. It decreases scrolling to the top of the page by 16%. * The new table of contents makes it easier to navigate to different sections. Readers and editors jumped to different sections of the page 50% more than with the old table of contents. It also looks a bit different on talk pages. * The new search bar is easier to find and makes it easier to find the correct search result from the list. This increased the amount of searches started by 30% on the wikis we tested on. * The skin does not negatively affect pageviews, edit rates, or account creation. There is evidence of increases in pageviews and account creation across partner communities. '''[Try it out]''' Try out the new skin by going to the appearance tab in [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering|your preferences]] and selecting Vector 2022 from the list of skins. === How can editors change and customize this skin? === It's possible to configure and personalize our changes. We support volunteers who create new gadgets and user scripts. Check out [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements/Repository|our repository]] for a list of currently available customizations, or add your own. === Our plan === '''If no large concerns are raised, we plan on deploying in the week of October 3, 2022'''. If your community would like to request more time to discuss the changes, hit the button and write to us. We can adjust the calendar. <div style="text-align: center;">[[mw:Talk:Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements|<span class="plainlinks mw-ui-button">Request for more time to discuss the change</span>]]</div> If you'd like ask our team anything, if you have questions, concerns, or additional thoughts, please ping me here or write on the [[mw:Talk:Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements|talk page of the project]]. We will gladly answer! Also, [[mw:Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements/Frequently asked questions|see our FAQ]]. Thank you! [[mw:User:SGrabarczuk (WMF)|SGrabarczuk (WMF)]] ([[mw:User talk:SGrabarczuk (WMF)|talk]]) 04:14, 22 September 2022 (UTC) </div> <!-- Message sent by User:SGrabarczuk (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:SGrabarczuk_(WMF)/sandbox/MM/Varia&oldid=23838600 --> == InternetArchiveBot == Would there be any interest in bringing [[m:User:InternetArchiveBot|User:InternetArchiveBot]] to this wiki? 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'''Please share this information with your community.'''</div><section end="server-switch"/> <span dir=ltr>[[m:User:Trizek (WMF)|Trizek (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Trizek (WMF)|{{int:talk}}]])</span> 21:20, 27 February 2023 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Trizek (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=24390465 --> == Rollback == [[Special:Contributions/149.62.208.168|This user]] has made a sequence of vandalisms on the main page (Canadian English version). I have tried to rollback their edits, yet I get a message that I "do not have permission to quickly rollback the edits". Could please someone adjust the page back to its non-vandalized version? Thanks. [[User:Joalpe|Joalpe]] ([[User talk:Joalpe|talk]]) 04:03, 9 March 2023 (UTC) :{{done}} merci. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 04:06, 9 March 2023 (UTC) == Wikimania 2023 Welcoming Program Submissions == <section begin="wikimania-program-submissions"/>[[File:Wikimania Singapore Logo.svg|right|frameless]]Do you want to host an in-person or virtual session at Wikimania 2023? Maybe a hands-on workshop, a lively discussion, a fun performance, a catchy poster, or a memorable lightning talk? [[wmania:Special:MyLanguage/2023:Program/Submissions|'''Submissions are open until March 28''']]. The event will have dedicated hybrid blocks, so virtual submissions and pre-recorded content are also welcome. If you have any questions, please join us at an upcoming conversation on March 12 or 19, or reach out by email at wikimania@wikimedia.org or on Telegram. More information on-wiki.<section end="wikimania-program-submissions"/> <!-- Message sent by User:CKoerner (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=24390465 --> == Seeking volunteers for the next step in the Universal Code of Conduct process == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''<div class="plainlinks">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/U4C Building Committee/Nominations/Announcement|{{int:interlanguage-link-mul}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Universal Code of Conduct/U4C Building Committee/Nominations/Announcement}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]</div>'' Hello, As follow-up to [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/IOMVS7W75ZYMABQGOQ2QH2JAURC3CHGH/ the message about the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines] by Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Vice Chair, Shani Evenstein Sigalov, I am reaching out about the next steps. I want to bring your attention to the next stage of the Universal Code of Conduct process, which is forming a building committee for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C). I invite community members with experience and deep interest in community health and governance to nominate themselves to be part of the U4C building committee, which needs people who are: * Community members in good standing * Knowledgeable about movement community processes, such as, but not limited to, policy drafting, participatory decision making, and application of existing rules and policies on Wikimedia projects * Aware and appreciative of the diversity of the movement, such as, but not limited to, languages spoken, identity, geography, and project type * Committed to participate for the entire U4C Building Committee period from mid-May - December 2023 * Comfortable with engaging in difficult, but productive conversations * Confidently able to communicate in English The Building Committee shall consist of volunteer community members, affiliate board or staff, and Wikimedia Foundation staff. The Universal Code of Conduct has been a process strengthened by the skills and knowledge of the community and I look forward to what the U4C Building Committee creates. If you are interested in joining the Building Committee, please either [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/U4C_Building_Committee/Nominations|sign up on the Meta-Wiki page]], or contact ucocproject[[File:At sign.svg|16x16px|link=|(_AT_)]]wikimedia.org by May 12, 2023. '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/U4C_Building_Committee|Read more on Meta-Wiki]]'''. Best regards,<br /><section end="announcement-content" /> [[User:Xeno (WMF)|Xeno (WMF)]] 19:00, 26 April 2023 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Xeno (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=24941045 --> == Selection of the U4C Building Committee == <section begin="announcement-content" /> The next stage in the Universal Code of Conduct process is establishing a Building Committee to create the charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C). The Building Committee has been selected. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/U4C_Building_Committee|Read about the members and the work ahead on Meta-wiki]].<section end="announcement-content" /> -- [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Project|UCoC Project Team]], 04:20, 27 May 2023 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:RamzyM (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=25018085 --> == Announcing the new Elections Committee members == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections committee/Nominatons/2023/Announcement - new members|You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]]'' :''<div class="plainlinks">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections committee/Nominatons/2023/Announcement - new members|{{int:interlanguage-link-mul}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Wikimedia Foundation elections committee/Nominatons/2023/Announcement - new members}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]</div>'' Hello there, We are glad to announce [[listarchive:list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/4TALOUFPAP2VDBR27GKRVOP7IGQYU3DB/|the new members and advisors of the Elections Committee]]. The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_committee|Elections Committee]] assists with the design and implementation of the process to select Community- and Affiliate-Selected trustees for the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. After an open nomination process, the strongest candidates spoke with the Board and four candidates were asked to join the Elections Committee. Four other candidates were asked to participate as advisors. Thank you to all the community members who submitted their names for consideration. We look forward to working with the Elections Committee in the near future. On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees,<br /><section end="announcement-content" /> [[m:User:RamzyM (WMF)|RamzyM (WMF)]] 17:59, 28 June 2023 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:RamzyM (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=25018085 --> == Wikidata support available here == See [[phab:T171140]], it's resolved for one month, but I don't know why there's no notification? [[User:Liuxinyu970226|Liuxinyu970226]] ([[User talk:Liuxinyu970226|talk]]) 10:44, 18 July 2023 (UTC) :Weird. I thought I posted here about it, but I didn't. And I've even [https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q5611978&diff=1921542438&oldid=1905193469 added outreach links to Wikidata]. Thanks for informing us, where I failed. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 11:19, 18 July 2023 (UTC) == Deploying the Phonos in-line audio player to your Wiki == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> {{int:Hello}}! Apologies if this message is not in your language, {{int:Please help translate}} to your language. This wiki will soon be able to use the [[mw:Help:Extension:Phonos#Inline_audio_player_mode|inline audio player]] implemented by the [[mw:Extension:Phonos|Phonos]] extension. This is part of fulfilling a wishlist proposal of providing [[m:Community_Wishlist_Survey_2022/Multimedia_and_Commons/Audio_links_that_play_on_click|audio links that play on click]]. With the inline audio player, you can add text-to-speech audio snippets to wiki pages by simply using a tag: <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"> <phonos file="audio file" label="Listen"/> </syntaxhighlight> The above tag will show the text next to a speaker icon, and clicking on it will play the audio instantly without taking you to another page. A common example where you can use this feature is in adding pronunciation to words as illustrated on the [[wiktionary:en:English#Pronunciation|English Wiktionary]] below. <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"> {{audio|en|En-uk-English.oga|Audio (UK)}} </syntaxhighlight> Could become: <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"> <phonos file="En-uk-English.oga" label="Audio (UK)"/> </syntaxhighlight> The inline audio player will be available in your wiki in 2 weeks time; in the meantime, we would like you to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:Phonos|read about the features]] and give us feedback or ask questions about it in this [[mw:Help_talk:Extension:Phonos|talk page]]. Thank you!</div> <bdi lang="en" dir="ltr">[[m:User:UOzurumba (WMF)|UOzurumba (WMF)]], on behalf of the Foundation's Language team</bdi> 02:26, 27 July 2023 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:UOzurumba (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:UOzurumba_(WMF)/sandbox_announcement_list_(In-line_audio_player)&oldid=25350821 --> == Review the Charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''<div class="plainlinks">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/U4C Building Committee/Announcement - Review|{{int:interlanguage-link-mul}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Universal Code of Conduct/U4C Building Committee/Announcement - Review}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]</div>'' Hello all, I am pleased to share the next step in the [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal Code of Conduct|Universal Code of Conduct]] work. The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) draft charter]] is now ready for your review. The [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines|Enforcement Guidelines]] require a [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines#4.5_U4C_Building_Committee|Building Committee]] form to draft a charter that outlines procedures and details for a global committee to be called the [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines#4._UCoC_Coordinating_Committee_(U4C)|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C)]]. Over the past few months, the U4C Building Committee worked together as a group to discuss and draft the U4C charter. The U4C Building Committee welcomes feedback about the draft charter now through 22 September 2023. After that date, the U4C Building Committee will revise the charter as needed and a community vote will open shortly afterward. Join the conversation during the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/U4C Building Committee#Conversation hours|conversation hours]] or on [[m:Talk:Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|Meta-wiki]]. Best,<br /><section end="announcement-content" /> [[m:User:RamzyM (WMF)|RamzyM (WMF)]], on behalf of the U4C Building Committee, 15:34, 28 August 2023 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:RamzyM (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=25392152 --> == Opportunities open for the Affiliations Committee, Ombuds commission, and the Case Review Committee == <section begin="announcement-content" /> <div style="margin:.2em 0 .5em;margin-{{#switch:{{PAGELANGUAGE}}|ar|arc|ary|arz|azb|bcc|bgn|ckb|bqi|dv|fa|fa-af|glk|ha-arab|he|kk-arab|kk-cn|ks|ku-arab|ms-arab|mzn|pnb|prd|ps|sd|ug|ur|ydd|yi=right|left}}:3ex;"> [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Legal department/Committee appointments/Announcement/Short|''You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.'']] ''<span class="plainlinks">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Legal department/Committee appointments/Announcement/Short|{{int:interlanguage-link-mul}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Wikimedia Foundation Legal department/Committee appointments/Announcement/Short}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]</span>''</div> Hi everyone! The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Affiliations Committee|Affiliations Committee]] (AffCom), [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Ombuds_commission|Ombuds commission]] (OC), and the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Trust_and_Safety/Case_Review_Committee|Case Review Committee]] (CRC) are looking for new members. These volunteer groups provide important structural and oversight support for the community and movement. People are encouraged to nominate themselves or encourage others they feel would contribute to these groups to apply. There is more information about the roles of the groups, the skills needed, and the opportunity to apply on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Legal department/Committee appointments|'''Meta-wiki page''']]. On behalf of the Committee Support team,<br /><section end="announcement-content" /> <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> ~ [[m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]]) 16:40, 9 October 2023 (UTC) </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Keegan (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=25570445 --> == Review and comment on the 2024 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees selection rules package == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/wiki/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2024/Announcement/Rules package review - short| You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]]'' :''<div class="plainlinks">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/wiki/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2024/Announcement/Rules package review - short|{{int:interlanguage-link-mul}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:wiki/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2024/Announcement/Rules package review - short}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]</div>'' Dear all, Please review and comment on the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees selection rules package from now until 29 October 2023. The selection rules package was based on older versions by the Elections Committee and will be used in the 2024 Board of Trustees selection. Providing your comments now will help them provide a smoother, better Board selection process. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2024|More on the Meta-wiki page]]. Best, Katie Chan <br> Chair of the Elections Committee<br /><section end="announcement-content" /> 01:12, 17 October 2023 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:RamzyM (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=25570445 --> == xwiki translation issues by [[Special:Contributions/2604:3D08:9476:BE00::/64]] == === xwiki translation issues by [[Special:Contributions/2604:3D08:9476:BE00:D893:23D3:605:80B8]] === Dear Outreach admins, I would like to alert that an IP range including this one has been blocked at several multilingual projects for problematic translations. Please have a look at their edits. Thank you for your attention. [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 06:19, 22 November 2023 (UTC) :{{Done}} We don't need simple translations and they really shouldn't even be an option. MX, you are on ''fire'' lately cross-wiki. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 06:51, 22 November 2023 (UTC) === Reactivation of translation issues ([[Special:Contributions/2604:3D08:9476:BE00:8936:EB22:A003:D01]]) === This IP is repeating similar translation issues just like my previous report. [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 09:47, 27 November 2023 (UTC) :This is already {{done}} by GS action. [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 03:41, 1 December 2023 (UTC) === Restrictions to "simple" translations === We are seeing "simple" translations again ([[Special:Contributions/2604:3D08:9476:BE00:B93D:ED39:5C53:5714]]). Can we restrict "simple" translations by abuse filter? Similar discussions can be seen at [[:m:Meta_talk:Babylon#Simple_language_translations]]. Thank you for your attention. [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 08:42, 5 December 2023 (UTC) :Imported the MediaWiki message and deleted the translations. Unfortunately, I cannot import [[:m:Special:AbuseFilter/328]], as the option to export is very confusing to me, but I am [[Special:AbuseFilter/18|manually copying and pasting and providing attribution here and there in the notes]]. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 10:31, 5 December 2023 (UTC) ::@[[User:MathewTownsend|MathewTownsend]] and [[User:Koavf|Koavf]]: I blocked the range for 3 months. This is sockpuppetry by {{u|أحمدمحمدرمضانسعيد}}, who was doing the same thing, so I blocked them as well. I deleted the bad translations. &nbsp; — <font size="4">[[User:Jeff G.|Jeff]] [[User:Jeff G./talk|G. ツ]]</font> 02:26, 8 December 2023 (UTC) :::Thanks. If there's more I can do, let me know. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 02:39, 8 December 2023 (UTC) ::::@[[User:Koavf|Koavf]]: You're welcome, and vice-versa. &nbsp; — <font size="4">[[User:Jeff G.|Jeff]] [[User:Jeff G./talk|G. ツ]]</font> 12:53, 14 December 2023 (UTC) == Vote on the Charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/wiki/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter/Announcement - voting opens|You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]] [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:wiki/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter/Announcement - voting opens}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]'' Hello all, I am reaching out to you today to announce that the voting period for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee]] (U4C) Charter is now open. Community members may [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee/Charter/Voter_information|cast their vote and provide comments about the charter via SecurePoll]] now through '''2 February 2024'''. Those of you who voiced your opinions during the development of the [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines|UCoC Enforcement Guidelines]] will find this process familiar. The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|current version of the U4C Charter]] is on Meta-wiki with translations available. Read the charter, go vote and share this note with others in your community. I can confidently say the U4C Building Committee looks forward to your participation. On behalf of the UCoC Project team,<section end="announcement-content" /> [[m:User:RamzyM (WMF)|RamzyM (WMF)]] 18:07, 19 January 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:RamzyM (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=25853527 --> == Last days to vote on the Charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/wiki/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter/Announcement - voting reminder|You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]] [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:wiki/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter/Announcement - voting reminder}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]'' Hello all, I am reaching out to you today to remind you that the voting period for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee]] (U4C) charter will close on '''2 February 2024'''. Community members may [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee/Charter/Voter_information|cast their vote and provide comments about the charter via SecurePoll]]. Those of you who voiced your opinions during the development of the [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines|UCoC Enforcement Guidelines]] will find this process familiar. The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|current version of the U4C charter]] is on Meta-wiki with translations available. Read the charter, go vote and share this note with others in your community. I can confidently say the U4C Building Committee looks forward to your participation. On behalf of the UCoC Project team,<section end="announcement-content" /> [[m:User:RamzyM (WMF)|RamzyM (WMF)]] 16:59, 31 January 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:RamzyM (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=25853527 --> == interwiki link to etherpad == is there an admin here? in the [[Special:Interwiki]] list the url to etherpad needs the `/p/` for correct forwarding. Currently <nowiki>[[etherpad:GLAM-Wiki-CH_OpenRefine_PAWS]]</nowiki> (=[[etherpad:GLAM-Wiki-CH_OpenRefine_PAWS]]) creates https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/GLAM-Wiki-CH_OpenRefine_PAWS instead of https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/GLAM-Wiki-CH_OpenRefine_PAWS [[User:Mfchris84|Mfchris84]] ([[User talk:Mfchris84|talk]]) 17:21, 3 February 2024 (UTC) :What is the action here? is there a mistaken link somewhere? [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 08:47, 5 February 2024 (UTC) == Announcing the results of the UCoC Coordinating Committee Charter ratification vote == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/wiki/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter/Announcement - results|You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]] [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:wiki/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter/Announcement - results}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]'' Dear all, Thank you everyone for following the progress of the Universal Code of Conduct. I am writing to you today to announce the outcome of the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee/Charter/Voter_information|ratification vote]] on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee Charter]]. 1746 contributors voted in this ratification vote with 1249 voters supporting the Charter and 420 voters not. The ratification vote process allowed for voters to provide comments about the Charter. A report of voting statistics and a summary of voter comments will be published on Meta-wiki in the coming weeks. Please look forward to hearing about the next steps soon. On behalf of the UCoC Project team,<section end="announcement-content" /> [[m:User:RamzyM (WMF)|RamzyM (WMF)]] 18:23, 12 February 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:RamzyM (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=26160150 --> == [[GLAM/Model projects]] == Off-topic edits by IPs have been repeated at this page, I suggest semi-protection for a while. [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 08:52, 17 February 2024 (UTC) :{{done}} [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 09:04, 17 February 2024 (UTC) == [[Special:Contributions/197.25.110.158]] and [[Special:Contributions/197.25.103.177]] == I found multiple IPs making bad pages similar to those made by previously blocked IP ([[special:redirect/logid/129527]]). Should we have range block at here? [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 13:00, 20 February 2024 (UTC) :I think it's valid, but for now, it's just one already deleted contrib per IP, so it's not obvious to me that it needs to be escalated to that yet. I'll happily defer to another admin who feels differently. {{Ping|Ameisenigel}}, who deleted the noise. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 20:11, 20 February 2024 (UTC) :The range would be [[Special:Contributions/197.25.96.0/20]]. I do not have a strong feeling on a range block here. --[[User:Ameisenigel|Ameisenigel]] ([[User talk:Ameisenigel|talk]]) 20:16, 20 February 2024 (UTC) ::Thank you very much for the feedbacks. [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 03:08, 21 February 2024 (UTC) == [[:Category:Simple English]] == I found this category via [[Special:WantedCategories]]. Recently simple translations have been deleted (please see my VP report above, [[special:permalink/259573#xwiki_translation_issues_by_Special:Contributions/2604:3D08:9476:BE00::/64]]), but some simple pages have been created by Fuzzybot ([[Translation/simple]], [[GLAM/Contact us/simple]], [[Languages and skills/simple]]). Should we have this category only for Fuzzybot creations? [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 03:07, 21 February 2024 (UTC) :My take: these should all be deleted. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 03:51, 21 February 2024 (UTC) ::Thank you for the reactions, I also found [[GLAM/simple]], [[GLAM/Get started/simple]], and [[GLAM/Evaluation/simple]]. You may want to take a look at these pages. [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 07:19, 22 February 2024 (UTC) :::{{done}} [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 08:51, 22 February 2024 (UTC) == Report of the U4C Charter ratification and U4C Call for Candidates now available == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024/Announcement – call for candidates| You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]] [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024/Announcement – call for candidates}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]'' Hello all, I am writing to you today with two important pieces of information. First, the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter/Vote results|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 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee|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 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|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 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024|Meta-wiki]]. On behalf of the UCoC project team,<section end="announcement-content" /> [[m:User:RamzyM (WMF)|RamzyM (WMF)]] 16:24, 5 March 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:RamzyM (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=26276337 --> == Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees 2024 Selection == <section begin="announcement-content" /> : ''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2024/Announcement/Selection announcement| You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]]'' : ''<div class="plainlinks">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2024/Announcement/Selection announcement|{{int:interlanguage-link-mul}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Wikimedia Foundation elections/2024/Announcement/Selection announcement}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]</div>'' 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 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections committee|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 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2024|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 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2024/Election Volunteers|Meta-wiki page]]. Best regards, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:Pundit|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.<section end="announcement-content" /> [[User:MPossoupe_(WMF)|MPossoupe_(WMF)]]19:56, 12 March 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:MPossoupe (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=26349432 --> == Global ban proposal for Slowking4 == Hello. This is to notify the community that there is an ongoing global ban proposal for [[User:Slowking4]] who has been active on this wiki. You are invited to participate at [[m:Requests for comment/Global ban for Slowking4 (2)]]. Thank you. [[User:Seawolf35|Seawolf35]] ([[User talk:Seawolf35|talk]]) 19:50, 14 March 2024 (UTC) == Cannot sign up for outreach newsletter == How can I sign up for The Wikipedia Library/Newsletter? I am infinitely blocked on META, so cannot add my userid to the [[META:The Wikipedia Library/Newsletter/Recipients|Recipients list]]. Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 19:03, 25 March 2024 (UTC) :I personally don't mind you signing up and don't see the harm, but oftentimes, blocks also prohibit anyone else from editing by proxy for a blocked user. If you have talk page access, I would recommend that you request that an admin add you to that page or that you request to be unblocked on [[:m:]]. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 19:09, 25 March 2024 (UTC) ::Hi @[[User:Koavf|Koavf]]: I have heard before that "blocks prohibit anyone else from editing by proxy for a blocked user". As a matter of fact my own enwp user-talk-page was set to [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&logid=85536348 "cannot edit own talk page" for "Continuing to participate by proxy"]. This resulted in my inability to use my UTP for more than five years, and even though this [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&logid=138234553 restriction was lifted in 2022], it has not been made clear if I am allowed to post there. ::I believe that both your post above and the blocking of my talk-page were not called for. Here is what the [[w:Wikipedia:PROXYING|enwp policy about proxying says]]: ::* "Editors in turn are not permitted to post or edit material at the direction of a banned or blocked editor (sometimes called proxy editing or proxying) '''unless they are able to show that the changes are productive and they have independent reasons for making such edits'''". ::I do not understand why it was determined that I was "Continuing to participate by proxy" in 2017, and why your post above implies that wanting to sign up to a wikimedia mailing list is suspicious and done with nefarious motives on my part, and that my receiving a mailout is not productive even though I am a member in good standing on this wiki. Do you think, as I do, that the confusion is caused by a different topic altogether namely [[w:Wikipedia:Open proxies]]? ::Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 19:58, 28 March 2024 (UTC) :::I'm not discussing open proxies, which are a technical tool that allows someone to access online content that he could otherwise access. I am talking about acting by proxy in another's stead. i.e. "I am not allowed to do <var>x</var>, so can you please do it for me?" It is typical that if a user is blocked/banned/locked/etc., he cannot then just have another user make all the edits he would have otherwise made. So I'm not personally comfortable adding you to that list on [[:m:]] and I recommend the remedies above. If those don't work, let me know. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 20:13, 28 March 2024 (UTC) ::::@[[User:Koavf|Koavf]]: ::::re: "''I'm not personally comfortable adding you to that list on m''" ::::I did not ask anyone or you in particular to add me to a list, but since you think I did I'll ask you a question: ::::* '''why are you not comfortable doing something that would help a fellow contributor?''' ::::[[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 15:33, 29 March 2024 (UTC) :::::See above. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 16:28, 29 March 2024 (UTC) ::::::Do you believe that Admins on Wikimedia projects are here to serve the community? I am curious because as an Admin on several smaller English language wikis you seem (at least to me) to spend more time in activities that discipline wayward contributors than in activities that encourage others to create better content for readers. You don't spend much time, it appears to me, educating or helping other contributors. YMMV. [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 20:32, 16 April 2024 (UTC) :::::::I do and I do not think your assessment is accurate. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 21:16, 16 April 2024 (UTC) == [[Special:Contributions/5.20.53.82]] == Dear (translation) admins, please check if the translations by this user is acceptable or not. They are using full caps and words that don't belong to Outreach activities. Thank you for your attention. [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 03:46, 29 March 2024 (UTC) :{{done}} I'm assuming this will be enough. Thanks. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 04:04, 29 March 2024 (UTC) == Vote now to select members of the first U4C == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024/Announcement – vote opens|You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]] [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024/Announcement – vote opens}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]'' Dear all, I am writing to you to let you know the voting period for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is open now through May 9, 2024. Read the information on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024|voting page on Meta-wiki]] to learn more about voting and voter eligibility. 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 were invited to submit their applications for the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, please [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|review the U4C Charter]]. Please share this message with members of your community so they can participate as well. On behalf of the UCoC project team,<section end="announcement-content" /> [[m:User:RamzyM (WMF)|RamzyM (WMF)]] 20:19, 25 April 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:RamzyM (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=26390244 --> == [[Special:Contributions/2601:18D:4800:EA0:D567:44A:4696:3C96]] == Their global contributions suggest possible xwiki abuse. Please check their translations here. [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 00:42, 1 May 2024 (UTC) :{{done}} and also in the /64 range. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 00:52, 1 May 2024 (UTC) == [[Special:Contributions/98.216.66.5]] == Their global contributions suggest possible xwiki abuse. Please check their translations here. [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 09:09, 3 May 2024 (UTC) :{{done}}. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 09:38, 3 May 2024 (UTC) == [[Special:Contributions/2601:18D:4800:4DE0:24B3:AAC:E393:3C9D]] == Their global contributions suggest possible xwiki abuse. Please check their translations here. [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 04:24, 4 May 2024 (UTC) :Already {{done}} by steward actions. [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 04:28, 4 May 2024 (UTC) == Sign up for the language community meeting on May 31st, 16:00 UTC == <section begin="message"/>Hello all, The next language community meeting is scheduled in a few weeks - May 31st at 16:00 UTC. If you're interested, you can [https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Language_engineering/Community_meetings#31_May_2024 sign up on this wiki page]. This is a participant-driven meeting, where we share language-specific updates related to various projects, collectively discuss technical issues related to language wikis, and work together to find possible solutions. For example, in the last meeting, the topics included the machine translation service (MinT) and the languages and models it currently supports, localization efforts from the Kiwix team, and technical challenges with numerical sorting in files used on Bengali Wikisource. Do you have any ideas for topics to share technical updates related to your project? Any problems that you would like to bring for discussion during the meeting? Do you need interpretation support from English to another language? Please reach out to me at ssethi(__AT__)wikimedia.org and [[etherpad:p/language-community-meeting-may-2024|add agenda items to the document here]]. We look forward to your participation! <section end="message"/> <bdi lang="en" dir="ltr">[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]</bdi> 21:21, 14 May 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:SSethi (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=26390244 --> == [[Special:Contributions/2601:18D:4800:4DE0:A462:9A6A:3481:401F]] == Their global contributions suggest possible xwiki abuse. Please check their translations here. [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 23:41, 15 May 2024 (UTC) :I have deleted some invalid translations --[[User:Ameisenigel|Ameisenigel]] ([[User talk:Ameisenigel|talk]]) 15:21, 16 May 2024 (UTC) == Feedback invited on Procedure for Sibling Project Lifecycle == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Community Affairs Committee/Procedure for Sibling Project Lifecycle/Invitation for feedback (MM)|You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]] [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Wikimedia Foundation Community Affairs Committee/Procedure for Sibling Project Lifecycle/Invitation for feedback (MM)}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]'' [[File:Sibling Project Lifecycle Conversation 3.png|150px|right|link=:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Community Affairs Committee/Procedure for Sibling Project Lifecycle]] Dear community members, The [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Community Affairs Committee|Community Affairs Committee]] (CAC) of the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees|Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees]] invites you to give feedback on a '''[[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Community Affairs Committee/Procedure for Sibling Project Lifecycle|draft Procedure for Sibling Project Lifecycle]]'''. This draft Procedure outlines proposed steps and requirements for opening and closing Wikimedia Sibling Projects, and aims to ensure any newly approved projects are set up for success. This is separate from the procedures for opening or closing language versions of projects, which is handled by the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Language committee|Language Committee]] or [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Closing_projects_policy|closing projects policy]]. You can find the details on [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Community Affairs Committee/Procedure for Sibling Project Lifecycle#Review|this page]], as well as the ways to give your feedback from today until the end of the day on '''June 23, 2024''', anywhere on Earth. You can also share information about this with the interested project communities you work with or support, and you can also help us translate the procedure into more languages, so people can join the discussions in their own language. On behalf of the CAC,<section end="announcement-content" /> [[m:User:RamzyM (WMF)|RamzyM (WMF)]] 02:24, 22 May 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:RamzyM (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=26390244 --> == Announcing the first Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024/Announcement – results|You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]] [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024/Announcement – results}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]'' Hello, The scrutineers have finished reviewing the vote results. We are following up with the results of the first [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) election]]. We are pleased to announce the following individuals as regional members of the U4C, who will fulfill a two-year term: * North America (USA and Canada) ** – * Northern and Western Europe ** [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:Ghilt|Ghilt]] * Latin America and Caribbean ** – * Central and East Europe (CEE) ** — * Sub-Saharan Africa ** – * Middle East and North Africa ** [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:Ibrahim.ID|Ibrahim.ID]] * East, South East Asia and Pacific (ESEAP) ** [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:0xDeadbeef|0xDeadbeef]] * South Asia ** – The following individuals are elected to be community-at-large members of the U4C, fulfilling a one-year term: * [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:Barkeep49|Barkeep49]] * [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:Superpes15|Superpes15]] * [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:Civvì|Civvì]] * [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:Luke081515|Luke081515]] * – * – * – * – Thank you again to everyone who participated in this process and much appreciation to the candidates for your leadership and dedication to the Wikimedia movement and community. Over the next few weeks, the U4C will begin meeting and planning the 2024-25 year in supporting the implementation and review of the UCoC and Enforcement Guidelines. Follow their work on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee|Meta-wiki]]. On behalf of the UCoC project team,<section end="announcement-content" /> [[m:User:RamzyM (WMF)|RamzyM (WMF)]] 08:14, 3 June 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:RamzyM (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=26390244 --> == The final text of the Wikimedia Movement Charter is now on Meta == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Announcement - Final draft available|You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]] [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Announcement - Final draft available}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]'' Hi everyone, The final text of the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter|Wikimedia Movement Charter]] is now up on Meta in more than 20 languages for your reading. '''What is the Wikimedia Movement Charter?''' The Wikimedia Movement Charter is a proposed document to define roles and responsibilities for all the members and entities of the Wikimedia movement, including the creation of a new body – the Global Council – for movement governance. '''Join the Wikimedia Movement Charter “Launch Party”''' Join the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Event:Movement Charter Launch Party|“Launch Party”]] on '''June 20, 2024''' at '''14.00-15.00 UTC''' ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1718892000 your local time]). During this call, we will celebrate the release of the final Charter and present the content of the Charter. Join and learn about the Charter before casting your vote. '''Movement Charter ratification vote''' Voting will commence on SecurePoll on '''June 25, 2024''' at '''00:01 UTC''' and will conclude on '''July 9, 2024''' at '''23:59 UTC.''' You can read more about the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Ratification/Voting|voting process, eligibility criteria, and other details]] on Meta. If you have any questions, please leave a comment on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Talk:Movement Charter|Meta talk page]] or email the MCDC at [mailto:mcdc@wikimedia.org mcdc@wikimedia.org]. On behalf of the MCDC,<section end="announcement-content" /> [[m:User:RamzyM (WMF)|RamzyM (WMF)]] 08:44, 11 June 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:RamzyM (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=26390244 --> == Voting to ratify the Wikimedia Movement Charter is now open – cast your vote == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Announcement - Ratification vote opens|You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]] [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Announcement - Ratification vote opens}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]'' Hello everyone, The voting to ratify the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter|'''Wikimedia Movement Charter''']] is now open. The Wikimedia Movement Charter is a document to define roles and responsibilities for all the members and entities of the Wikimedia movement, including the creation of a new body – the Global Council – for movement governance. The final version of the Wikimedia Movement Charter is [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter|available on Meta in different languages]] and attached [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Movement_Charter_(June_2024).pdf here in PDF format] for your reading. Voting commenced on SecurePoll on '''June 25, 2024''' at '''00:01 UTC''' and will conclude on '''July 9, 2024''' at '''23:59 UTC'''. Please read more on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Ratification/Voting|voter information and eligibility details]]. After reading the Charter, please [[m:Special:SecurePoll/vote/398|'''vote here''']] and share this note further. If you have any questions about the ratification vote, please contact the Charter Electoral Commission at [mailto:cec@wikimedia.org '''cec@wikimedia.org''']. On behalf of the CEC,<section end="announcement-content" /> [[m:User:RamzyM (WMF)|RamzyM (WMF)]] 10:51, 25 June 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:RamzyM (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=26989444 --> == First indoor GLAM drone flight? == Hi, we just manged to get enough permissions so that [[User:Raymond|Raymond]] was able to manoeuvre a drone in the [[:de:Deutsches Technikmuseum]] (files being uploaded soon). Does anybody know if this is the first indoor GLAM drone flight by a volunteer for the Wikimedia Movement? :) Best [[User:Christoph Jackel (WMDE)|Christoph Jackel (WMDE)]] ([[User talk:Christoph Jackel (WMDE)|talk]]) 12:19, 26 June 2024 (UTC) == [[Special:Contributions/Wicloudx]] == This is xwiki abuse, please check their translations. [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 15:22, 29 June 2024 (UTC) :{{done}} Globally blocked and all edits reverted. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 19:48, 30 June 2024 (UTC) == Voting to ratify the Wikimedia Movement Charter is ending soon == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Announcement - Final reminder|You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]] [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Announcement - Final reminder}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]'' Hello everyone, This is a kind reminder that the voting period to ratify the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter|Wikimedia Movement Charter]] will be closed on '''July 9, 2024''', at '''23:59 UTC'''. If you have not voted yet, please vote [[m:Special:SecurePoll/vote/398|on SecurePoll]]. On behalf of the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Ratification/Voting#Electoral_Commission|Charter Electoral Commission]],<section end="announcement-content" /> [[m:User:RamzyM (WMF)|RamzyM (WMF)]] 03:45, 8 July 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:RamzyM (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=26989444 --> == U4C Special Election - Call for Candidates == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024 Special Election/Announcement – call for candidates|You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]] [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024 Special Election/Announcement – call for candidates}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]'' Hello all, A special election has been called to fill additional vacancies on the U4C. The call for candidates phase is open from now through July 19, 2024. The [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee]] (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the [[:foundation:Wikimedia Foundation Universal Code of Conduct|UCoC]]. Community members are invited to submit their applications in the special election for the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, please review the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|U4C Charter]]. In this special election, according to [[Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter#2. Elections and Terms|chapter 2 of the U4C charter]], there are 9 seats available on the U4C: '''four''' community-at-large seats and '''five''' regional seats to ensure the U4C represents the diversity of the movement. [[Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter#5. Glossary|No more than two members of the U4C can be elected from the same home wiki]]. Therefore, candidates must not have English Wikipedia, German Wikipedia, or Italian Wikipedia as their home wiki. Read more and submit your application on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024 Special Election|Meta-wiki]]. In cooperation with the U4C,<section end="announcement-content" /> -- [[m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]]) 00:02, 10 July 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Keegan (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=26989444 --> == Wikimedia Movement Charter ratification voting results == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Announcement - Results of the ratification vote|You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]] [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Announcement - Results of the ratification vote}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]'' Hello everyone, After carefully tallying both individual and affiliate votes, the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Ratification/Voting#Electoral Commission|Charter Electoral Commission]] is pleased to announce the final results of the Wikimedia Movement Charter voting.   As [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Talk:Movement Charter#Thank you for your participation in the Movement Charter ratification vote!|communicated]] by the Charter Electoral Commission, we reached the quorum for both Affiliate and individual votes by the time the vote closed on '''July 9, 23:59 UTC'''. We thank all 2,451 individuals and 129 Affiliate representatives who voted in the ratification process. Your votes and comments are invaluable for the future steps in Movement Strategy. The final results of the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter|Wikimedia Movement Charter]] ratification voting held between 25 June and 9 July 2024 are as follows: '''Individual vote:''' Out of 2,451 individuals who voted as of July 9 23:59 (UTC), 2,446 have been accepted as valid votes. Among these, '''1,710''' voted “yes”; '''623''' voted “no”; and '''113''' selected “–” (neutral). Because the neutral votes don’t count towards the total number of votes cast, 73.30% voted to approve the Charter (1710/2333), while 26.70% voted to reject the Charter (623/2333). '''Affiliates vote:''' Out of 129 Affiliates designated voters who voted as of July 9 23:59 (UTC), 129 votes are confirmed as valid votes. Among these, '''93''' voted “yes”; '''18''' voted “no”; and '''18''' selected “–” (neutral). Because the neutral votes don’t count towards the total number of votes cast, 83.78% voted to approve the Charter (93/111), while 16.22% voted to reject the Charter (18/111). '''Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation:''' The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees voted '''not to ratify''' the proposed Charter during their special Board meeting on July 8, 2024. The Chair of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees, Nataliia Tymkiv, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/Board_resolution_and_vote_on_the_proposed_Movement_Charter|shared the result of the vote, the resolution, meeting minutes and proposed next steps]].   With this, the Wikimedia Movement Charter in its current revision is '''not ratified'''. We thank you for your participation in this important moment in our movement’s governance. The Charter Electoral Commission, [[m:User:Abhinav619|Abhinav619]], [[m:User:Borschts|Borschts]], [[m:User:Iwuala Lucy|Iwuala Lucy]], [[m:User:Tochiprecious|Tochiprecious]], [[m:User:Der-Wir-Ing|Der-Wir-Ing]]<section end="announcement-content" /> [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 17:51, 18 July 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:RamzyM (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=26989444 --> == Vote now to fill vacancies of the first U4C == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024 Special Election/Announcement – voting opens|You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]] [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024 Special Election/Announcement – voting opens}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]'' Dear all, I am writing to you to let you know the voting period for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is open now through '''August 10, 2024'''. Read the information on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024 Special Election|voting page on Meta-wiki]] to learn more about voting and voter eligibility. 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 were invited to submit their applications for the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, please [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|review the U4C Charter]]. Please share this message with members of your community so they can participate as well. 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It is open through 10 August 2024. Read the information on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee/Election/2024_Special_Election#Voting|the voting page on Meta-wiki to learn more about voting and voter eligibility]]. If you are eligible to vote and have not voted in this special election, it is important that you vote now. '''Why should you vote?''' The U4C is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. Community input into the committee membership is critical to the success of the UCoC. Please share this message with members of your community so they can participate as well. In cooperation with the U4C,<section end="announcement-content" /> -- [[m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]]) 15:29, 6 August 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Keegan (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=27183190 --> == CampaignEvents extension == I think it would make sense to enable the extension CampaignEvents on this Wiki. *[[:meta:Event Center/Registration]] *[[:meta:CampaignEvents/Deployment status]] *[[:meta:Event Center/Registration/Instructions]] *[[:mediawikiwiki:Help:Extension:CampaignEvents/Registration]] *[[:mediawikiwiki:Extension:CampaignEvents]] [[User:Peaceray|Peaceray]] ([[User talk:Peaceray|talk]]) 14:47, 10 August 2024 (UTC) :I support this. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 05:22, 12 August 2024 (UTC) :Due to subject of this wiki - yes. [[User:Wargo|Wargo]] ([[User talk:Wargo|talk]]) 08:37, 24 August 2024 (UTC) == Sign up for the language community meeting on August 30th, 15:00 UTC == Hi all, The next language community meeting is scheduled in a few weeks—on August 30th at 15:00 UTC. If you're interested in joining, you can [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Language_and_Product_Localization/Community_meetings#30_August_2024 sign up on this wiki page]. This participant-driven meeting will focus on sharing language-specific updates related to various projects, discussing technical issues related to language wikis, and working together to find possible solutions. For example, in the last meeting, topics included the Language Converter, the state of language research, updates on the Incubator conversations, and technical challenges around external links not working with special characters on Bengali sites. Do you have any ideas for topics to share technical updates or discuss challenges? Please add agenda items to the document [https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/language-community-meeting-aug-2024 here] and reach out to ssethi(__AT__)wikimedia.org. We look forward to your participation! [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 23:18, 22 August 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:SSethi (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=27183190 --> == Announcing the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/board-elections@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/OKCCN2CANIH2K7DXJOL2GPVDFWL27R7C/ Original message at wikimedia-l]. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024 Special Election/Announcement - results|You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]] [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024 Special Election/Announcement - results}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]'' Hello all, The scrutineers have finished reviewing the vote and the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Elections Committee|Elections Committee]] have certified the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024 Special Election/Results|results]] for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024 Special Election|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) special election]]. I am pleased to announce the following individual as regional members of the U4C, who will fulfill a term until 15 June 2026: * North America (USA and Canada) ** Ajraddatz The following seats were not filled during this special election: * Latin America and Caribbean * Central and East Europe (CEE) * Sub-Saharan Africa * South Asia * The four remaining Community-At-Large seats Thank you again to everyone who participated in this process and much appreciation to the candidates for your leadership and dedication to the Wikimedia movement and community. Over the next few weeks, the U4C will begin meeting and planning the 2024-25 year in supporting the implementation and review of the UCoC and Enforcement Guidelines. You can follow their work on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee|Meta-Wiki]]. On behalf of the U4C and the Elections Committee,<section end="announcement-content" /> [[m:User:RamzyM (WMF)|RamzyM (WMF)]] 14:05, 2 September 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:RamzyM (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=27183190 --> == Have your say: Vote for the 2024 Board of Trustees! == <section begin="announcement-content" /> Hello all, The voting period for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2024|2024 Board of Trustees election]] is now open. There are twelve (12) candidates running for four (4) seats on the Board. Learn more about the candidates by [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2024/Candidates|reading their statements]] and their [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2024/Questions_for_candidates|answers to community questions]]. When you are ready, go to the [[Special:SecurePoll/vote/400|SecurePoll]] voting page to vote. '''The vote is open from September 3rd at 00:00 UTC to September 17th at 23:59 UTC'''. To check your voter eligibility, please visit the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2024/Voter_eligibility_guidelines|voter eligibility page]]. Best regards, The Elections Committee and Board Selection Working Group<section end="announcement-content" /> [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 12:13, 3 September 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:RamzyM (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=27183190 --> == Re: The Vector 2022 skin as the default in two weeks? == [[File:Vector 2022 video-en.webm|thumb|A two minute-long video about Vector 2022]] Hello everyone, I'm reaching out on behalf of the [[mediawikiwiki:Reading/Web|Wikimedia Foundation Web team]] responsible for the MediaWiki skins. I'd like to revisit the topic of making Vector 2022 the default here on Outreach wiki. I [[#The Vector 2022 skin as the default in two weeks?|did post a message about this almost two years ago]] (where you can find all the details about the skin), but we didn't finalize it back then. What happened in the meantime? We built [[mw:Reading/Web/Accessibility for reading|dark mode and different options for font sizes]], and made Vector 2022 the default on most wikis, including all other Wikinews. With the not-so-new V22 skin being the default, existing and coming features, like dark mode and [[mw:Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|temporary accounts]] respectively, will become available for logged-out users here. So we will deploy Vector 2022 here in two weeks, in the week of September 16. I'm curious if you have any comments, questions, concerns, or other thoughts. Thank you! [[User:SGrabarczuk (WMF)|SGrabarczuk (WMF)]] ([[User talk:SGrabarczuk (WMF)|talk]]) 13:02, 4 September 2024 (UTC) == Preliminary results of the 2024 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees elections == <section begin="announcement-content" /> Hello all, Thank you to everyone who participated in the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2024|2024 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election]]. Close to 6000 community members from more than 180 wiki projects have voted. The following four candidates were the most voted: # [[User:Kritzolina|Christel Steigenberger]] # [[User:Nadzik|Maciej Artur Nadzikiewicz]] # [[User:Victoria|Victoria Doronina]] # [[User:Laurentius|Lorenzo Losa]] While these candidates have been ranked through the vote, they still need to be appointed to the Board of Trustees. They need to pass a successful background check and meet the qualifications outlined in the Bylaws. New trustees will be appointed at the next Board meeting in December 2024. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2024/Results|Learn more about the results on Meta-Wiki.]] Best regards, The Elections Committee and Board Selection Working Group <section end="announcement-content" /> [[User:MPossoupe_(WMF)|MPossoupe_(WMF)]] 08:24, 14 October 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:MPossoupe (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=27183190 --> == Seeking volunteers to join several of the movement’s committees == <section begin="announcement-content" /> Each year, typically from October through December, several of the movement’s committees seek new volunteers. Read more about the committees on their Meta-wiki pages: * [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Affiliations_Committee|Affiliations Committee (AffCom)]] * [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Ombuds_commission|Ombuds commission (OC)]] * [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation/Legal/Community Resilience and Sustainability/Trust and Safety/Case Review Committee|Case Review Committee (CRC)]] Applications for the committees open on 16 October 2024. Applications for the Affiliations Committee close on 18 November 2024, and applications for the Ombuds commission and the Case Review Committee close on 2 December 2024. Learn how to apply by [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation/Legal/Committee_appointments|visiting the appointment page on Meta-wiki]]. Post to the talk page or email [mailto:cst@wikimedia.org cst@wikimedia.org] with any questions you may have. For the Committee Support team, <section end="announcement-content" /> -- [[m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]]) 23:07, 16 October 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Keegan (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=27601062 --> == Sign up for the language community meeting on November 29th, 16:00 UTC == Hello everyone, The next language community meeting is coming up next week, on November 29th, at 16:00 UTC (Zonestamp! For your timezone <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1732896000>). If you're interested in joining, you can sign up on this wiki page: <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Language_and_Product_Localization/Community_meetings#29_November_2024>. This participant-driven meeting will be organized by the Wikimedia Foundation’s Language Product Localization team and the Language Diversity Hub. There will be presentations on topics like developing language keyboards, the creation of the Moore Wikipedia, and the language support track at Wiki Indaba. We will also have members from the Wayuunaiki community joining us to share their experiences with the Incubator and as a new community within our movement. This meeting will have a Spanish interpretation. Looking forward to seeing you at the language community meeting! Cheers, [[User:SSethi (WMF)|Srishti]] 19:53, 21 November 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:SSethi (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=27746256 --> == Universal Code of Conduct annual review: provide your comments on the UCoC and Enforcement Guidelines == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> {{Int:Please-translate}}. I am writing to you to let you know the annual review period for the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines is open now. You can make suggestions for changes through 3 February 2025. This is the first step of several to be taken for the annual review. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Annual_review|Read more information and find a conversation to join on the UCoC page on Meta]]. The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee]] (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review was planned and implemented by the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee/Charter|you may review the U4C Charter]]. Please share this information with other members in your community wherever else might be appropriate. -- In cooperation with the U4C, [[m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]]) 01:10, 24 January 2025 (UTC) </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Keegan (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=27746256 --> == Reminder: first part of the annual UCoC review closes soon == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> {{Int:Please-translate}}. This is a reminder that the first phase of the annual review period for the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines will be closing soon. You can make suggestions for changes through [[d:Q614092|the end of day]], 3 February 2025. This is the first step of several to be taken for the annual review. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Annual_review|Read more information and find a conversation to join on the UCoC page on Meta]]. After review of the feedback, proposals for updated text will be published on Meta in March for another round of community review. Please share this information with other members in your community wherever else might be appropriate. -- In cooperation with the U4C, [[m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]]) 00:48, 3 February 2025 (UTC) </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Keegan (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=28198931 --> == Upcoming Language Community Meeting (Feb 28th, 14:00 UTC) and Newsletter == <section begin="message"/> Hello everyone! [[File:WP20Symbols WIKI INCUBATOR.svg|right|frameless|150x150px|alt=An image symbolising multiple languages]] We’re excited to announce that the next '''Language Community Meeting''' is happening soon, '''February 28th at 14:00 UTC'''! If you’d like to join, simply sign up on the '''[[mw:Wikimedia_Language_and_Product_Localization/Community_meetings#28_February_2025|wiki page]]'''. This is a participant-driven meeting where we share updates on language-related projects, discuss technical challenges in language wikis, and collaborate on solutions. In our last meeting, we covered topics like developing language keyboards, creating the Moore Wikipedia, and updates from the language support track at Wiki Indaba. '''Got a topic to share?''' Whether it’s a technical update from your project, a challenge you need help with, or a request for interpretation support, we’d love to hear from you! Feel free to '''reply to this message''' or add agenda items to the document '''[[etherpad:p/language-community-meeting-feb-2025|here]]'''. Also, we wanted to highlight that the sixth edition of the Language & Internationalization newsletter (January 2025) is available here: [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Language and Product Localization/Newsletter/2025/January|Wikimedia Language and Product Localization/Newsletter/2025/January]]. This newsletter provides updates from the October–December 2024 quarter on new feature development, improvements in various language-related technical projects and support efforts, details about community meetings, and ideas for contributing to projects. To stay updated, you can subscribe to the newsletter on its wiki page: [[:mw:Wikimedia Language and Product Localization/Newsletter|Wikimedia Language and Product Localization/Newsletter]]. We look forward to your ideas and participation at the language community meeting, see you there! <section end="message"/> <bdi lang="en" dir="ltr">[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]</bdi> 08:28, 22 February 2025 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:SSethi (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=28217779 --> == Universal Code of Conduct annual review: proposed changes are available for comment == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> {{Int:Please-translate}}. I am writing to you to let you know that [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Annual_review/Proposed_Changes|proposed changes]] to the [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines|Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) Enforcement Guidelines]] and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee/Charter|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) Charter]] are open for review. '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Annual_review/Proposed_Changes|You can provide feedback on suggested changes]]''' through the [[d:Q614092|end of day]] on Tuesday, 18 March 2025. This is the second step in the annual review process, the final step will be community voting on the proposed changes. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Annual_review|Read more information and find relevant links about the process on the UCoC annual review page on Meta]]. The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee]] (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review was planned and implemented by the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee/Charter|you may review the U4C Charter]]. Please share this information with other members in your community wherever else might be appropriate. -- In cooperation with the U4C, [[m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] 18:50, 7 March 2025 (UTC) </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Keegan (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=28307738 --> == Wikipedia deleting Wikipedia page for minorities == A person of color, a women of science and famous educator and ShelterBox fundraiser, etc., all had their Wikipedia page deleted!. This is not acceptable. I have been a supporter of Wikipedia for a long time but is this is not corrected I am done and emailing my list of friends to do the same, Mike Jackson [[Special:Contributions/24.205.148.138|24.205.148.138]] 19:21, 23 March 2025 (UTC) :What is unacceptable about it? Do you have any links to the discussions about deleting the pages? What policy was invoked to delete them? [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 20:19, 23 March 2025 (UTC) == Final proposed modifications to the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines and U4C Charter now posted == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> The proposed modifications to the [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines|Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines]] and the U4C Charter [[m:Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Annual_review/2025/Proposed_Changes|are now on Meta-wiki for community notice]] in advance of the voting period. This final draft was developed from the previous two rounds of community review. Community members will be able to vote on these modifications starting on 17 April 2025. The vote will close on 1 May 2025, and results will be announced no later than 12 May 2025. The U4C election period, starting with a call for candidates, will open immediately following the announcement of the review results. More information will be posted on [[m:Special:MyLanguage//Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee/Election|the wiki page for the election]] soon. Please be advised that this process will require more messages to be sent here over the next two months. The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C)]] is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review was planned and implemented by the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, you may [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee/Charter|review the U4C Charter]]. Please share this message with members of your community so they can participate as well. -- In cooperation with the U4C, [[m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User_talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]]) 02:03, 4 April 2025 (UTC) </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Keegan (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=28469465 --> == Vote now on the revised UCoC Enforcement Guidelines and U4C Charter == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> The voting period for the revisions to the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines ("UCoC EG") and the UCoC's Coordinating Committee Charter is open now through the end of 1 May (UTC) ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1746162000 find in your time zone]). [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Annual_review/2025/Voter_information|Read the information on how to participate and read over the proposal before voting]] on the UCoC page on Meta-wiki. The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C)]] is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review of the EG and Charter was planned and implemented by the U4C. Further information will be provided in the coming months about the review of the UCoC itself. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, you may [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee/Charter|review the U4C Charter]]. Please share this message with members of your community so they can participate as well. In cooperation with the U4C -- [[m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User_talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]]) 00:33, 17 April 2025 (UTC) </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Keegan (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=28469465 --> == Vote on proposed modifications to the UCoC Enforcement Guidelines and U4C Charter == <section begin="announcement-content" /> The voting period for the revisions to the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines and U4C Charter closes on 1 May 2025 at 23:59 UTC ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1746162000 find in your time zone]). [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Annual review/2025/Voter information|Read the information on how to participate and read over the proposal before voting]] on the UCoC page on Meta-wiki. The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C)]] is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review was planned and implemented by the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, you may [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|review the U4C Charter]]. Please share this message with members of your community in your language, as appropriate, so they can participate as well. In cooperation with the U4C -- <section end="announcement-content" /> <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> [[m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]]) 03:40, 29 April 2025 (UTC)</div> <!-- Message sent by User:Keegan (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=28618011 --> == Call for Candidates for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) == <section begin="announcement-content" /> The results of voting on the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines and Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) Charter is [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Annual review/2025#Results|available on Meta-wiki]]. You may now [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2025/Candidates|submit your candidacy to serve on the U4C]] through 29 May 2025 at 12:00 UTC. Information about [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2025|eligibility, process, and the timeline are on Meta-wiki]]. Voting on candidates will open on 1 June 2025 and run for two weeks, closing on 15 June 2025 at 12:00 UTC. If you have any questions, you can ask on [[m:Talk:Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2025|the discussion page for the election]]. -- in cooperation with the U4C, </div><section end="announcement-content" /> <bdi lang="en" dir="ltr">[[m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User_talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]])</bdi> 22:06, 15 May 2025 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Keegan (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=28618011 --> == Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees 2025 Selection & Call for Questions == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2025/Announcement/Selection announcement|{{int:interlanguage-link-mul}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Wikimedia Foundation elections/2025/Announcement/Selection announcement}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]'' Dear all, This year, the term of 2 (two) 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 Governance Committee, composed of trustees who are not candidates in the 2025 community-and-affiliate-selected trustee selection process (Raju Narisetti, Shani Evenstein Sigalov, Lorenzo Losa, Kathy Collins, Victoria Doronina and Esra’a Al Shafei) [3], is tasked with providing Board oversight for the 2025 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 22 – June 5: Announcement (this communication) and call for questions period [6] * June 17 – July 1, 2025: Call for candidates * July 2025: If needed, affiliates vote to shortlist candidates if more than 10 apply [5] * August 2025: Campaign period * August – September 2025: Two-week community voting period * October – November 2025: Background check of selected candidates * Board’s Meeting in December 2025: New trustees seated Learn more about the 2025 selection process - including the detailed timeline, the candidacy process, the campaign rules, and the voter eligibility criteria - on this Meta-wiki page [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025|[link]]]. '''Call for Questions''' In each selection process, the community has the opportunity to submit questions for the Board of Trustees candidates to answer. The Election Committee selects questions from the list developed by the community for the candidates to answer. Candidates must answer all the required questions in the application in order to be eligible; otherwise their application will be disqualified. This year, the Election Committee will select 5 questions for the candidates to answer. The selected questions may be a combination of what’s been submitted from the community, if they’re alike or related. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Questions_for_candidates|[link]]] '''Election Volunteers''' Another way to be involved with the 2025 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 [[m:Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Election_volunteers|[link].]] Thank you! [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Results [2] https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Committee:Elections_Committee_Charter [3] https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resolution:Committee_Membership,_December_2024 [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_committee/Roles [5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/FAQ [6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Questions_for_candidates Best regards, Victoria Doronina Board Liaison to the Elections Committee Governance Committee<section end="announcement-content" /> [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 03:07, 28 May 2025 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:RamzyM (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=28618011 --> == Vote now in the 2025 U4C Election == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> {{Int:Please-translate}} Eligible voters are asked to participate in the 2025 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee]] election. 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Results will be available by 1 July 2025. -- In cooperation with the U4C, [[m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]]) 23:00, 13 June 2025 (UTC) </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Keegan (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=28848819 --> == Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees 2025 - Call for Candidates == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''<div class="plainlinks">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2025/Announcement/Call for candidates|{{int:interlanguage-link-mul}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Wikimedia Foundation elections/2025/Announcement/Call for candidates}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]</div> Hello all, The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2025|call for candidates for the 2025 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees selection is now open]] from June 17, 2025 – July 2, 2025 at 11:59 UTC [1]. The Board of Trustees oversees the Wikimedia Foundation's work, and each Trustee serves a three-year term [2]. This is a volunteer position. This year, the Wikimedia community will vote in late August through September 2025 to fill two (2) seats on the Foundation Board. Could you – or someone you know – be a good fit to join the Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees? [3] Learn more about what it takes to stand for these leadership positions and how to submit your candidacy on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2025/Candidate application|this Meta-wiki page]] or encourage someone else to run in this year's election. Best regards, Abhishek Suryawanshi<br /> Chair of the Elections Committee On behalf of the Elections Committee and Governance Committee [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Call_for_candidates [2] https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Legal:Bylaws#(B)_Term. [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Resources_for_candidates<section end="announcement-content" /> [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 17:43, 17 June 2025 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:RamzyM (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=28866958 --> brtwzqp9spp7mqu9gzfm2oa8up767o5 272117 272115 2025-07-08T03:31:35Z Koavf 485 Reverted edit by [[Special:Contributions/136.244.30.126|136.244.30.126]] ([[User talk:136.244.30.126|talk]]) to last revision by [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] 271559 wikitext text/x-wiki {{Village pump header}} == Outreach wiki shutting down? == I've seen it stated on an email list that this wiki's days are numbered. Is this true? And if so, what is the recommended approach for migrating important pages to Meta Wiki or elsewhere? -[[User:Peteforsyth|Pete]] ([[User talk:Peteforsyth|talk]]) 17:15, 20 March 2021 (UTC) :{{Ping|Peteforsyth}} This has been discussed and rejected by the community. What is the list? [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 07:12, 26 March 2021 (UTC) :: {{ping|Koavf}} March 19 on Wikimedia-L, re: Wikipedia & Education User Group. -[[User:Peteforsyth|Pete]] ([[User talk:Peteforsyth|talk]]) 17:21, 26 March 2021 (UTC) :::[https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2021-March/096366.html Thread]. Odd. I don't recall a consensus for this. Maybe I'll have to attend. Thanks, Pete. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 19:30, 26 March 2021 (UTC) ::::For future reference: [https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2021-March/096366.html this e-mail] mentions it. To me this feels a bit weird, as I am editing this wiki many times and got no request to join in the meeting. Something that will be needed as the infrastructure of thousands of pages I maintain needs to be moved to Meta. [[User:Romaine|Romaine]] ([[User talk:Romaine|talk]]) 23:18, 11 April 2021 (UTC) :Recently there have been some talks about moving the contents of this wiki to meta, starting with the GLAM and Education newsletters. See also: [[GLAM/Newsletter/October 2021/Contents/WMF GLAM report]]. [[User:Romaine|Romaine]] ([[User talk:Romaine|talk]]) 05:49, 11 November 2021 (UTC) ::I totally support them doing what they think is best but I don't know why you can't cross-post the content to both wikis. If the point is visibility, then surely that would be desirable. For that matter, it's easy to be a small fish in a big pond and not get as many eyes elsewhere. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 07:14, 11 November 2021 (UTC) ::: Making Outreach content another thing "that is somewhere on Meta" is an opposite of visibility :( Now it is very easy to point new people to this very specific wiki. --[[User:Base|Base]] ([[User talk:Base|talk]]) 20:29, 25 November 2021 (UTC) == Recent edits by TMenang == Can an admin please take a look at [[Special:Contributions/TMenang]], specifically the creation of pages about user groups that aren't used here on outreachwiki? I left them a note on their talk page, but they have continued. Thanks, --[[User:DannyS712|DannyS712]] ([[User talk:DannyS712|talk]]) 22:34, 9 April 2021 (UTC) :{{Ping|TMenang}} Some of these creations seem confusing at best. E.g. you made [[:Category:Pages using RFC magic links]], which is something that is automatically generated via MediaWiki if someone uses a certain syntax. So I can see the value in it not being a redlink, just in case someone actually does make an RFC magic link. I do not see the value in making it a subcategory of [[:Category:Stewards]] (???), particularly since that is a usergroup at Meta. Nor do I see the value in linking to the equivalent category on Commons. Can you explain more of what your goal is here with these page creations? [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 00:52, 10 April 2021 (UTC) :(edit conflcited) {{ping|TMenang}} I can't see why these pages would be needed, any local descriptions for global or non-standard groups can point to interwiki links if needed - is there another good reason these are needed before we just [[Wikimedia:Deletion policy|speedy delete]] them as G7 (irrelevant here)? [[User:Xaosflux|Xaosflux]] ([[User talk:Xaosflux|talk]]) 00:55, 10 April 2021 (UTC) ::No response, I'm deleting any of these that broadly meet the criterion described above. [[User:Xaosflux|Xaosflux]] ([[User talk:Xaosflux|talk]]) 12:03, 11 April 2021 (UTC) :::{{done}} {{ping|DannyS712}} if there are any others outside of TMenang's userspace meeting the criteria above feel free to tag for speedy deletion per this discussion. Best regards, [[User:Xaosflux|Xaosflux]] ([[User talk:Xaosflux|talk]]) 12:13, 11 April 2021 (UTC) ::::Thank you for helping me, best regard. [[User:TMenang|TMenang]]([[User talk:TMenang|talk]]) 21:40, 11 April 2021 (UTC) :{{ping|Xaosflux|Koavf}} still continuing, eg [[Edu-portaal]] is an unneeded redirect to [[Education]] (unlikely search term), as well as more interwiki redirects for user groups - [[Wikimedia:Account creators]] and [[Wikimedia:Importers]], both of which were previously deleted per this discussion. --[[User:DannyS712|DannyS712]] ([[User talk:DannyS712|talk]]) 16:35, 14 April 2021 (UTC) ::I deleted the recreations and have no strong feelings on the redirect as redirects are cheap and maybe this is a term that means something in his language. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 16:47, 14 April 2021 (UTC) :Update: account globally locked as an LTA, so no more edits to come, just cleaning up the old ones --[[User:DannyS712|DannyS712]] ([[User talk:DannyS712|talk]]) 06:19, 15 April 2021 (UTC) == Archiving == I've moved most of the threads (which were fairly old) to [[Wikimedia:Village pump/Archive 7]] --[[User:DannyS712|DannyS712]] ([[User talk:DannyS712|talk]]) 08:44, 8 May 2021 (UTC) == Partnership proposal between Kindle and Wikipedia and its affiliated projects == ATTENTION: This proposal aims to improve Wikipedia as a whole, on the recommendation of members of the Portuguese-speaking Wikipedia I moved this request to this section. Therefore any terms used here are mainly intended for Wikipedia, but, due to this, the nature of the request requires it to be proposed here. NOTE: Sorry if the English is a little bad. I come by means of this proposal that we move to create a partnership between Kindle (Amazon's library) and Wikipedia Lusophone. Benefits: Access to thousands of books, which could help reference thousands of Lusophone Wikipedia articles (Nazism, Mao Tse Tung etc.) and makes it easier to find sources for articles from any wikipedia. Like any proposal, this one also has some flaws, they are: Possible deviation from the end (ie users can use the Kindle for their own benefit, reading books but not using them as a quote). To correct this, we could give administrators, self-reviewers and bureaucrats access to books. But we created another problem with this, we would be "barring" non-users, self-reviewers, bureaucrats and administrators from having access to books. Solution: create a tab to request access to the Kindle. Administrators / bureaucrats can evaluate requests with "support" and "not support" (just as is done with self-review requests). Below is a summary of what I propose for better understanding. Proposal: Create a partnership between Kindle (Amazon's subscription library) and Wikipedia. Proposal 2: Grant free access to Kindle for Administrators, Self-Reviewers and Bureaucrats. Proposal 3: Create a tab for requests for access to the Kindle for those "outside" these groups (exactly as it is done to obtain self-review status). Purpose of the proposal: To use the books available on Kindle to reference Wikipedia articles. OBS: I emphasize that this proposal is mainly aimed at Wikipedia, but as this request is of a more complex nature I had to do it here. OBS 2: I understand that it can be very complicated to achieve this, but it is easy to try. If it works out we can expand our reliability and reliability even more, and we can reference many contents of this wonderful project, which is Wikipedia: The free encyclopedia. OBS 3: If this place is not the right place to make this proposal, I ask you to guide me. Graciously, --[[User:Editor Master Plus|Editor Master Plus]] ([[User talk:Editor Master Plus|talk]]) 21:17, 24 May 2021 (UTC) == Universal Code of Conduct News – Issue 1 == <section begin="ucoc-newsletter"/> <div style = "line-height: 1.2"> <span style="font-size:200%;">'''Universal Code of Conduct News'''</span><br> <span style="font-size:120%; color:#404040;">'''Issue 1, June 2021'''</span><span style="font-size:120%; float:right;">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Newsletter/1|'''Read the full newsletter''']]</span> ---- Welcome to the first issue of [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct|Universal Code of Conduct]] News! This newsletter will help Wikimedians stay involved with the development of the new code, and will distribute relevant news, research, and upcoming events related to the UCoC. Please note, this is the first issue of UCoC Newsletter which is delivered to all subscribers and projects as an announcement of the initiative. 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([[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Newsletter/1#sec1|continue reading]]) * '''2021 key consultations''' – The Wikimedia Foundation held enforcement key questions consultations in April and May 2021 to request input about UCoC enforcement from the broader Wikimedia community. ([[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Newsletter/1#sec2|continue reading]]) * '''Roundtable discussions''' – The UCoC facilitation team hosted two 90-minute-long public roundtable discussions in May 2021 to discuss UCoC key enforcement questions. More conversations are scheduled. ([[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Newsletter/1#sec3|continue reading]]) * '''Phase 2 drafting committee''' – The drafting committee for the phase 2 of the UCoC started their work on 12 May 2021. Read more about their work. 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Summary: <div style="font-style:italic;"> We will be running the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey|Community Wishlist Survey]] 2022 in January 2022. We need more time to work on the 2021 wishes. We also need time to prepare some changes to the Wishlist 2022. In the meantime, you can use a [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey/Sandbox|dedicated sandbox to leave early ideas for the 2022 wishes]]. </div> === Proposing and wish-fulfillment will happen during the same year === In the past, the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Tech|Community Tech]] team has run the Community Wishlist Survey for the following year in November of the prior year. For example, we ran the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2021|Wishlist for 2021]] in November 2020. That worked well a few years ago. At that time, we used to start working on the Wishlist soon after the results of the voting were published. However, in 2021, there was a delay between the voting and the time when we could start working on the new wishes. Until July 2021, we were working on wishes from the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2020|Wishlist for 2020]]. We hope having the Wishlist 2022 in January 2022 will be more intuitive. This will also give us time to fulfill more wishes from the 2021 Wishlist. === Encouraging wider participation from historically excluded communities === We are thinking how to make the Wishlist easier to participate in. We want to support more translations, and encourage under-resourced communities to be more active. We would like to have some time to make these changes. === A new space to talk to us about priorities and wishes not granted yet === We will have gone 365 days without a Wishlist. We encourage you to approach us. We hope to hear from you in the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Talk:Community Wishlist Survey|talk page]], but we also hope to see you at our bi-monthly Talk to Us meetings! These will be hosted at two different times friendly to time zones around the globe. We will begin our first meeting '''September 15th at 23:00 UTC'''. More details about the agenda and format coming soon! === Brainstorm and draft proposals before the proposal phase === If you have early ideas for wishes, you can use the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey/Sandbox|new Community Wishlist Survey sandbox]]. This way, you will not forget about these before January 2022. You will be able to come back and refine your ideas. Remember, edits in the sandbox don't count as wishes! === Feedback === * What should we do to improve the Wishlist pages? * How would you like to use our new [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey/Sandbox|sandbox?]] * What, if any, risks do you foresee in our decision to change the date of the Wishlist 2022? * What will help more people participate in the Wishlist 2022? Answer on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Talk:Community Wishlist Survey|talk page]] (in any language you prefer) or at our Talk to Us meetings. </div> [[user:SGrabarczuk (WMF)|SGrabarczuk (WMF)]] ([[user talk:SGrabarczuk (WMF)|talk]]) 00:22, 7 September 2021 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:SGrabarczuk (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=21980442 --> == Server switch == <div class="plainlinks mw-content-ltr" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="plainlinks"> [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|Read this message in another language]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-Tech%2FServer+switch&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}] The [[foundation:|Wikimedia Foundation]] tests the switch between its first and secondary data centers. This will make sure that Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia wikis can stay online even after a disaster. 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As we have [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey/Updates|recently announced]], we, the team working on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey|Community Wishlist Survey]], would like to invite you to an online meeting with us. It will take place on [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20210915T2300 '''September 15th, 23:00 UTC'''] on Zoom, and will last an hour. [https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/89828615390 '''Click here to join''']. '''Agenda''' * [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2021/Status report 1#Prioritization Process|How we prioritize the wishes to be granted]] * [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey/Updates|Why we decided to change the date]] from November 2021 to January 2022 * Update on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2021/Warn when linking to disambiguation pages|disambiguation]] and the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2021/Real Time Preview for Wikitext|real-time preview]] wishes * Questions and answers '''Format''' The meeting will not be recorded or streamed. Notes without attribution will be taken and published on Meta-Wiki. The presentation (first three points in the agenda) will be given in English. We can answer questions asked in English, French, Polish, and Spanish. If you would like to ask questions in advance, add them [[m:Talk:Community Wishlist Survey|on the Community Wishlist Survey talk page]] or send to sgrabarczuk@wikimedia.org. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:NRodriguez (WMF)|Natalia Rodriguez]] (the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Tech|Community Tech]] manager) will be hosting this meeting. '''Invitation link''' * [https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/89828615390 Join online] * Meeting ID: 898 2861 5390 * One tap mobile ** +16465588656,,89828615390# US (New York) ** +16699006833,,89828615390# US (San Jose) * [https://wikimedia.zoom.us/u/kctR45AI8o Dial by your location] See you! [[User:SGrabarczuk (WMF)|SGrabarczuk (WMF)]] ([[User talk:SGrabarczuk (WMF)|<span class="signature-talk">{{int:Talkpagelinktext}}</span>]]) 03:03, 11 September 2021 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:SGrabarczuk (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=21980442 --> == Let's talk about the Desktop Improvements == [[File:Annotated Wikipedia Vector interface (logged-out).png|thumb]] Hello! Have you noticed that some wikis have a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements|different desktop interface]]? Are you curious about the next steps? Maybe you have questions or ideas regarding the design or technical matters? Join an online meeting with the team working on the Desktop Improvements! It will take place on [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20211012T1600 October 12th, 16:00 UTC] on Zoom. It will last an hour. '''[https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/82936701376 Click here to join]'''. '''Agenda''' * Update on the recent developments * [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements/Features/Sticky Header|Sticky header]] - presentation of the demo version * Questions and answers, discussion '''Format''' The meeting will not be recorded or streamed. Notes will be taken in a [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G4tfss-JBVxyZMxGlOj5MCBhOO-0sLekquFoa2XiQb8/edit# Google Docs file]. The presentation part (first two points in the agenda) will be given in English. We can answer questions asked in English, French, Polish, and Spanish. If you would like to ask questions in advance, add them on the [[mw:Talk:Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements|talk page]] or send them to sgrabarczuk@wikimedia.org. [[user:OVasileva (WMF)|Olga Vasileva]] (the team manager) will be hosting this meeting. '''Invitation link''' * [https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/89828615390 Join online] * Meeting ID: 829 3670 1376 * [https://wikimedia.zoom.us/u/kB5WUc7yZ Dial by your location] We hope to see you! [[user:SGrabarczuk (WMF)|SGrabarczuk (WMF)]] 15:09, 4 October 2021 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:SGrabarczuk (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:SGrabarczuk_(WMF)/sandbox/MM/En_fallback&oldid=20689952 --> == Talk to the Community Tech == [[File:Magic Wand Icon 229981 Color Flipped.svg|100px|right]] [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey/Updates/Talk to Us|Read this message in another language]] Hello! We, the team working on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey|Community Wishlist Survey]], would like to invite you to an online meeting with us. It will begin on [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20211027T1430 '''{{#time:j xg|2021-10-27}} ({{#time:l|2021-10-27}}) at {{#time:H:i e|14:30|en|1}}'''] on Zoom, and will last an hour. [https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/83847343544 '''Click here to join''']. '''Agenda''' * Become a Community Wishlist Survey Ambassador. Help us spread the word about the CWS in your community. * Update on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2021/Warn when linking to disambiguation pages|disambiguation]] and the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Wishlist Survey 2021/Real Time Preview for Wikitext|real-time preview]] wishes * Questions and answers '''Format''' The meeting will not be recorded or streamed. Notes without attribution will be taken and published on Meta-Wiki. The presentation (all points in the agenda except for the questions and answers) will be given in English. We can answer questions asked in English, French, Polish, Spanish, German, and Italian. If you would like to ask questions in advance, add them [[m:Talk:Community Wishlist Survey|on the Community Wishlist Survey talk page]] or send to sgrabarczuk@wikimedia.org. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:NRodriguez (WMF)|Natalia Rodriguez]] (the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Community Tech|Community Tech]] manager) will be hosting this meeting. '''Invitation link''' * [https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/83847343544 Join online] * Meeting ID: <span dir=ltr>83847343544</span> * [https://wikimedia.zoom.us/u/kwDbq4box Dial by your location] We hope to see you! [[User:SGrabarczuk (WMF)|SGrabarczuk (WMF)]] ([[User talk:SGrabarczuk (WMF)|talk]]) 23:00, 22 October 2021 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:SGrabarczuk (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:SGrabarczuk_(WMF)/sandbox/MM/En_fallback&oldid=20689952 --> == Inactivity policy == There are several inactive admins and bureaucrats that could be removed per [[Wikimedia:Inactivity policy]] once given the proper notifications. [https://meta.toolforge.org/stewardry/outreachwiki?sysop=1&bureaucrat=1&interface-admin=1] Also, since there is a possibility that there could be only 1 bureaucrat left after this - maybe more should be elected? --'''[[User:Rschen7754|Rs]][[User talk:Rschen7754|chen]][[Special:Contributions/Rschen7754|7754]]''' 07:04, 25 October 2021 (UTC) :Thanks for this. As you may know, it used to be ''much'' easier to become a bureaucrat here but the community decided on more restrictions on those rights and it used to be that bureaucrats could assign the bureaucrat user rights but no longer. I can do the notifications to admins. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 07:36, 25 October 2021 (UTC) == Meet the new Movement Charter Drafting Committee members == <section begin="announcement-content"/> :''<div class="plainlinks">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Elections/Results/Announcement|{{int:interlanguage-link-mul}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Elections/Results/Announcement}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]</div>'' The Movement Charter Drafting Committee election and selection processes are complete. * The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Elections/Results|election results have been published]]. 1018 participants voted to elect seven members to the committee: '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Richard_Knipel_(Pharos)|Richard Knipel (Pharos)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Anne_Clin_(Risker)|Anne Clin (Risker)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Alice_Wiegand_(lyzzy)|Alice Wiegand (Lyzzy)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Micha%C5%82_Buczy%C5%84ski_(Aegis_Maelstrom)|Michał Buczyński (Aegis Maelstrom)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Richard_(Nosebagbear)|Richard (Nosebagbear)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Ravan_J_Al-Taie_(Ravan)|Ravan J Al-Taie (Ravan)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Ciell_(Ciell)|Ciell (Ciell)]]'''. * The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Candidates#Affiliate-chosen_members|affiliate process]] has selected six members: '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Anass_Sedrati_(Anass_Sedrati)|Anass Sedrati (Anass Sedrati)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#%C3%89rica_Azzellini_(EricaAzzellini)|Érica Azzellini (EricaAzzellini)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Jamie_Li-Yun_Lin_(Li-Yun_Lin)|Jamie Li-Yun Lin (Li-Yun Lin)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Georges_Fodouop_(Geugeor)|Georges Fodouop (Geugeor)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Manavpreet_Kaur_(Manavpreet_Kaur)|Manavpreet Kaur (Manavpreet Kaur)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Candidates#Pepe_Flores_(Padaguan)|Pepe Flores (Padaguan)]]'''. * The Wikimedia Foundation has [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Candidates#Wikimedia_Foundation-chosen_members|appointed]] two members: '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Candidates#Runa_Bhattacharjee_(Runab_WMF)|Runa Bhattacharjee (Runab WMF)]]''', '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Candidates#Jorge_Vargas_(JVargas_(WMF))|Jorge Vargas (JVargas (WMF))]]'''. The committee will convene soon to start its work. The committee can appoint up to three more members to bridge diversity and expertise gaps. If you are interested in engaging with [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter|Movement Charter]] drafting process, follow the updates [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee|on Meta]] and join the [https://t.me/joinchat/U-4hhWtndBjhzmSf Telegram group]. With thanks from the Movement Strategy and Governance team<section end="announcement-content"/> 15:52, 5 November 2021 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:MNadzikiewicz (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:MNadzikiewicz_(WMF)/Delivery&oldid=22300322 --> == Nouveau livre sur le mouvement Wikimédia == Bonjour, comme à mon habitude, je reviens vers vous pour vous communiquer l'avancement de mes travaux et vous les soumettre à relecture, critique et commentaire. Il s'agit cette fois d'un livre intitulé ''[[b:fr:Le mouvement Wikimédia|Le mouvement Wikimédia]]'' dont je viens de terminer la mise en page sur Wikilivres dans le but d'en produire un éventuel ouvrage papier. Une belle fin de journée à tous et merci d'avance pour ceux qui cliquerons sur le lien. [[User:Lionel Scheepmans|Lionel Scheepmans]] ([[User talk:Lionel Scheepmans|talk]]) 21:24, 14 November 2021 (UTC) :Merci, Lionel. Tres interresant. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 21:41, 14 November 2021 (UTC) == ''This month in GLAM'' newsletter migration == [[File:This Month in GLAM logo 2018.png|500px|center]] Hi everyone, I'm here to announce an important project that the [[m:Wikimedia Foundation GLAM team|GLAM and Culture team]] at the Wikimedia Foundation is taking part in during the next few weeks. Due to Outreach having limited readership and visibility within the movement, our community newsletters don’t always receive the attention they deserve. To address this, we’re working with our colleagues in the Movement Communications team to migrate the ''This month in GLAM newsletter'' '''from Outreach to [[m:Main Page|Meta-Wiki]]'''. Both teams are working on this task in the next few weeks in order to: #Increase visibility and participation in the GLAM newsletter. #Ensure the GLAM community has a place (Meta-Wiki) where they feel seen, engaged, and supported by the Wikimedia community, partners, and Foundation. #Increase the amount of multilingual (or translatable) content to engage contributors from other languages and more regions. This activity already has the support of the newsletter’s main editors. It was also already announced in [[GLAM/Newsletter/October 2021/Contents/WMF GLAM report|this October report]] in the newsletter, on social media, and on some mailing lists. The migration of the report pages, talk pages, categories, and templates will happen from '''November 19th to 30th'''. This period is important to accommodate the migration before the reports from next month. Any other modifications or corrections will be made before '''December 15th'''. If you have any questions or ideas about the migration, please contact the GLAM & Culture team at glam{{@}}wikimedia.org and the community editors at thismonthinglam{{@}}gmail.com. --[[User:GFontenelle (WMF)|GFontenelle (WMF)]] ([[User talk:GFontenelle (WMF)|talk]]) 19:04, 17 November 2021 (UTC) :{{ping|GFontenelle (WMF)|Romaine|Wittylama|Missvain|Rock drum|Carriearchdale}} Well, this is not done the ''wiki way''. The GLAM newsletter is, and I quote from the [[GLAM/Newsletter/About|About section]]: "a community-driven, monthly newsletter written by the Wikimedia movement about activities with cultural institutions broadly defined". This is not a WMF-led initiative, and important decisions should not be handled top-down by the WMF and without consultation to contributors. :I do not disagree with moving the newsletter to a project with more visibility, '''BUT''' this simply cannot happen so fast. This is an impactful change, and I see no plan --or to be even more modest, no concern-- about how this impacts negatively Wikimedians on the ground and how negative impacts will be mitigated. From our perspective, moving from outreach.wikimedia means we will need to review dozens of content pages and even printed resources that link directly to the GLAM newsletter on outreach.wikimedia. What kind of support is provided for reviewing content? Will there be automated redirects? Is this a change in editorial lead and the GLAM newsletter is now being managed by the WMF? Why was there no on-wiki consultation with editors and contributors? :I have been a newsletter editor for Brazil for years now, and I can definitely say I have not been consulted about this speed change, and I am really confused about what is happening here and the impact this will have on our work. I strongly oppose this change as is, and I am pinging editors for the newsletter (as listed [[GLAM/Newsletter/Newsroom|here]]) to also understand from their perspective why this change is happening in such a pace and with no broader consultation to the community. Thanks. --[[User:Joalpe|Joalpe]] ([[User talk:Joalpe|talk]]) 11:06, 19 November 2021 (UTC) ::Hi [[User:Joalpe|Joalpe]], Thank you for your commitment to the GLAM newsletter! As usual WMF is not so good in describing the full perspective that is needed for community members to understand what is happening, but let me try to give some answers. ::Basically there are two communities active on Outreach wiki: education and GLAM. A few years ago many of the GLAM program leaders of the affiliates had a meeting in Paris where this topic already was discussed. The conclusion was that moving to Meta would not be an issue and is fine. In March of 2021 there was also a discussion among the Wikipedia & Education User Group. So within the GLAM and education communities there seems to be some agreement on moving. Now WMF takes this move in hand and has decided to go for it. ::Last week me and Liam had a meeting with WMF about this topic, in what WMF told us about the plan. In this meeting (and afterwards) I have tried to look at all the risks and possible problems, and I have indicated that if the move takes place what in my opinion should happen. All the things I mentioned seemed to be part of their plan and/or have been adopted into it. I have multiple experiences with moving content from one wiki to another, so I think I can foresee for a large part what risks and possible problems can occur. However, I would be happy to learn from you and others what risks you possible foresee, so those risks can be mitigated. ::One of the things that I indicated to be needed is that, after all content has been moved to meta, is that outreach becomes an alias that redirects to Meta. Maybe you don't know, but this has been done before. Originally Wikipedia started not on wikipedia.org but on wikipedia.com. So if you link to https://en.wikipedia.com/wiki/Knowledge you automatically end up on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge . The same should happen to Outreach, if someone links to https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/June_2021/Contents/Brazil_report, you automatically will get to https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/June_2021/Contents/Brazil_report (not yet there, with the import it will come there). So all the links made in offline publications, websites, etc should still be working after the move has been completed. ::Another thing that is important is that the full history of all the pages is moved with the pages. This is possible thanks to the import function. This makes sure that all the editors in the page history are also still their in the history on Meta. ::The GLAM newsletter is written by the community and published by me. I have no signals that this would change. To be more clear: <u>all the content</u> from Outreach wiki is going to be moved to Meta. So for example also the Education newsletter will be moved to Meta too. (I <s>am</s> was also the publisher of the Education newsletter, and thanks to miscommunication by WMF I am kicked out of the publishing team which is now published by other volunteers. But that has nothing to do with the move from Outreach to Meta.) ::Based on the first message here above I understand that it raises concerns, but I hope that with this background information you get a better picture of what is upcoming. I also can say that I am following the process with all the steps by WMF very carefully in close details, as I want to avoid any problems and want to make sure the impact on the community is as limited as possible. ::If there are any concerns or questions, please raise them! [[User:Romaine|Romaine]] ([[User talk:Romaine|talk]]) 00:56, 20 November 2021 (UTC) :::{{ping|Romaine}} Thank you for your response. This makes more sense, and the initial communication about the migration was indeed very misleading. To mitigate risks about breaking all links in our outreach materials I request a pilot is done under community supervision. This means that only part of the content would be migrated initially and then we check if the redirects are working. Is this possible? I am told by a Wikimedia friend who is tech savvy it is not so easy to crosswiki redirect if the whole page domain is not shut down. And of course thanks you for all you do for the movement; it gives me more trust in the process knowing that you and Liam are involved. --[[User:Joalpe|Joalpe]] ([[User talk:Joalpe|talk]]) 12:29, 20 November 2021 (UTC) ::::Hi [[User:Joalpe|Joalpe]], I suspect that is not technically possible as the full domain gets redirected. A full domain redirecting is easy, only redirecting a group of pages would mean that somehow it is programmed that only those pages get redirected, which does not seem easy to be done. [[User:Romaine|Romaine]] ([[User talk:Romaine|talk]]) 19:58, 20 November 2021 (UTC) :::::{{re|Romaine|Joalpe|GFontenelle (WMF)}} There is also the matter of differences in user group memberships between projects. &nbsp; — <font size="4">[[User:Jeff G.|Jeff]] [[User:Jeff G./talk|G. ツ]]</font> 12:21, 21 November 2021 (UTC) ::::::{{ping|Joalpe}}, {{ping|Romaine}}, {{ping|Jeff G.}} Hello! ::::::First, I would like to thank you for sharing your concerns and giving us the opportunity to address them and make things clearer. ::::::I will be answering some concerns regarding the GLAM newsletter migration. ::::::{{Quote|“This is not a WMF-led initiative, and important decisions should not be handled top-down by the WMF and without consultation to contributors.”}} ::::::I agree. This is not a WMF-led initiative, we’re helping with the migration of the pages only. And as [[User:Romaine|Romaine]] said below, this was discussed and agreed years ago and has the support of the community. In the last few weeks, we have contacted and met with the newsletter editors because we wanted to help with the migration, especially as we wanted to help turn the newsletter more accessible, read, and edited by a broader number of contributors. And this seemed like a good moment to finally do that, as we now have the support capacity at the Foundation to respond to the request and the community has had an agreement on the subject for years. ::::::{{Quote|“this simply cannot happen so fast”}} ::::::It has been happening for a while if you consider the fact that this is something the community has been looking forward to for years. However, especially, we have contacted the GLAM newsletter editors ([[User:Romaine|Romaine]], [[User:Wittylama|Wittylama]], [[User:Missvain|Missvain]], [[User:Rock drum|Rock drum]], [[User:Carriearchdale|Carriearchdale]]) in October and, since then, have been in conversations with them to understand the best way to accomplish this migration. ::::::The GLAM team also announced it [[GLAM/Newsletter/October 2021/Contents/WMF GLAM report|in the GLAM newsletter in October]] and, per another suggestion, we also let the Meta community know [[m:Meta:Babel#This_Month_in_GLAM_newsletter_migration_from_Outreach_to_Meta|on Babel]]. ::::::{{Quote|"This is an impactful change, and I see no plan --or to be even more modest, no concern-- about how this impacts negatively Wikimedians on the ground and how negative impacts will be mitigated.”}} ::::::The plan has been discussed with the newsletter editors and we have shared our concerns, questions, and doubts about the migration in that process. ::::::More than that, this effort is to ensure that the workflow of the authors of the newsletter is not affected. It is important to notice that this also gives the community more optional features, most notably translation, and visual editor support. ::::::We want to move everything in the newsletter over and set up redirects to Meta. We're also making sure the page history is moved as well so we can keep that alive. The focus is moving over the pages and templates so we can publish the next edition of the newsletter on Meta, while we work on moving over the archives and redirects too. Romaine has [[m:Meta:Requests_for_adminship#Requests_for_bot_flags|asked for a bot flag]] to help with this. [[User:CKoerner (WMF)|CKoerner (WMF)]] created [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T296091 a phabricator task] for input from our technical community for good measure. ::::::As editors and contributors of the GLAM newsletter, you can rest easy that everything will be moved properly, with the right redirects. No one in the community will lose content, no page or link will be erased, nothing will be lost. No content will be inaccessible for any amount of time. The content should be accessible at all times. ::::::While this migration will move a substantial amount of information and activity from Outreach to Meta, the deprecation of Outreach wiki is not in the scope of this work. ::::::{{Quote|“From our perspective, moving from outreach.wikimedia means we will need to review dozens of content pages and even printed resources that link directly to the GLAM newsletter on outreach.wikimedia. What kind of support is provided for reviewing content? Will there be automated redirects? Is this a change in editorial lead and the GLAM newsletter is now being managed by the WMF?”}} ::::::It won’t be necessary to review content pages. The redirects will happen. And lastly, as this is very important to highlight, there won’t be a change in the editorial lead of the newsletter and WMF will not manage the newsletter’s content in any way. This was never implied in any way or form. ::::::In the GLAM newsletter migration, we have been working with Romaine since the start, with his supervision, to make this entire process right and all our efforts are specifically to ensure that the workflows of the authors of the newsletter are not affected. ::::::Lastly, I would like to make Romaine’s words above mine: I would also be happy to learn from you and others what risks you possibly foresee, so those risks can be mitigated. We are ready to make this migration as smooth as possible for everyone.--[[User:GFontenelle (WMF)|GFontenelle (WMF)]] ([[User talk:GFontenelle (WMF)|talk]]) 03:20, 24 November 2021 (UTC) ::{{Ping|Romaine}} As I implicitly mentioned above, when was this discussed with the community here? How was a consensus reached to shut down and redirect Outreach? [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 18:22, 24 November 2021 (UTC) :::Hi [[User:Koavf|Koavf]], What I know I wrote down in my earlier message. I think WMF has seen agreement within the group of GLAM program leaders and this has been spoken about in the Education group. I think WMF has considered that to be sufficient consensus and high in the hierarchy they have decided to close Outreach Wiki and centralise all the GLAM and Education materials on one wiki: Meta. As from various websites, social media and offline materials Outreach pages have been linked directly, it would be highly problematic to simply close Outreach wiki as this has been done with many other wikis. Therefore the obvious conclusion to keep materials reachable and editable without any extra effort for the readers and users is to setup domain redirecting. I also think WMF has decided to take this step because the "''Communications Department at the Foundation conducted research in January 2021 to understand how the Foundation can help make stronger movement communications a reality.''"^{[[m:Movement communications insights|source]]} and published [[m:Movement communications insights/Report|this report]]. One of the recommendations is to "''Invest more in centralizing and storing movement information''"^{[[m:Movement communications insights/Report|source]]}. What I understand is that among the movement content is spread over various wikis, which results in that the documentation is hard to find, less used, resulting in a lot of potential not being used because it is so fragmented. This I already concluded myself a decade ago, GLAM program leaders have come to that same conclusion a few years ago, and finally WMF has come to that conclusion as well. :::You ask if the decision was "discussed with the community here". That is a contradictio in terminis and a tricky question as the largest part of the users that edit this wiki, Education program leaders and GLAM program leaders, which I consider to be the core of the community that use this wiki, do not follow what is going on on this wiki. So discussing it "here" would mean that the few editors on Outreach are asked, but not the majority of the people involved is asked. :::I am not so happy about how the process is going, nor the communication, but to me it is clear WMF has made this decision, just as WMF has taken many decisions in the past decade without asking for community input. Even the founding of Outreach Wiki was by a stand alone decision of WMF and bypassing the community. [[User:Romaine|Romaine]] ([[User talk:Romaine|talk]]) 23:39, 25 November 2021 (UTC) ::::{{Ping|Romaine}} You think it is a "contradiction in terms" to ask the community who edits here for their feedback about shutting down the wiki? That speaks volumes. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 01:33, 26 November 2021 (UTC) :::::Hi [[User:Koavf|Koavf]], Can you please try to read what I tried to say, instead of your interpretation of what I said? What I tried to say is that only a very small portion of the people who create the Educational and GLAM content actual reads the village pump, etc, so suggesting that creating a discussion here so the Education and GLAM community, who use this wiki, can have a discussion is hardly going to work to get a representative input. [[User:Romaine|Romaine]] ([[User talk:Romaine|talk]]) 01:49, 26 November 2021 (UTC) ::::::{{Ping|Romaine}} Okay, can you do the same and appreciate the point that ''I'' am making? [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 05:21, 26 November 2021 (UTC) ::::::::Hi [[User:Koavf|Koavf]], I think I understand your point, but you may correct me if I am wrong. I believe you try to say that the community needs to make such a decision. I believe in the strengths of the community, but that is I think not the full situation. The question is who has the right to make big decisions. In think there are two parties who can: 1. WMF as they own the platforms, 2. the community who maintains the content on the wiki. So far I know there has been no agreement in the movement who has the right to decide on what. This causes frequently troubles when WMF decides things that the community claims or when WMF communicates terribly. I personally would favour the community to decide on this subject. [[User:Romaine|Romaine]] ([[User talk:Romaine|talk]]) 06:54, 3 December 2021 (UTC) :::::::{{Ping|GFontenelle (WMF)}} "this was discussed and agreed years ago": when? When was the community here engaged in this? What Romaine mentions is an email thread from ''this'' year which says that it was decided but not discussed, not years ago, and not with any input from this community. Where is any of this documented? [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 18:22, 24 November 2021 (UTC) {{outdent}} {{ping|GFontenelle (WMF)}} Thank you for echoing what {{u|Romaine}} has just said above. Knowing he and others from the community are supervising this process, not just supporting or being consulted, is a really relevant piece of information that was not accurately provided in the misleading initial message. Furthermore, IMHO, the WMF should not take the lead in communicating this kind of changes in a community-driven activity, as it is not its role, and on-wiki deliberative processes should be preferred over decision-making procedures that are not as participatory, like an onsite event in Europe some years ago, and communication over community-driven processes should not have happened exclusively in a WMF report of low visibility. Finally, the initial post was lacking a lot of information that was now provided by Romaine and echoed by you. Thanks. --[[User:Joalpe|Joalpe]] ([[User talk:Joalpe|talk]]) 11:34, 24 November 2021 (UTC) For what it's worth, as the person who originally created the newsletter when I had a "GLAM Fellowship" more than a decade ago (but have not been active in its production for a while) - the only reason that this newsletter exists here, not Meta, is because I was specifically instructed to do so. There was an attempt at that time to make the outreach wiki as a separate 'breakaway' from Meta - with different policies, community, tone. However, it has merely 'forked' the community and results in double-handing of templates among other things (at least, in the interim time, Single-user-login has made that less annoying). I don't think anyone, at any point, explicitly ''preferred'' outreach wiki, it just became the de-facto because of inertia. The effort of moving something already in place became too much effort to contemplate - even though people like myself and Romaine had been preferring for it to live on Meta. Now, finally, after all these years - there are staff resources at the WMF who are actively willing to invest the time to do the annoying work of shifting the content and cleaning up the redirects, templates etc. The lack of "hard" redirects between two wikis is annoying but this is significantly outweighed by the advantages of being on Meta (including translation software, enabling this to become a multilingual newsletter if we wish). [[User:Wittylama|Wittylama]] ([[User talk:Wittylama|talk]]) 11:24, 26 November 2021 (UTC) === Request for comment === As this in some places already has been pointed out, before a large change can taken place like a move of contents from Outreach Wiki to Meta Wiki, a solid ground must be present. 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[[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 04:21, 1 June 2022 (UTC) == Special:WantedPages == While looking for maintenance tasks in need of attention I stumbled upon: [[Special:WhatLinksHere/$1]], [[Special:WhatLinksHere/$2]], [[Special:WhatLinksHere/$3]], and [[Special:WhatLinksHere/$4]] which contain a few hundred broken links to page titles of the pattern $#. Does anyone know why these were created and are there any opinions on keeping these broken links? --[[User:Mu301|mikeu]] ^{[[User talk:Mu301|talk]]} 22:30, 2 June 2022 (UTC) :These are no broken links. They are translation variables. It is normal that the link looks broken at the translation page, but as long as these "broken" links just appear in translation namespace everything is okay. --[[User:Ameisenigel|Ameisenigel]] ([[User talk:Ameisenigel|talk]]) 13:12, 3 June 2022 (UTC) == Missing license disclaimer == Hi Outreach VP, way back in [https://outreach.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki%3AWikimedia-copyrightwarning&type=revision&diff=12802&oldid=10513 2011] a WMF staffer removed the standard license disclosure on this project, saying per WMF legal. This seems wrong, and I'll follow up with legal on this. The "fix" would be to just default [[MediaWiki:wikimedia-copyrightwarning]] to put it back. (This appears when using discussion tools, but not when using the wikieditor). Before I go track down legal, does anyone have any backgruond on why this should be missing here? [[User:Xaosflux|Xaosflux]] ([[User talk:Xaosflux|talk]]) 18:28, 27 July 2022 (UTC) :There was a warning [[MediaWiki_talk:Wikimedia-copyrightwarning#Opened_a_VP_discussion_on_this|in 2012]] that this may be an issue as well. [[User:Xaosflux|Xaosflux]] ([[User talk:Xaosflux|talk]]) 18:30, 27 July 2022 (UTC) :She immediately reverted herself, so I don't think I understand what the problem is. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 18:31, 27 July 2022 (UTC) ::The problem is that when pages are edited on this project using the wiki editor, the ''..you agree to our Terms of Use and agree to irrevocably release your text under the CC BY-SA 3.0 License and GFDL..'' disclaimer is missing. [[User:Xaosflux|Xaosflux]] ([[User talk:Xaosflux|talk]]) 18:34, 27 July 2022 (UTC) :::OK, we should be able to ignore that legal thing then, this was removed by [[User:Mono]] [https://outreach.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki%3AWikimedia-copyrightwarning&type=revision&diff=10513&oldid=10501 in 2011] with no notes as to why. [[User:Xaosflux|Xaosflux]] ([[User talk:Xaosflux|talk]]) 18:35, 27 July 2022 (UTC) ::::The "fix" should be to delete that page, allowing the default text and its translations to show. [[User:Xaosflux|Xaosflux]] ([[User talk:Xaosflux|talk]]) 18:37, 27 July 2022 (UTC) :::::Hmm, actually this is '''only''' a problem for users that have their interface sent to standard english 'en'; as that is the default language for this project -- only users in en don't get this disclaimer now. [[User:Xaosflux|Xaosflux]] ([[User talk:Xaosflux|talk]]) 18:41, 27 July 2022 (UTC) ::::::I defaulted that message, if it breaks something please revert! 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[https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/08/18/prioritizing-equity-within-wikipedias-new-desktop/ The old Vector doesn't meet their needs.] '''[Objective]''' The objective for the new skin is to make the interface more welcoming and comfortable for readers and useful for advanced users. It draws inspiration from previous requests, the [[metawiki:Special:MyLanguage/Community_Wishlist_Survey|Community Wishlist Surveys]], and gadgets and scripts. The work helped our code follow the standards and improve all other skins. [[phab:phame/post/view/290/how_and_why_we_moved_our_skins_to_mustache/|We reduced PHP code in Wikimedia deployed skins by 75%]]. The project has also focused on making it easier to support gadgets and use APIs. '''[Changes and test results]''' The skin introduces a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements/Features|series of changes]] that improve readability and usability. 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'''Please share this information with your community.'''</div><section end="server-switch"/> <span dir=ltr>[[m:User:Trizek (WMF)|Trizek (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Trizek (WMF)|{{int:talk}}]])</span> 21:20, 27 February 2023 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Trizek (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=24390465 --> == Rollback == [[Special:Contributions/149.62.208.168|This user]] has made a sequence of vandalisms on the main page (Canadian English version). I have tried to rollback their edits, yet I get a message that I "do not have permission to quickly rollback the edits". Could please someone adjust the page back to its non-vandalized version? Thanks. [[User:Joalpe|Joalpe]] ([[User talk:Joalpe|talk]]) 04:03, 9 March 2023 (UTC) :{{done}} merci. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 04:06, 9 March 2023 (UTC) == Wikimania 2023 Welcoming Program Submissions == <section begin="wikimania-program-submissions"/>[[File:Wikimania Singapore Logo.svg|right|frameless]]Do you want to host an in-person or virtual session at Wikimania 2023? Maybe a hands-on workshop, a lively discussion, a fun performance, a catchy poster, or a memorable lightning talk? [[wmania:Special:MyLanguage/2023:Program/Submissions|'''Submissions are open until March 28''']]. The event will have dedicated hybrid blocks, so virtual submissions and pre-recorded content are also welcome. If you have any questions, please join us at an upcoming conversation on March 12 or 19, or reach out by email at wikimania@wikimedia.org or on Telegram. More information on-wiki.<section end="wikimania-program-submissions"/> <!-- Message sent by User:CKoerner (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=24390465 --> == Seeking volunteers for the next step in the Universal Code of Conduct process == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''<div class="plainlinks">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/U4C Building Committee/Nominations/Announcement|{{int:interlanguage-link-mul}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Universal Code of Conduct/U4C Building Committee/Nominations/Announcement}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]</div>'' Hello, As follow-up to [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/IOMVS7W75ZYMABQGOQ2QH2JAURC3CHGH/ the message about the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines] by Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Vice Chair, Shani Evenstein Sigalov, I am reaching out about the next steps. I want to bring your attention to the next stage of the Universal Code of Conduct process, which is forming a building committee for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C). I invite community members with experience and deep interest in community health and governance to nominate themselves to be part of the U4C building committee, which needs people who are: * Community members in good standing * Knowledgeable about movement community processes, such as, but not limited to, policy drafting, participatory decision making, and application of existing rules and policies on Wikimedia projects * Aware and appreciative of the diversity of the movement, such as, but not limited to, languages spoken, identity, geography, and project type * Committed to participate for the entire U4C Building Committee period from mid-May - December 2023 * Comfortable with engaging in difficult, but productive conversations * Confidently able to communicate in English The Building Committee shall consist of volunteer community members, affiliate board or staff, and Wikimedia Foundation staff. The Universal Code of Conduct has been a process strengthened by the skills and knowledge of the community and I look forward to what the U4C Building Committee creates. If you are interested in joining the Building Committee, please either [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/U4C_Building_Committee/Nominations|sign up on the Meta-Wiki page]], or contact ucocproject[[File:At sign.svg|16x16px|link=|(_AT_)]]wikimedia.org by May 12, 2023. '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/U4C_Building_Committee|Read more on Meta-Wiki]]'''. 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[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/U4C_Building_Committee|Read about the members and the work ahead on Meta-wiki]].<section end="announcement-content" /> -- [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Project|UCoC Project Team]], 04:20, 27 May 2023 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:RamzyM (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=25018085 --> == Announcing the new Elections Committee members == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections committee/Nominatons/2023/Announcement - new members|You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]]'' :''<div class="plainlinks">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections committee/Nominatons/2023/Announcement - new members|{{int:interlanguage-link-mul}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Wikimedia Foundation elections committee/Nominatons/2023/Announcement - new members}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]</div>'' Hello there, We are glad to announce [[listarchive:list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/4TALOUFPAP2VDBR27GKRVOP7IGQYU3DB/|the new members and advisors of the Elections Committee]]. The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_committee|Elections Committee]] assists with the design and implementation of the process to select Community- and Affiliate-Selected trustees for the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. After an open nomination process, the strongest candidates spoke with the Board and four candidates were asked to join the Elections Committee. Four other candidates were asked to participate as advisors. Thank you to all the community members who submitted their names for consideration. We look forward to working with the Elections Committee in the near future. 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[[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 11:19, 18 July 2023 (UTC) == Deploying the Phonos in-line audio player to your Wiki == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> {{int:Hello}}! Apologies if this message is not in your language, {{int:Please help translate}} to your language. This wiki will soon be able to use the [[mw:Help:Extension:Phonos#Inline_audio_player_mode|inline audio player]] implemented by the [[mw:Extension:Phonos|Phonos]] extension. This is part of fulfilling a wishlist proposal of providing [[m:Community_Wishlist_Survey_2022/Multimedia_and_Commons/Audio_links_that_play_on_click|audio links that play on click]]. With the inline audio player, you can add text-to-speech audio snippets to wiki pages by simply using a tag: <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"> <phonos file="audio file" label="Listen"/> </syntaxhighlight> The above tag will show the text next to a speaker icon, and clicking on it will play the audio instantly without taking you to another page. A common example where you can use this feature is in adding pronunciation to words as illustrated on the [[wiktionary:en:English#Pronunciation|English Wiktionary]] below. <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"> {{audio|en|En-uk-English.oga|Audio (UK)}} </syntaxhighlight> Could become: <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"> <phonos file="En-uk-English.oga" label="Audio (UK)"/> </syntaxhighlight> The inline audio player will be available in your wiki in 2 weeks time; in the meantime, we would like you to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:Phonos|read about the features]] and give us feedback or ask questions about it in this [[mw:Help_talk:Extension:Phonos|talk page]]. Thank you!</div> <bdi lang="en" dir="ltr">[[m:User:UOzurumba (WMF)|UOzurumba (WMF)]], on behalf of the Foundation's Language team</bdi> 02:26, 27 July 2023 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:UOzurumba (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:UOzurumba_(WMF)/sandbox_announcement_list_(In-line_audio_player)&oldid=25350821 --> == Review the Charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''<div class="plainlinks">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/U4C Building Committee/Announcement - Review|{{int:interlanguage-link-mul}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Universal Code of Conduct/U4C Building Committee/Announcement - Review}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]</div>'' Hello all, I am pleased to share the next step in the [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal Code of Conduct|Universal Code of Conduct]] work. The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) draft charter]] is now ready for your review. The [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines|Enforcement Guidelines]] require a [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines#4.5_U4C_Building_Committee|Building Committee]] form to draft a charter that outlines procedures and details for a global committee to be called the [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines#4._UCoC_Coordinating_Committee_(U4C)|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C)]]. Over the past few months, the U4C Building Committee worked together as a group to discuss and draft the U4C charter. The U4C Building Committee welcomes feedback about the draft charter now through 22 September 2023. After that date, the U4C Building Committee will revise the charter as needed and a community vote will open shortly afterward. Join the conversation during the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/U4C Building Committee#Conversation hours|conversation hours]] or on [[m:Talk:Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|Meta-wiki]]. Best,<br /><section end="announcement-content" /> [[m:User:RamzyM (WMF)|RamzyM (WMF)]], on behalf of the U4C Building Committee, 15:34, 28 August 2023 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:RamzyM (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=25392152 --> == Opportunities open for the Affiliations Committee, Ombuds commission, and the Case Review Committee == <section begin="announcement-content" /> <div style="margin:.2em 0 .5em;margin-{{#switch:{{PAGELANGUAGE}}|ar|arc|ary|arz|azb|bcc|bgn|ckb|bqi|dv|fa|fa-af|glk|ha-arab|he|kk-arab|kk-cn|ks|ku-arab|ms-arab|mzn|pnb|prd|ps|sd|ug|ur|ydd|yi=right|left}}:3ex;"> [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Legal department/Committee appointments/Announcement/Short|''You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.'']] ''<span class="plainlinks">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Legal department/Committee appointments/Announcement/Short|{{int:interlanguage-link-mul}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Wikimedia Foundation Legal department/Committee appointments/Announcement/Short}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]</span>''</div> Hi everyone! The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Affiliations Committee|Affiliations Committee]] (AffCom), [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Ombuds_commission|Ombuds commission]] (OC), and the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Trust_and_Safety/Case_Review_Committee|Case Review Committee]] (CRC) are looking for new members. These volunteer groups provide important structural and oversight support for the community and movement. People are encouraged to nominate themselves or encourage others they feel would contribute to these groups to apply. There is more information about the roles of the groups, the skills needed, and the opportunity to apply on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Legal department/Committee appointments|'''Meta-wiki page''']]. On behalf of the Committee Support team,<br /><section end="announcement-content" /> <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> ~ [[m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]]) 16:40, 9 October 2023 (UTC) </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Keegan (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=25570445 --> == Review and comment on the 2024 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees selection rules package == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/wiki/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2024/Announcement/Rules package review - short| You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]]'' :''<div class="plainlinks">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/wiki/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2024/Announcement/Rules package review - short|{{int:interlanguage-link-mul}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:wiki/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2024/Announcement/Rules package review - short}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]</div>'' Dear all, Please review and comment on the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees selection rules package from now until 29 October 2023. The selection rules package was based on older versions by the Elections Committee and will be used in the 2024 Board of Trustees selection. Providing your comments now will help them provide a smoother, better Board selection process. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2024|More on the Meta-wiki page]]. Best, Katie Chan <br> Chair of the Elections Committee<br /><section end="announcement-content" /> 01:12, 17 October 2023 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:RamzyM (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=25570445 --> == xwiki translation issues by [[Special:Contributions/2604:3D08:9476:BE00::/64]] == === xwiki translation issues by [[Special:Contributions/2604:3D08:9476:BE00:D893:23D3:605:80B8]] === Dear Outreach admins, I would like to alert that an IP range including this one has been blocked at several multilingual projects for problematic translations. Please have a look at their edits. Thank you for your attention. [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 06:19, 22 November 2023 (UTC) :{{Done}} We don't need simple translations and they really shouldn't even be an option. MX, you are on ''fire'' lately cross-wiki. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 06:51, 22 November 2023 (UTC) === Reactivation of translation issues ([[Special:Contributions/2604:3D08:9476:BE00:8936:EB22:A003:D01]]) === This IP is repeating similar translation issues just like my previous report. [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 09:47, 27 November 2023 (UTC) :This is already {{done}} by GS action. [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 03:41, 1 December 2023 (UTC) === Restrictions to "simple" translations === We are seeing "simple" translations again ([[Special:Contributions/2604:3D08:9476:BE00:B93D:ED39:5C53:5714]]). Can we restrict "simple" translations by abuse filter? Similar discussions can be seen at [[:m:Meta_talk:Babylon#Simple_language_translations]]. Thank you for your attention. [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 08:42, 5 December 2023 (UTC) :Imported the MediaWiki message and deleted the translations. Unfortunately, I cannot import [[:m:Special:AbuseFilter/328]], as the option to export is very confusing to me, but I am [[Special:AbuseFilter/18|manually copying and pasting and providing attribution here and there in the notes]]. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 10:31, 5 December 2023 (UTC) ::@[[User:MathewTownsend|MathewTownsend]] and [[User:Koavf|Koavf]]: I blocked the range for 3 months. This is sockpuppetry by {{u|أحمدمحمدرمضانسعيد}}, who was doing the same thing, so I blocked them as well. I deleted the bad translations. &nbsp; — <font size="4">[[User:Jeff G.|Jeff]] [[User:Jeff G./talk|G. ツ]]</font> 02:26, 8 December 2023 (UTC) :::Thanks. If there's more I can do, let me know. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 02:39, 8 December 2023 (UTC) ::::@[[User:Koavf|Koavf]]: You're welcome, and vice-versa. &nbsp; — <font size="4">[[User:Jeff G.|Jeff]] [[User:Jeff G./talk|G. ツ]]</font> 12:53, 14 December 2023 (UTC) == Vote on the Charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/wiki/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter/Announcement - voting opens|You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]] [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:wiki/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter/Announcement - voting opens}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]'' Hello all, I am reaching out to you today to announce that the voting period for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee]] (U4C) Charter is now open. Community members may [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee/Charter/Voter_information|cast their vote and provide comments about the charter via SecurePoll]] now through '''2 February 2024'''. Those of you who voiced your opinions during the development of the [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines|UCoC Enforcement Guidelines]] will find this process familiar. The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|current version of the U4C Charter]] is on Meta-wiki with translations available. Read the charter, go vote and share this note with others in your community. I can confidently say the U4C Building Committee looks forward to your participation. On behalf of the UCoC Project team,<section end="announcement-content" /> [[m:User:RamzyM (WMF)|RamzyM (WMF)]] 18:07, 19 January 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:RamzyM (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=25853527 --> == Last days to vote on the Charter for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/wiki/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter/Announcement - voting reminder|You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]] [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:wiki/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter/Announcement - voting reminder}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]'' Hello all, I am reaching out to you today to remind you that the voting period for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee]] (U4C) charter will close on '''2 February 2024'''. Community members may [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee/Charter/Voter_information|cast their vote and provide comments about the charter via SecurePoll]]. Those of you who voiced your opinions during the development of the [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines|UCoC Enforcement Guidelines]] will find this process familiar. The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|current version of the U4C charter]] is on Meta-wiki with translations available. Read the charter, go vote and share this note with others in your community. I can confidently say the U4C Building Committee looks forward to your participation. On behalf of the UCoC Project team,<section end="announcement-content" /> [[m:User:RamzyM (WMF)|RamzyM (WMF)]] 16:59, 31 January 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:RamzyM (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=25853527 --> == interwiki link to etherpad == is there an admin here? in the [[Special:Interwiki]] list the url to etherpad needs the `/p/` for correct forwarding. Currently <nowiki>[[etherpad:GLAM-Wiki-CH_OpenRefine_PAWS]]</nowiki> (=[[etherpad:GLAM-Wiki-CH_OpenRefine_PAWS]]) creates https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/GLAM-Wiki-CH_OpenRefine_PAWS instead of https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/GLAM-Wiki-CH_OpenRefine_PAWS [[User:Mfchris84|Mfchris84]] ([[User talk:Mfchris84|talk]]) 17:21, 3 February 2024 (UTC) :What is the action here? is there a mistaken link somewhere? [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 08:47, 5 February 2024 (UTC) == Announcing the results of the UCoC Coordinating Committee Charter ratification vote == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/wiki/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter/Announcement - results|You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]] [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:wiki/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter/Announcement - results}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]'' Dear all, Thank you everyone for following the progress of the Universal Code of Conduct. I am writing to you today to announce the outcome of the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee/Charter/Voter_information|ratification vote]] on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee Charter]]. 1746 contributors voted in this ratification vote with 1249 voters supporting the Charter and 420 voters not. The ratification vote process allowed for voters to provide comments about the Charter. A report of voting statistics and a summary of voter comments will be published on Meta-wiki in the coming weeks. Please look forward to hearing about the next steps soon. On behalf of the UCoC Project team,<section end="announcement-content" /> [[m:User:RamzyM (WMF)|RamzyM (WMF)]] 18:23, 12 February 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:RamzyM (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=26160150 --> == [[GLAM/Model projects]] == Off-topic edits by IPs have been repeated at this page, I suggest semi-protection for a while. [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 08:52, 17 February 2024 (UTC) :{{done}} [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 09:04, 17 February 2024 (UTC) == [[Special:Contributions/197.25.110.158]] and [[Special:Contributions/197.25.103.177]] == I found multiple IPs making bad pages similar to those made by previously blocked IP ([[special:redirect/logid/129527]]). Should we have range block at here? [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 13:00, 20 February 2024 (UTC) :I think it's valid, but for now, it's just one already deleted contrib per IP, so it's not obvious to me that it needs to be escalated to that yet. I'll happily defer to another admin who feels differently. {{Ping|Ameisenigel}}, who deleted the noise. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 20:11, 20 February 2024 (UTC) :The range would be [[Special:Contributions/197.25.96.0/20]]. I do not have a strong feeling on a range block here. --[[User:Ameisenigel|Ameisenigel]] ([[User talk:Ameisenigel|talk]]) 20:16, 20 February 2024 (UTC) ::Thank you very much for the feedbacks. [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 03:08, 21 February 2024 (UTC) == [[:Category:Simple English]] == I found this category via [[Special:WantedCategories]]. Recently simple translations have been deleted (please see my VP report above, [[special:permalink/259573#xwiki_translation_issues_by_Special:Contributions/2604:3D08:9476:BE00::/64]]), but some simple pages have been created by Fuzzybot ([[Translation/simple]], [[GLAM/Contact us/simple]], [[Languages and skills/simple]]). Should we have this category only for Fuzzybot creations? [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 03:07, 21 February 2024 (UTC) :My take: these should all be deleted. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 03:51, 21 February 2024 (UTC) ::Thank you for the reactions, I also found [[GLAM/simple]], [[GLAM/Get started/simple]], and [[GLAM/Evaluation/simple]]. You may want to take a look at these pages. [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 07:19, 22 February 2024 (UTC) :::{{done}} [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 08:51, 22 February 2024 (UTC) == Report of the U4C Charter ratification and U4C Call for Candidates now available == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024/Announcement – call for candidates| You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]] [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024/Announcement – call for candidates}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]'' Hello all, I am writing to you today with two important pieces of information. First, the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter/Vote results|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 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee|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 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|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 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024|Meta-wiki]]. On behalf of the UCoC project team,<section end="announcement-content" /> [[m:User:RamzyM (WMF)|RamzyM (WMF)]] 16:24, 5 March 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:RamzyM (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=26276337 --> == Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees 2024 Selection == <section begin="announcement-content" /> : ''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2024/Announcement/Selection announcement| You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]]'' : ''<div class="plainlinks">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2024/Announcement/Selection announcement|{{int:interlanguage-link-mul}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Wikimedia Foundation elections/2024/Announcement/Selection announcement}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]</div>'' 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 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections committee|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 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2024|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 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2024/Election Volunteers|Meta-wiki page]]. Best regards, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:Pundit|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.<section end="announcement-content" /> [[User:MPossoupe_(WMF)|MPossoupe_(WMF)]]19:56, 12 March 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:MPossoupe (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=26349432 --> == Global ban proposal for Slowking4 == Hello. This is to notify the community that there is an ongoing global ban proposal for [[User:Slowking4]] who has been active on this wiki. You are invited to participate at [[m:Requests for comment/Global ban for Slowking4 (2)]]. Thank you. [[User:Seawolf35|Seawolf35]] ([[User talk:Seawolf35|talk]]) 19:50, 14 March 2024 (UTC) == Cannot sign up for outreach newsletter == How can I sign up for The Wikipedia Library/Newsletter? I am infinitely blocked on META, so cannot add my userid to the [[META:The Wikipedia Library/Newsletter/Recipients|Recipients list]]. Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 19:03, 25 March 2024 (UTC) :I personally don't mind you signing up and don't see the harm, but oftentimes, blocks also prohibit anyone else from editing by proxy for a blocked user. If you have talk page access, I would recommend that you request that an admin add you to that page or that you request to be unblocked on [[:m:]]. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 19:09, 25 March 2024 (UTC) ::Hi @[[User:Koavf|Koavf]]: I have heard before that "blocks prohibit anyone else from editing by proxy for a blocked user". As a matter of fact my own enwp user-talk-page was set to [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&logid=85536348 "cannot edit own talk page" for "Continuing to participate by proxy"]. This resulted in my inability to use my UTP for more than five years, and even though this [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&logid=138234553 restriction was lifted in 2022], it has not been made clear if I am allowed to post there. ::I believe that both your post above and the blocking of my talk-page were not called for. Here is what the [[w:Wikipedia:PROXYING|enwp policy about proxying says]]: ::* "Editors in turn are not permitted to post or edit material at the direction of a banned or blocked editor (sometimes called proxy editing or proxying) '''unless they are able to show that the changes are productive and they have independent reasons for making such edits'''". ::I do not understand why it was determined that I was "Continuing to participate by proxy" in 2017, and why your post above implies that wanting to sign up to a wikimedia mailing list is suspicious and done with nefarious motives on my part, and that my receiving a mailout is not productive even though I am a member in good standing on this wiki. Do you think, as I do, that the confusion is caused by a different topic altogether namely [[w:Wikipedia:Open proxies]]? ::Thanks in advance, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 19:58, 28 March 2024 (UTC) :::I'm not discussing open proxies, which are a technical tool that allows someone to access online content that he could otherwise access. I am talking about acting by proxy in another's stead. i.e. "I am not allowed to do <var>x</var>, so can you please do it for me?" It is typical that if a user is blocked/banned/locked/etc., he cannot then just have another user make all the edits he would have otherwise made. So I'm not personally comfortable adding you to that list on [[:m:]] and I recommend the remedies above. If those don't work, let me know. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 20:13, 28 March 2024 (UTC) ::::@[[User:Koavf|Koavf]]: ::::re: "''I'm not personally comfortable adding you to that list on m''" ::::I did not ask anyone or you in particular to add me to a list, but since you think I did I'll ask you a question: ::::* '''why are you not comfortable doing something that would help a fellow contributor?''' ::::[[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 15:33, 29 March 2024 (UTC) :::::See above. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 16:28, 29 March 2024 (UTC) ::::::Do you believe that Admins on Wikimedia projects are here to serve the community? I am curious because as an Admin on several smaller English language wikis you seem (at least to me) to spend more time in activities that discipline wayward contributors than in activities that encourage others to create better content for readers. You don't spend much time, it appears to me, educating or helping other contributors. YMMV. [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 20:32, 16 April 2024 (UTC) :::::::I do and I do not think your assessment is accurate. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 21:16, 16 April 2024 (UTC) == [[Special:Contributions/5.20.53.82]] == Dear (translation) admins, please check if the translations by this user is acceptable or not. They are using full caps and words that don't belong to Outreach activities. Thank you for your attention. [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 03:46, 29 March 2024 (UTC) :{{done}} I'm assuming this will be enough. Thanks. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 04:04, 29 March 2024 (UTC) == Vote now to select members of the first U4C == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024/Announcement – vote opens|You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]] [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024/Announcement – vote opens}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]'' Dear all, I am writing to you to let you know the voting period for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is open now through May 9, 2024. Read the information on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024|voting page on Meta-wiki]] to learn more about voting and voter eligibility. 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 were invited to submit their applications for the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, please [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|review the U4C Charter]]. Please share this message with members of your community so they can participate as well. On behalf of the UCoC project team,<section end="announcement-content" /> [[m:User:RamzyM (WMF)|RamzyM (WMF)]] 20:19, 25 April 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:RamzyM (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=26390244 --> == [[Special:Contributions/2601:18D:4800:EA0:D567:44A:4696:3C96]] == Their global contributions suggest possible xwiki abuse. Please check their translations here. [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 00:42, 1 May 2024 (UTC) :{{done}} and also in the /64 range. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 00:52, 1 May 2024 (UTC) == [[Special:Contributions/98.216.66.5]] == Their global contributions suggest possible xwiki abuse. Please check their translations here. [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 09:09, 3 May 2024 (UTC) :{{done}}. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 09:38, 3 May 2024 (UTC) == [[Special:Contributions/2601:18D:4800:4DE0:24B3:AAC:E393:3C9D]] == Their global contributions suggest possible xwiki abuse. Please check their translations here. [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 04:24, 4 May 2024 (UTC) :Already {{done}} by steward actions. [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 04:28, 4 May 2024 (UTC) == Sign up for the language community meeting on May 31st, 16:00 UTC == <section begin="message"/>Hello all, The next language community meeting is scheduled in a few weeks - May 31st at 16:00 UTC. If you're interested, you can [https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Language_engineering/Community_meetings#31_May_2024 sign up on this wiki page]. This is a participant-driven meeting, where we share language-specific updates related to various projects, collectively discuss technical issues related to language wikis, and work together to find possible solutions. For example, in the last meeting, the topics included the machine translation service (MinT) and the languages and models it currently supports, localization efforts from the Kiwix team, and technical challenges with numerical sorting in files used on Bengali Wikisource. Do you have any ideas for topics to share technical updates related to your project? Any problems that you would like to bring for discussion during the meeting? Do you need interpretation support from English to another language? Please reach out to me at ssethi(__AT__)wikimedia.org and [[etherpad:p/language-community-meeting-may-2024|add agenda items to the document here]]. We look forward to your participation! <section end="message"/> <bdi lang="en" dir="ltr">[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]</bdi> 21:21, 14 May 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:SSethi (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=26390244 --> == [[Special:Contributions/2601:18D:4800:4DE0:A462:9A6A:3481:401F]] == Their global contributions suggest possible xwiki abuse. Please check their translations here. [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 23:41, 15 May 2024 (UTC) :I have deleted some invalid translations --[[User:Ameisenigel|Ameisenigel]] ([[User talk:Ameisenigel|talk]]) 15:21, 16 May 2024 (UTC) == Feedback invited on Procedure for Sibling Project Lifecycle == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Community Affairs Committee/Procedure for Sibling Project Lifecycle/Invitation for feedback (MM)|You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]] [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Wikimedia Foundation Community Affairs Committee/Procedure for Sibling Project Lifecycle/Invitation for feedback (MM)}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]'' [[File:Sibling Project Lifecycle Conversation 3.png|150px|right|link=:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Community Affairs Committee/Procedure for Sibling Project Lifecycle]] Dear community members, The [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Community Affairs Committee|Community Affairs Committee]] (CAC) of the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees|Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees]] invites you to give feedback on a '''[[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation Community Affairs Committee/Procedure for Sibling Project Lifecycle|draft Procedure for Sibling Project Lifecycle]]'''. This draft Procedure outlines proposed steps and requirements for opening and closing Wikimedia Sibling Projects, and aims to ensure any newly approved projects are set up for success. This is separate from the procedures for opening or closing language versions of projects, which is handled by the [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Language committee|Language Committee]] or [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Closing_projects_policy|closing projects policy]]. You can find the details on [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Community Affairs Committee/Procedure for Sibling Project Lifecycle#Review|this page]], as well as the ways to give your feedback from today until the end of the day on '''June 23, 2024''', anywhere on Earth. You can also share information about this with the interested project communities you work with or support, and you can also help us translate the procedure into more languages, so people can join the discussions in their own language. On behalf of the CAC,<section end="announcement-content" /> [[m:User:RamzyM (WMF)|RamzyM (WMF)]] 02:24, 22 May 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:RamzyM (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=26390244 --> == Announcing the first Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024/Announcement – results|You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]] [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024/Announcement – results}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]'' Hello, The scrutineers have finished reviewing the vote results. We are following up with the results of the first [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) election]]. We are pleased to announce the following individuals as regional members of the U4C, who will fulfill a two-year term: * North America (USA and Canada) ** – * Northern and Western Europe ** [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:Ghilt|Ghilt]] * Latin America and Caribbean ** – * Central and East Europe (CEE) ** — * Sub-Saharan Africa ** – * Middle East and North Africa ** [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:Ibrahim.ID|Ibrahim.ID]] * East, South East Asia and Pacific (ESEAP) ** [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:0xDeadbeef|0xDeadbeef]] * South Asia ** – The following individuals are elected to be community-at-large members of the U4C, fulfilling a one-year term: * [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:Barkeep49|Barkeep49]] * [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:Superpes15|Superpes15]] * [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:Civvì|Civvì]] * [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:Luke081515|Luke081515]] * – * – * – * – Thank you again to everyone who participated in this process and much appreciation to the candidates for your leadership and dedication to the Wikimedia movement and community. Over the next few weeks, the U4C will begin meeting and planning the 2024-25 year in supporting the implementation and review of the UCoC and Enforcement Guidelines. Follow their work on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee|Meta-wiki]]. On behalf of the UCoC project team,<section end="announcement-content" /> [[m:User:RamzyM (WMF)|RamzyM (WMF)]] 08:14, 3 June 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:RamzyM (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=26390244 --> == The final text of the Wikimedia Movement Charter is now on Meta == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Announcement - Final draft available|You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]] [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Announcement - Final draft available}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]'' Hi everyone, The final text of the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter|Wikimedia Movement Charter]] is now up on Meta in more than 20 languages for your reading. '''What is the Wikimedia Movement Charter?''' The Wikimedia Movement Charter is a proposed document to define roles and responsibilities for all the members and entities of the Wikimedia movement, including the creation of a new body – the Global Council – for movement governance. '''Join the Wikimedia Movement Charter “Launch Party”''' Join the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Event:Movement Charter Launch Party|“Launch Party”]] on '''June 20, 2024''' at '''14.00-15.00 UTC''' ([https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1718892000 your local time]). During this call, we will celebrate the release of the final Charter and present the content of the Charter. Join and learn about the Charter before casting your vote. '''Movement Charter ratification vote''' Voting will commence on SecurePoll on '''June 25, 2024''' at '''00:01 UTC''' and will conclude on '''July 9, 2024''' at '''23:59 UTC.''' You can read more about the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Ratification/Voting|voting process, eligibility criteria, and other details]] on Meta. If you have any questions, please leave a comment on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Talk:Movement Charter|Meta talk page]] or email the MCDC at [mailto:mcdc@wikimedia.org mcdc@wikimedia.org]. On behalf of the MCDC,<section end="announcement-content" /> [[m:User:RamzyM (WMF)|RamzyM (WMF)]] 08:44, 11 June 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:RamzyM (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=26390244 --> == Voting to ratify the Wikimedia Movement Charter is now open – cast your vote == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Announcement - Ratification vote opens|You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]] [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Announcement - Ratification vote opens}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]'' Hello everyone, The voting to ratify the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter|'''Wikimedia Movement Charter''']] is now open. The Wikimedia Movement Charter is a document to define roles and responsibilities for all the members and entities of the Wikimedia movement, including the creation of a new body – the Global Council – for movement governance. The final version of the Wikimedia Movement Charter is [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter|available on Meta in different languages]] and attached [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Movement_Charter_(June_2024).pdf here in PDF format] for your reading. Voting commenced on SecurePoll on '''June 25, 2024''' at '''00:01 UTC''' and will conclude on '''July 9, 2024''' at '''23:59 UTC'''. Please read more on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Ratification/Voting|voter information and eligibility details]]. After reading the Charter, please [[m:Special:SecurePoll/vote/398|'''vote here''']] and share this note further. If you have any questions about the ratification vote, please contact the Charter Electoral Commission at [mailto:cec@wikimedia.org '''cec@wikimedia.org''']. On behalf of the CEC,<section end="announcement-content" /> [[m:User:RamzyM (WMF)|RamzyM (WMF)]] 10:51, 25 June 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:RamzyM (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=26989444 --> == First indoor GLAM drone flight? == Hi, we just manged to get enough permissions so that [[User:Raymond|Raymond]] was able to manoeuvre a drone in the [[:de:Deutsches Technikmuseum]] (files being uploaded soon). Does anybody know if this is the first indoor GLAM drone flight by a volunteer for the Wikimedia Movement? :) Best [[User:Christoph Jackel (WMDE)|Christoph Jackel (WMDE)]] ([[User talk:Christoph Jackel (WMDE)|talk]]) 12:19, 26 June 2024 (UTC) == [[Special:Contributions/Wicloudx]] == This is xwiki abuse, please check their translations. [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 15:22, 29 June 2024 (UTC) :{{done}} Globally blocked and all edits reverted. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 19:48, 30 June 2024 (UTC) == Voting to ratify the Wikimedia Movement Charter is ending soon == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Announcement - Final reminder|You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]] [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Announcement - Final reminder}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]'' Hello everyone, This is a kind reminder that the voting period to ratify the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter|Wikimedia Movement Charter]] will be closed on '''July 9, 2024''', at '''23:59 UTC'''. If you have not voted yet, please vote [[m:Special:SecurePoll/vote/398|on SecurePoll]]. On behalf of the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Charter/Ratification/Voting#Electoral_Commission|Charter Electoral Commission]],<section end="announcement-content" /> [[m:User:RamzyM (WMF)|RamzyM (WMF)]] 03:45, 8 July 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:RamzyM (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=26989444 --> == U4C Special Election - Call for Candidates == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024 Special Election/Announcement – call for candidates|You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]] [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024 Special Election/Announcement – call for candidates}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]'' Hello all, A special election has been called to fill additional vacancies on the U4C. The call for candidates phase is open from now through July 19, 2024. The [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee]] (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the [[:foundation:Wikimedia Foundation Universal Code of Conduct|UCoC]]. Community members are invited to submit their applications in the special election for the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, please review the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|U4C Charter]]. In this special election, according to [[Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter#2. Elections and Terms|chapter 2 of the U4C charter]], there are 9 seats available on the U4C: '''four''' community-at-large seats and '''five''' regional seats to ensure the U4C represents the diversity of the movement. [[Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter#5. Glossary|No more than two members of the U4C can be elected from the same home wiki]]. Therefore, candidates must not have English Wikipedia, German Wikipedia, or Italian Wikipedia as their home wiki. Read more and submit your application on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024 Special Election|Meta-wiki]]. In cooperation with the U4C,<section end="announcement-content" /> -- [[m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]]) 00:02, 10 July 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Keegan (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=26989444 --> == Wikimedia Movement Charter ratification voting results == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Announcement - Results of the ratification vote|You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]] [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Movement Charter/Drafting Committee/Announcement - Results of the ratification vote}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]'' Hello everyone, After carefully tallying both individual and affiliate votes, the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter/Ratification/Voting#Electoral Commission|Charter Electoral Commission]] is pleased to announce the final results of the Wikimedia Movement Charter voting.   As [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Talk:Movement Charter#Thank you for your participation in the Movement Charter ratification vote!|communicated]] by the Charter Electoral Commission, we reached the quorum for both Affiliate and individual votes by the time the vote closed on '''July 9, 23:59 UTC'''. We thank all 2,451 individuals and 129 Affiliate representatives who voted in the ratification process. Your votes and comments are invaluable for the future steps in Movement Strategy. The final results of the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Movement Charter|Wikimedia Movement Charter]] ratification voting held between 25 June and 9 July 2024 are as follows: '''Individual vote:''' Out of 2,451 individuals who voted as of July 9 23:59 (UTC), 2,446 have been accepted as valid votes. Among these, '''1,710''' voted “yes”; '''623''' voted “no”; and '''113''' selected “–” (neutral). Because the neutral votes don’t count towards the total number of votes cast, 73.30% voted to approve the Charter (1710/2333), while 26.70% voted to reject the Charter (623/2333). '''Affiliates vote:''' Out of 129 Affiliates designated voters who voted as of July 9 23:59 (UTC), 129 votes are confirmed as valid votes. Among these, '''93''' voted “yes”; '''18''' voted “no”; and '''18''' selected “–” (neutral). Because the neutral votes don’t count towards the total number of votes cast, 83.78% voted to approve the Charter (93/111), while 16.22% voted to reject the Charter (18/111). '''Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation:''' The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees voted '''not to ratify''' the proposed Charter during their special Board meeting on July 8, 2024. The Chair of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees, Nataliia Tymkiv, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/Board_resolution_and_vote_on_the_proposed_Movement_Charter|shared the result of the vote, the resolution, meeting minutes and proposed next steps]].   With this, the Wikimedia Movement Charter in its current revision is '''not ratified'''. We thank you for your participation in this important moment in our movement’s governance. The Charter Electoral Commission, [[m:User:Abhinav619|Abhinav619]], [[m:User:Borschts|Borschts]], [[m:User:Iwuala Lucy|Iwuala Lucy]], [[m:User:Tochiprecious|Tochiprecious]], [[m:User:Der-Wir-Ing|Der-Wir-Ing]]<section end="announcement-content" /> [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 17:51, 18 July 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:RamzyM (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=26989444 --> == Vote now to fill vacancies of the first U4C == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024 Special Election/Announcement – voting opens|You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]] [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024 Special Election/Announcement – voting opens}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]'' Dear all, I am writing to you to let you know the voting period for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is open now through '''August 10, 2024'''. Read the information on the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024 Special Election|voting page on Meta-wiki]] to learn more about voting and voter eligibility. 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 were invited to submit their applications for the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, please [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter|review the U4C Charter]]. Please share this message with members of your community so they can participate as well. In cooperation with the U4C,<section end="announcement-content" /> [[m:User:RamzyM (WMF)|RamzyM (WMF)]] 02:46, 27 July 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:RamzyM (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=26989444 --> == Reminder! Vote closing soon to fill vacancies of the first U4C == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024 Special Election/Announcement – reminder to vote|You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]] [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024 Special Election/Announcement – reminder to vote}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]'' Dear all, The voting period for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is closing soon. It is open through 10 August 2024. Read the information on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee/Election/2024_Special_Election#Voting|the voting page on Meta-wiki to learn more about voting and voter eligibility]]. If you are eligible to vote and have not voted in this special election, it is important that you vote now. '''Why should you vote?''' The U4C is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. Community input into the committee membership is critical to the success of the UCoC. Please share this message with members of your community so they can participate as well. In cooperation with the U4C,<section end="announcement-content" /> -- [[m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]]) 15:29, 6 August 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Keegan (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=27183190 --> == CampaignEvents extension == I think it would make sense to enable the extension CampaignEvents on this Wiki. *[[:meta:Event Center/Registration]] *[[:meta:CampaignEvents/Deployment status]] *[[:meta:Event Center/Registration/Instructions]] *[[:mediawikiwiki:Help:Extension:CampaignEvents/Registration]] *[[:mediawikiwiki:Extension:CampaignEvents]] [[User:Peaceray|Peaceray]] ([[User talk:Peaceray|talk]]) 14:47, 10 August 2024 (UTC) :I support this. [[User:Koavf|Koavf]] ([[User talk:Koavf|talk]]) 05:22, 12 August 2024 (UTC) :Due to subject of this wiki - yes. [[User:Wargo|Wargo]] ([[User talk:Wargo|talk]]) 08:37, 24 August 2024 (UTC) == Sign up for the language community meeting on August 30th, 15:00 UTC == Hi all, The next language community meeting is scheduled in a few weeks—on August 30th at 15:00 UTC. If you're interested in joining, you can [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Language_and_Product_Localization/Community_meetings#30_August_2024 sign up on this wiki page]. This participant-driven meeting will focus on sharing language-specific updates related to various projects, discussing technical issues related to language wikis, and working together to find possible solutions. For example, in the last meeting, topics included the Language Converter, the state of language research, updates on the Incubator conversations, and technical challenges around external links not working with special characters on Bengali sites. Do you have any ideas for topics to share technical updates or discuss challenges? Please add agenda items to the document [https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/language-community-meeting-aug-2024 here] and reach out to ssethi(__AT__)wikimedia.org. We look forward to your participation! [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 23:18, 22 August 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:SSethi (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=27183190 --> == Announcing the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/board-elections@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/OKCCN2CANIH2K7DXJOL2GPVDFWL27R7C/ Original message at wikimedia-l]. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024 Special Election/Announcement - results|You can find this message translated into additional languages on Meta-wiki.]] [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024 Special Election/Announcement - results}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]'' Hello all, The scrutineers have finished reviewing the vote and the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Elections Committee|Elections Committee]] have certified the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024 Special Election/Results|results]] for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2024 Special Election|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) special election]]. I am pleased to announce the following individual as regional members of the U4C, who will fulfill a term until 15 June 2026: * North America (USA and Canada) ** Ajraddatz The following seats were not filled during this special election: * Latin America and Caribbean * Central and East Europe (CEE) * Sub-Saharan Africa * South Asia * The four remaining Community-At-Large seats Thank you again to everyone who participated in this process and much appreciation to the candidates for your leadership and dedication to the Wikimedia movement and community. Over the next few weeks, the U4C will begin meeting and planning the 2024-25 year in supporting the implementation and review of the UCoC and Enforcement Guidelines. You can follow their work on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee|Meta-Wiki]]. On behalf of the U4C and the Elections Committee,<section end="announcement-content" /> [[m:User:RamzyM (WMF)|RamzyM (WMF)]] 14:05, 2 September 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:RamzyM (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=27183190 --> == Have your say: Vote for the 2024 Board of Trustees! == <section begin="announcement-content" /> Hello all, The voting period for the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2024|2024 Board of Trustees election]] is now open. There are twelve (12) candidates running for four (4) seats on the Board. Learn more about the candidates by [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2024/Candidates|reading their statements]] and their [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2024/Questions_for_candidates|answers to community questions]]. When you are ready, go to the [[Special:SecurePoll/vote/400|SecurePoll]] voting page to vote. '''The vote is open from September 3rd at 00:00 UTC to September 17th at 23:59 UTC'''. To check your voter eligibility, please visit the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2024/Voter_eligibility_guidelines|voter eligibility page]]. Best regards, The Elections Committee and Board Selection Working Group<section end="announcement-content" /> [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 12:13, 3 September 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:RamzyM (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=27183190 --> == Re: The Vector 2022 skin as the default in two weeks? == [[File:Vector 2022 video-en.webm|thumb|A two minute-long video about Vector 2022]] Hello everyone, I'm reaching out on behalf of the [[mediawikiwiki:Reading/Web|Wikimedia Foundation Web team]] responsible for the MediaWiki skins. I'd like to revisit the topic of making Vector 2022 the default here on Outreach wiki. I [[#The Vector 2022 skin as the default in two weeks?|did post a message about this almost two years ago]] (where you can find all the details about the skin), but we didn't finalize it back then. What happened in the meantime? We built [[mw:Reading/Web/Accessibility for reading|dark mode and different options for font sizes]], and made Vector 2022 the default on most wikis, including all other Wikinews. With the not-so-new V22 skin being the default, existing and coming features, like dark mode and [[mw:Trust and Safety Product/Temporary Accounts|temporary accounts]] respectively, will become available for logged-out users here. So we will deploy Vector 2022 here in two weeks, in the week of September 16. I'm curious if you have any comments, questions, concerns, or other thoughts. Thank you! [[User:SGrabarczuk (WMF)|SGrabarczuk (WMF)]] ([[User talk:SGrabarczuk (WMF)|talk]]) 13:02, 4 September 2024 (UTC) == Preliminary results of the 2024 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees elections == <section begin="announcement-content" /> Hello all, Thank you to everyone who participated in the [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2024|2024 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election]]. Close to 6000 community members from more than 180 wiki projects have voted. The following four candidates were the most voted: # [[User:Kritzolina|Christel Steigenberger]] # [[User:Nadzik|Maciej Artur Nadzikiewicz]] # [[User:Victoria|Victoria Doronina]] # [[User:Laurentius|Lorenzo Losa]] While these candidates have been ranked through the vote, they still need to be appointed to the Board of Trustees. They need to pass a successful background check and meet the qualifications outlined in the Bylaws. New trustees will be appointed at the next Board meeting in December 2024. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2024/Results|Learn more about the results on Meta-Wiki.]] Best regards, The Elections Committee and Board Selection Working Group <section end="announcement-content" /> [[User:MPossoupe_(WMF)|MPossoupe_(WMF)]] 08:24, 14 October 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:MPossoupe (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=27183190 --> == Seeking volunteers to join several of the movement’s committees == <section begin="announcement-content" /> Each year, typically from October through December, several of the movement’s committees seek new volunteers. Read more about the committees on their Meta-wiki pages: * [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Affiliations_Committee|Affiliations Committee (AffCom)]] * [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Ombuds_commission|Ombuds commission (OC)]] * [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation/Legal/Community Resilience and Sustainability/Trust and Safety/Case Review Committee|Case Review Committee (CRC)]] Applications for the committees open on 16 October 2024. Applications for the Affiliations Committee close on 18 November 2024, and applications for the Ombuds commission and the Case Review Committee close on 2 December 2024. Learn how to apply by [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation/Legal/Committee_appointments|visiting the appointment page on Meta-wiki]]. Post to the talk page or email [mailto:cst@wikimedia.org cst@wikimedia.org] with any questions you may have. For the Committee Support team, <section end="announcement-content" /> -- [[m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]]) 23:07, 16 October 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Keegan (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=27601062 --> == Sign up for the language community meeting on November 29th, 16:00 UTC == Hello everyone, The next language community meeting is coming up next week, on November 29th, at 16:00 UTC (Zonestamp! For your timezone <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1732896000>). If you're interested in joining, you can sign up on this wiki page: <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Language_and_Product_Localization/Community_meetings#29_November_2024>. This participant-driven meeting will be organized by the Wikimedia Foundation’s Language Product Localization team and the Language Diversity Hub. There will be presentations on topics like developing language keyboards, the creation of the Moore Wikipedia, and the language support track at Wiki Indaba. We will also have members from the Wayuunaiki community joining us to share their experiences with the Incubator and as a new community within our movement. This meeting will have a Spanish interpretation. Looking forward to seeing you at the language community meeting! Cheers, [[User:SSethi (WMF)|Srishti]] 19:53, 21 November 2024 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:SSethi (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=27746256 --> == Universal Code of Conduct annual review: provide your comments on the UCoC and Enforcement Guidelines == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> {{Int:Please-translate}}. I am writing to you to let you know the annual review period for the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines is open now. You can make suggestions for changes through 3 February 2025. This is the first step of several to be taken for the annual review. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Annual_review|Read more information and find a conversation to join on the UCoC page on Meta]]. The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee]] (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review was planned and implemented by the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee/Charter|you may review the U4C Charter]]. Please share this information with other members in your community wherever else might be appropriate. -- In cooperation with the U4C, [[m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]]) 01:10, 24 January 2025 (UTC) </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Keegan (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=27746256 --> == Reminder: first part of the annual UCoC review closes soon == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> {{Int:Please-translate}}. This is a reminder that the first phase of the annual review period for the Universal Code of Conduct and Enforcement Guidelines will be closing soon. You can make suggestions for changes through [[d:Q614092|the end of day]], 3 February 2025. This is the first step of several to be taken for the annual review. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Annual_review|Read more information and find a conversation to join on the UCoC page on Meta]]. After review of the feedback, proposals for updated text will be published on Meta in March for another round of community review. Please share this information with other members in your community wherever else might be appropriate. -- In cooperation with the U4C, [[m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]]) 00:48, 3 February 2025 (UTC) </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Keegan (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=28198931 --> == Upcoming Language Community Meeting (Feb 28th, 14:00 UTC) and Newsletter == <section begin="message"/> Hello everyone! [[File:WP20Symbols WIKI INCUBATOR.svg|right|frameless|150x150px|alt=An image symbolising multiple languages]] We’re excited to announce that the next '''Language Community Meeting''' is happening soon, '''February 28th at 14:00 UTC'''! If you’d like to join, simply sign up on the '''[[mw:Wikimedia_Language_and_Product_Localization/Community_meetings#28_February_2025|wiki page]]'''. This is a participant-driven meeting where we share updates on language-related projects, discuss technical challenges in language wikis, and collaborate on solutions. In our last meeting, we covered topics like developing language keyboards, creating the Moore Wikipedia, and updates from the language support track at Wiki Indaba. '''Got a topic to share?''' Whether it’s a technical update from your project, a challenge you need help with, or a request for interpretation support, we’d love to hear from you! Feel free to '''reply to this message''' or add agenda items to the document '''[[etherpad:p/language-community-meeting-feb-2025|here]]'''. Also, we wanted to highlight that the sixth edition of the Language & Internationalization newsletter (January 2025) is available here: [[:mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Language and Product Localization/Newsletter/2025/January|Wikimedia Language and Product Localization/Newsletter/2025/January]]. This newsletter provides updates from the October–December 2024 quarter on new feature development, improvements in various language-related technical projects and support efforts, details about community meetings, and ideas for contributing to projects. To stay updated, you can subscribe to the newsletter on its wiki page: [[:mw:Wikimedia Language and Product Localization/Newsletter|Wikimedia Language and Product Localization/Newsletter]]. We look forward to your ideas and participation at the language community meeting, see you there! <section end="message"/> <bdi lang="en" dir="ltr">[[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]]</bdi> 08:28, 22 February 2025 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:SSethi (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=28217779 --> == Universal Code of Conduct annual review: proposed changes are available for comment == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> {{Int:Please-translate}}. I am writing to you to let you know that [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Annual_review/Proposed_Changes|proposed changes]] to the [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guidelines|Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) Enforcement Guidelines]] and [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee/Charter|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) Charter]] are open for review. '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Annual_review/Proposed_Changes|You can provide feedback on suggested changes]]''' through the [[d:Q614092|end of day]] on Tuesday, 18 March 2025. This is the second step in the annual review process, the final step will be community voting on the proposed changes. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Annual_review|Read more information and find relevant links about the process on the UCoC annual review page on Meta]]. The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee]] (U4C) is a global group dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the UCoC. This annual review was planned and implemented by the U4C. For more information and the responsibilities of the U4C, [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee/Charter|you may review the U4C Charter]]. Please share this information with other members in your community wherever else might be appropriate. -- In cooperation with the U4C, [[m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] 18:50, 7 March 2025 (UTC) </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Keegan (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=28307738 --> == Wikipedia deleting Wikipedia page for minorities == A person of color, a women of science and famous educator and ShelterBox fundraiser, etc., all had their Wikipedia page deleted!. This is not acceptable. I have been a supporter of Wikipedia for a long time but is this is not corrected I am done and emailing my list of friends to do the same, Mike Jackson [[Special:Contributions/24.205.148.138|24.205.148.138]] 19:21, 23 March 2025 (UTC) :What is unacceptable about it? Do you have any links to the discussions about deleting the pages? What policy was invoked to delete them? 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In cooperation with the U4C -- <section end="announcement-content" /> <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> [[m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]]) 03:40, 29 April 2025 (UTC)</div> <!-- Message sent by User:Keegan (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=28618011 --> == Call for Candidates for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) == <section begin="announcement-content" /> The results of voting on the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines and Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) Charter is [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Annual review/2025#Results|available on Meta-wiki]]. You may now [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2025/Candidates|submit your candidacy to serve on the U4C]] through 29 May 2025 at 12:00 UTC. 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If you have any questions, you can ask on [[m:Talk:Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Election/2025|the discussion page for the election]]. -- in cooperation with the U4C, </div><section end="announcement-content" /> <bdi lang="en" dir="ltr">[[m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User_talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]])</bdi> 22:06, 15 May 2025 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:Keegan (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=28618011 --> == Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees 2025 Selection & Call for Questions == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2025/Announcement/Selection announcement|{{int:interlanguage-link-mul}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Wikimedia Foundation elections/2025/Announcement/Selection announcement}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]'' Dear all, This year, the term of 2 (two) 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 Governance Committee, composed of trustees who are not candidates in the 2025 community-and-affiliate-selected trustee selection process (Raju Narisetti, Shani Evenstein Sigalov, Lorenzo Losa, Kathy Collins, Victoria Doronina and Esra’a Al Shafei) [3], is tasked with providing Board oversight for the 2025 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 22 – June 5: Announcement (this communication) and call for questions period [6] * June 17 – July 1, 2025: Call for candidates * July 2025: If needed, affiliates vote to shortlist candidates if more than 10 apply [5] * August 2025: Campaign period * August – September 2025: Two-week community voting period * October – November 2025: Background check of selected candidates * Board’s Meeting in December 2025: New trustees seated Learn more about the 2025 selection process - including the detailed timeline, the candidacy process, the campaign rules, and the voter eligibility criteria - on this Meta-wiki page [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025|[link]]]. '''Call for Questions''' In each selection process, the community has the opportunity to submit questions for the Board of Trustees candidates to answer. The Election Committee selects questions from the list developed by the community for the candidates to answer. Candidates must answer all the required questions in the application in order to be eligible; otherwise their application will be disqualified. This year, the Election Committee will select 5 questions for the candidates to answer. The selected questions may be a combination of what’s been submitted from the community, if they’re alike or related. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Questions_for_candidates|[link]]] '''Election Volunteers''' Another way to be involved with the 2025 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 [[m:Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Election_volunteers|[link].]] Thank you! [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Results [2] https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Committee:Elections_Committee_Charter [3] https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resolution:Committee_Membership,_December_2024 [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_committee/Roles [5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/FAQ [6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Questions_for_candidates Best regards, Victoria Doronina Board Liaison to the Elections Committee Governance Committee<section end="announcement-content" /> [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 03:07, 28 May 2025 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:RamzyM (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=28618011 --> == Vote now in the 2025 U4C Election == <div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"> {{Int:Please-translate}} Eligible voters are asked to participate in the 2025 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee|Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee]] election. 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Results will be available by 1 July 2025. -- In cooperation with the U4C, [[m:User:Keegan (WMF)|Keegan (WMF)]] ([[m:User talk:Keegan (WMF)|talk]]) 23:00, 13 June 2025 (UTC) </div> <!-- Message sent by User:Keegan (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=28848819 --> == Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees 2025 - Call for Candidates == <section begin="announcement-content" /> :''<div class="plainlinks">[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2025/Announcement/Call for candidates|{{int:interlanguage-link-mul}}]] • [https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-{{urlencode:Wikimedia Foundation elections/2025/Announcement/Call for candidates}}&language=&action=page&filter= {{int:please-translate}}]</div> Hello all, The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2025|call for candidates for the 2025 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees selection is now open]] from June 17, 2025 – July 2, 2025 at 11:59 UTC [1]. The Board of Trustees oversees the Wikimedia Foundation's work, and each Trustee serves a three-year term [2]. This is a volunteer position. This year, the Wikimedia community will vote in late August through September 2025 to fill two (2) seats on the Foundation Board. Could you – or someone you know – be a good fit to join the Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees? [3] Learn more about what it takes to stand for these leadership positions and how to submit your candidacy on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation elections/2025/Candidate application|this Meta-wiki page]] or encourage someone else to run in this year's election. Best regards, Abhishek Suryawanshi<br /> Chair of the Elections Committee On behalf of the Elections Committee and Governance Committee [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Call_for_candidates [2] https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Legal:Bylaws#(B)_Term. [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Resources_for_candidates<section end="announcement-content" /> [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 17:43, 17 June 2025 (UTC) <!-- Message sent by User:RamzyM (WMF)@metawiki using the list at https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distribution_list/Global_message_delivery&oldid=28866958 --> p08hnwysq4f89eban9yb1d8305tu8td 3 23996 272127 243999 2025-07-08T10:33:57Z WMFOffice 16841 This user has been globally banned 272127 wikitext text/x-wiki __NOINDEX__ <table style="border: 1px solid #aaa; margin: 4px 10%; border-collapse: collapse; background: #f9f9f9;" class="plainlinks" role="presentation"><tr><td style="border:none; padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;">[[File:Wikimedia Foundation logo - vertical.svg|45px|alt=Wikimedia Foundation Logo]]</td><td style="border:none; padding: 0.25em 0.9em; text-align:center;">'''Consistent with the Terms of Use, {{#ifexpr:floor({{NAMESPACENUMBER}}/2)=1|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|this user}} has been banned by the Wikimedia Foundation from editing Wikimedia sites.''' <br /> Please address any questions to ca[[File:At sign.svg|x15px|middle|link=|alt=@]]wikimedia.org.</td></tr></table> {{#ifeq:{{NAMESPACENUMBER}}|3|[[Category:Opted-out of message delivery]]}}[[Category:Wikimedians banned by the WMF]] td0h2lt34ya6f86fqjpu6f2rec128f5 0 57113 272114 222602 2025-07-08T00:32:00Z CommonsDelinker 14432 Replacing Smithsonian_Wikimedia_DC_Women_in_Finance_Edit-a-thon.pdf with [[File:Smithsonian_Wikimedia_DC_Women_in_Finance_Edit-a-thon_2020.pdf]] (by [[:c:User:CommonsDelinker|CommonsDelinker]] because: [[:c:COM:FR|File renamed]]: clarify). 272114 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/October 2020/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|American Archive of Public Broadcasting; Smithsonian Women in Finance Edit-a-thon; Black Lunch Table; San Diego/October 2020; WikiWednesday Salon|By [[User:Slowking4|Slowking4]]}} === American Archive of Public Broadcasting === American Archive of Public Broadcasting and Wikimedia DC held a workship, [[w:Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/American Archive of Public Broadcasting: Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon Series 2020|American Archive of Public Broadcasting: 2020]] === Smithsonian Women in Finance Edit-a-thon === The Smithsonian Institution, and Wikimedia DC held a workshop, [[w:Wikipedia:Smithsonian Women in Finance Edit-a-thon|Smithsonian Women in Finance Edit-a-thon]] <gallery mode="packed" heights="200px"> File:Smithsonian Wikimedia DC Women in Finance Edit-a-thon 2020.pdf|DC Women in Finance slides </gallery> === Black Lunch Table === Black Lunch Table held several workshops, at [[w:Wikipedia:Meetup/Black Lunch Table/UMBC2020|UMBC Center for Innovation, Research, and Creativity in the Arts]], [[w:Wikipedia:Meetup/Black Lunch Table/VABF 2020|Vancouver Art Book Fair]], [[w:Wikipedia:Meetup/Black Lunch Table/UofWM openaccess2020|University of Wisconsin-Madison]], and [[w:Wikipedia:Meetup/Black Lunch Table/PCAD2020|Pennsylvania College of Art & Design]] <gallery mode="packed" heights="150px"> File:BLT BINGO 2.jpg|Bingo File:Black Lunch Table - Wikidata Onboarding by Mohammed Sadat Abdulai.pdf|Black Lunch Table - Wikidata Onboarding </gallery> === San Diego/October 2020 === Wikimedians in San Diego held a zoom call, [[w:Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/October 2020|San Diego/October 2020]] === WikiWednesday Salon === Wikimedia NYC held a wikisalon, [[w:Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/October 2020|NYC/October 2020]] <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=October 2020|September 2020|November 2020}}</noinclude> f04taf29z4lijcpi3slxjll4l5w7wz5 0 57501 272113 225080 2025-07-08T00:31:40Z CommonsDelinker 14432 Replacing Smithsonian_American_Art_Museum_Wikimedia_DC_Chicanx_Artists_Edit-a-thon.pdf with [[File:Smithsonian_American_Art_Museum_Wikimedia_DC_Chicanx_Artists_Edit-a-thon_2020.pdf]] (by [[:c:User:CommonsDelinker|CommonsDelinker]] because: [[:c:COM:FR|Fil 272113 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/December 2020/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|WikiConference North America and Salons|By [[User:Slowking4|Slowking4]]}} === WikiConference North America 2020 === On December 11 to 13, 2020, WikiConference North America was held remotely, with a [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_North_America/2020#Program Program]. There are videos of the culture crawl, lightning talks, and panel discussions. <gallery mode="packed" heights="100px"> File:2020 5 min summary of WikiJournals (WCNA) slides.pdf|WikiJournals presentation File:Wikimedia Sustainability Initiative WikiConference North America 2020 lightning talk.pdf|Wikimedia Sustainability Initiative presentation </gallery> === WikiSalon, December 12, 2020 === Wikimedians in Philadelphia, held a zoom workshop, [[w:Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia/WikiConference 2020-12-12|Philadelphia/WikiConference 2020-12-12]] === Chicanx Art and Artists === The Smithsonian Institution and Wikimedia DC held a workshop, [[w:Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon: Chicanx Art and Artists Edition|Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon: Chicanx Art and Artists Edition]] <gallery mode="packed" heights="100px"> File:Smithsonian American Art Museum Wikimedia DC Chicanx Artists Edit-a-thon 2020.pdf|Chicanx Artists presentation </gallery> === WikiWednesday Salon === Wikimedia New York City held a salon. [[w:Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/December 2020|NYC/December 2020]] <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=December 2020|November 2020|January 2021}}</noinclude> ays7dit37ji0actj23dll8rjyi6q9xo 0 57706 272110 224749 2025-07-08T00:27:24Z CommonsDelinker 14432 Replacing African_Americans_In_STEM_Wikipedia_Edit-A-Thon.pdf with [[File:African_Americans_In_STEM_Wikipedia_Edit-A-Thon_2021.pdf]] (by [[:c:User:CommonsDelinker|CommonsDelinker]] because: [[:c:COM:FR|File renamed]]: clarify). 272110 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/February 2021/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|Black History Month and Smithsonian anniversary|By [[User:Slowking4|Slowking4]], [[User:Fuzheado|Andrew Lih]] & [[User:KellyDoyle|Kelly Doyle]]}} === Reflecting on the Smithsonian Open Access anniversary === ''This is a modified version of a blog post for the Smithsonian by Wikimedians Kelly Doyle and Andrew Lih.'' One year ago, [[:en:Smithsonian Institution|Smithsonian Institution]] Secretary [[:en:Lonnie Bunch|Lonnie Bunch]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOcnplDYHAM announced] a bold new [https://www.si.edu/openaccess Open Access initiative], "''to invite new audiences in the door to explore all of our offerings''." By making more than 3 million images from the Smithsonian available under a [[:en:Creative Commons Zero|Creative Commons Zero]] (CC0) license, 175 years of Smithsonian content would be made available to "''everyone for any purpose, for free''." But adopting an open access policy is not enough to meet the Smithsonian 2022 goal of reaching [https://www.si.edu/strategicplan#goal-3-2155 1 billion people per year] with its digital content. Wikipedia is an important strategic partner to achieving the exponential reach the Smithsonian envisions. Whether you're doing a Google search to research information, using a voice assistant to answer a question, or doing an image search on your mobile device, Wikimedia content is used throughout the Internet, across commercial and noncommercial entities alike. This is true to the long term [[m:Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2018-20|strategic goal]] of the Wikimedia movement to be the "''essential infrastructure of the ecosystem of free knowledge''." [[File:2020-smithsonian-oa-andrew-effie-kelly.jpg|thumb|right|Andrew Lih, Effie Kapsalis, Kelly Doyle at the Smithsonian open access launch, February 2020]] The launch of the Smithsonian Open Access project also marked the start of an innovative plan for deep strategic engagement with the Wikimedia movement. This not only contributes content, but fosters collaboration and co-creation of new ways to access, visualize and interact with the resulting shared knowledge base. * '''Kelly Doyle''' initiated this work, coming to the Smithsonian Institution as a Wikimedian in Residence in the role of Open Knowledge Coordinator, focusing on the [[:en:Wikipedia:GLAM/Smithsonian Institution/American Womens History Initiative (AWHI)|American Women's History Initiative]]. AWHI focuses on restoring women’s contributions in the narrative of American history, and sharing new resources about women openly to address the gender imbalances found online. Through our Wikipedia efforts, we’re adding women from new curatorial research  onto Wikipedia, Commons, and Wikidata to be shared and remixed by all. * '''Andrew Lih''' joined the Smithsonian in the role of Wikimedian at Large, to set up the infrastructure to share and track the impact of [[d:Wikidata:GLAM/Smithsonian Institution|Smithsonian Open Access collections]] in the Wikimedia ecosystem, to develop tools and workflow for sharing structured data about women at-scale, and to share the open access images and data with key wiki projects. The Wikimedia community has worked with museums and the cultural sector for more than a decade, and this marks the largest collaboration to date. He has previously worked with the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration and the Metropolitan Museum of Art on groundbreaking Wikimedia projects. ==== Projects ==== The work with the AWHI includes compiling lists of notable women whose stories need to be written back into history and shared with an open access policy on Wikimedia projects. [https://womenshistory.si.edu/news/2019/11/because-her-story-funk-list The Funk List] is a spreadsheet of data about women in science crowdsourced with staff and the Smithsonian’s historian. These women contributed significantly to science but were sometimes working alongside husbands on a volunteer basis, or weren’t given the job title they merited. [https://womenshistory.si.edu/news/2020/02/dr-elizabeth-harmon-uncovers-histories-smithsonian-women-science Dr. Liz Harmon], digital curator at Smithsonian Archives and Libraries, has researched and filled in the information gaps in  the list. The goal is to pilot sharing this list as a set to Wikidata to stubs, and investigate ways to connect people across the Smithsonian’s collections with the identifiers accumulated in Wikidata.   Wikidata serves as the core of most Smithsonian-Wikimedia projects. As a multilingual open data platform that is collaboratively edited in the same way as Wikipedia, it is gaining widespread popularity among libraries and museums around the world. Though not as widely known as Wikipedia, Wikidata is utilized by major search engines and online services to maintain knowledge graph databases. ==== Beyond Wikipedia with Wikidata ==== Why the focus on Wikidata? Wikidata is more inclusive and expansive than Wikipedia, as it employs a much lower "notability threshold" for the inclusion of topics. While the largest Wikipedia edition (English) is an impressive 6.2 million articles and growing, [[d:Main page|Wikidata]] contains more than 92 million items encompassing objects, documents, locations, people, or concepts known to humankind. For example, Wikipedia seeks articles written about the most famous painted artworks in the world, whereas [[d:Wikidata:WikiProject sum of all paintings|Wikidata documents]] all of them and currently has more than 500,000 entries. [[File:2020-02 Smithsonian sample image - Knowledge Graph - 2021 Q1.png|thumb|Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative women showing professions and schools attended in Wikidata. (https://w.wiki/zmg)]] The larger range of concepts in Wikidata is a crucial link to establish the online presence of those missing from the historical record, unlocking ability to do powerful creative projects. Mapping of locations, examining a timeline of events or finding connections among people are all easily performed in Wikidata. We are already seeing the benefits of these capabilities, such as seeing patterns and connections for data from the Smithsonian contributions to Wikidata. What were the schools and colleges that were influential in producing leaders in the American women's suffrage movement? What scientific disciplines are well documented in Wikimedia projects and which ones need more Smithsonian content? Wikidata provides ways to easily visualize the knowledge graphs within its structured database, and we are constantly working on interfaces to allow for any user to explore these and to find insights that go beyond our basic understanding of history. ==== Dashboards and reporting ==== Another initiative is to measure the impact of Smithsonian content as delivered through Wikimedia sites. We can reliably examine traffic to specific media files contributed by the Smithsonian and the Wikipedia articles that used them, even if we cannot completely measure all its downstream uses. We are regularly recording statistics about media file usage from the various Smithsonian units, with the goal of pinpointing areas ripe for improvement. [[File:2020-02 Smithsonian sample image - Baglama 2 report - 2020 Q4.png|thumb|In Q4 2020, four out of the top seven images used from Smithsonian Institution Archives on English Wikipedia were of women.]] We are already seeing some interesting results. In Q4 2020, four out of the top seven images used from Smithsonian Institution Archives on English Wikipedia were of women: * scientists Marie Curie, Pauline Gracia Beery Mack, and Barbara McClintock; * African American academic Angela Davis; and * author/advocate Chelsea Clinton This underscores the impact and importance of Smithsonian, and the AWHI in particular, as a supplier of crucial historic information to populate Wikimedia projects. The multimedia assets and the metadata help complete the historic record, with repercussions down the line, to search engines, to voice assistants and to all manner of educational resources. ==== What's next and participation ==== The Smithsonian’s Open Access initiative and the AWHI’s Wikimedia commitment allow us to widely share our collections, across languages and cultures, and offers an opportunity to close the gender and diversity gaps on Wikipedia. Only 18% of biographies on Wikipedia are about women. We are working to change that through the power of Wikidata and community events like Wikipedia meetups and edit-a-thons. * If you’d like to learn more about Wikimedia and editing Wikipedia or Wikidata, join in one of our virtual [[:en:Wikipedia:GLAM/Smithsonian Institution/American Women's History Initiative (AWHI)|AWHI edit-a-thons]]. Events are regularly updated on our calendar or through our email list, sign up here. * You can also examine the work being done with Smithsonian Open Access content at the Wikidata GLAM WikiProject to see [[d:Wikidata:GLAM/Smithsonian Institution|statistics reports and tools]]. === Black History Month === [[w:Wikipedia:Black WikiHistory Month|Blavk WikiHistory Month]] has been active since 2015, and [[w:Wikipedia:Black WikiHistory Month#February 2021|this year's virtual events]] span the United States and beyond, many in cooperation with GLAM institutions. ==== Black Lunch Table/MiA ==== The Minneapolis Institute of Art, Walker Art Center, Weisman Art Museum, The Minnesota Museum of American Art, and Black Lunch Table held a workshop, [[w:Wikipedia:Meetup/Black Lunch Table/MiA|Black Lunch Table/MiA]] ==== Black Lunch Table/CAA ==== College Art Association Annual Conference, and Black Lunch Table held a workshop, [[w:Wikipedia:Meetup/Black Lunch Table/CAA editathon 2021|CAA edit-a-thon 2021]] ==== Writing Black History of the Pacific Northwest into Wikipedia ==== Oregon State University and AfroCROWD held a workshop, [https://guides.library.oregonstate.edu/c.php?g=1114934%7CWriting Writing Black History of the Pacific Northwest into Wikipedia - Edit-a-thon 2021]. There was a dashboard, [https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Oregon_State_University/2021_Black_History_of_the_PNW_with_AfroCROWD_and_Oregon_State_U/home] ==== African Americans in STEM ==== National Museum of African American History and Culture, and blackcomputeHER.org, and Wikimedia DC, held a workshop, [[w:Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/African Americans in STEM Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon|African Americans in STEM Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon]] <gallery mode="packed" heights="200px"> File:African Americans In STEM Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon 2021.pdf </gallery> ==== Black Philly Artists 2021 ==== The [[w:Philadelphia Museum of Art|Philadelphia Museum of Art]] & [[w:Temple University|Temple University]] co-hosted an edit-a-thon for adding information about Black Philly Artists to Wikidata. ==== NYC/AfroCROWD ==== The NY Public Library's [[w:Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture|Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture]], NYU LA Online, and AfroCROWD, with Wikimedia NYC, held a edit-a-thon for the 7th year, this time virtually [[w:Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/AfroCROWD/BlackWikiHistoryMonth21|AfroCROWD/BlackWikiHistoryMonth21]] ==== Black Lunch Table/RutgersFeb2021 ==== Rutgers' University and Black Lunch Table held a workshop, [[w:Wikipedia:Meetup/Black Lunch Table/RutgersFeb2021|RutgersFeb2021]] === Philadelphia WikiSalon === The February meetup of the [[w:Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia|Philadelphia WikiSalon]] celebrated Valentine's Day by discussing how to find and add public domain images from newspapers and other sources to Wikimedia Commons, [[w:Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia/WikiSalon 2021-02-13|WikiSalon 2021-02-13]]. <gallery mode="packed" heights="250px"> File:Codex Manesse Bernger von Horheim.jpg|Codex Manesse Bernger von Horheim </gallery> === PACSCL === The Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries (PACSCL) held a work session to add information from library finding aids to Wikidata, using the [http://dla.library.upenn.edu/dla/pacscl/index.html Philadelphia Area Archives Research Portal]. The session focused on under-represented communities including African Americans and LGBTQIA folks. === San Diego/February 2021 === Wikimedians in San Diego County held a meetup, [[w:Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/February 2021|San Diego/February 2021]] === New [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_National_Agricultural_Library USDA National Agricultural Library] Timeline Celebrates the House Agriculture Committee’s 200th Anniversary === NAL launched a new timeline this month documenting the history of the House Agriculture Committee. [https://www.nal.usda.gov/main/collections/exhibits/houseag200th#event-celebrating-200-years-of-the-us-house-committee-on-agriculture-1820-2020 The timeline] highlights images held within the Public Domain - including some from Wikimedia Commons. <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=February 2021|January 2021|March 2021}}</noinclude> intimrw3nxo87onsng68ap5spki5fso 0 58185 272111 228208 2025-07-08T00:27:54Z CommonsDelinker 14432 Replacing American_University_Edit-a-thon.pdf with [[File:American_University_Scholar_as_Detective_Edit-a-thon_2021.pdf]] (by [[:c:User:CommonsDelinker|CommonsDelinker]] because: [[:c:COM:FR|File renamed]]: clarify). 272111 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/April 2021/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|The Met, Smithsonian, and a busy Edit-a-thon season|By [[User:Fuzheado|Fuzheado]], [[User:KellyDoyle|Kelly Doyle]] & [[User:Slowking4|Slowking4]]}} === Metropolitan Museum of Art activities === ==== MuseWeb 21 talks ==== Jennie Choi and [[User:Fuzheado|Andrew Lih]] presented at the recent MuseWeb 21 conference on "The Power of Wikidata." The talk discussed the open access work the museum has performed since 2017 starting with Wikipedian in Residence [[User:Pharos|Richard Knipel]], and with the projects Andrew and Richard are continuing today in enriching the metadata of artworks and Structured Data on Commons (SDC) (see below). All of this is part of year four of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's [https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access Open Access initiative]. Session details can be found at the [https://museweb2021.sched.com/event/ieDr/professional-forum-the-power-of-wikidata conference schedule], and a full [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1qptIoygVpBMiPkKWmrlK0IMsYDWSZxEhrXE6Y3GNbok/edit?usp=sharingPresentation&#x20;is&#x20;available presentation is available]. ==== Tags and depictions ==== [[File:SDC Met Museum P180 goats search results.png|thumb|Demonstration of searching Met depiction info using SDC haswbstatement:P180=Q2934[P459=Q106429444]]Work continues in adding depiction (P180) statements to Wikidata, taken from the Met's comprehensive 2018 tagging project which added human-curated keywords to hundreds of thousands of their artworks. The Met has successfully mapped all 1099 terms from its basic art tagging vocabulary to specific Wikidata QIDs, making it possible to systematically add high-quality depiction information for all of the Met's artworks in Wikidata and Commons (via structured data). The full vocabulary on Wikidata can be found here via this [https://tabernacle.toolforge.org/?#/tab/sparql/SELECT%20DISTINCT%20%3Fitem%20%0AWHERE%20%0A%7B%0A%20%20%3Fitem%20p%3AP1343%20%5B%0A%20%20%20%20ps%3AP1343%20wd%3AQ106727050%20%3B%20%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20pq%3AP1810%20%3Fmettag%20%5D%20.%0A%20%20SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22%5BAUTO_LANGUAGE%5D%2Cen%22.%20%7D%0A%7D%20ORDER%20BY%20%3Fmettag/Len%3BDen%3BAen%3BP18 TABernacle/SPARQL query] or on Github as the [https://github.com/fuzheado/mettags mettag repository]. Depiction statements are being added to Wikidata and Commons with the qualifier "determination method" (P459) being "Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Initiative" (Q106429444) to distinguish Met-sourced contributions from other depiction statements. Because of the lack of support for reference statements in SDC, the qualifier method was chosen in order to have a consistent way to find these Met-sourced contributions across Wikidata and SDC. However, with further [[wikidata:Wikidata:Requests for permissions/Bot/METbot|discussion]], they plan to add both a reference/source statement and a qualifier, carrying the same content. While a reference is a proper place for this provenance information, the benefit of using a qualifier is the ability to use the basic search box on Mediawiki, since qualifiers are indexed, but source statements are not. For example, on Commons, this search string will find all artwork images depicting "goats" as determined by the Met's tagging initiative (the same will work on Wikidata): <code>[https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?search=haswbstatement%3AP180%3DQ2934%5BP459%3DQ106429444%5D&title=Special%3ASearch&go=Go&ns6=1 <nowiki>haswbstatement:P180=Q2934[P459=Q106429444]</nowiki>]</code> This approach is valuable considering the search capabilities are currently quite weak on SDC right now – the beta search service at http://wcqs-beta.wmflabs.org/ is usually days (and up to a week) behind the current state of Commons. Being able to do a direct search via Wikibase is highly valuable. Side note: Commons can actually handle reference/source statements, though the user interface does not display them, and there is no way to insert such statements for the ordinary user. The only way to add them is via tools like Quickstatements or to use the Mediawiki API. There are no current plans to add source statements to SDC, and the related open Phabricator task discussing this may be of interest: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T230315. === Smithsonian Institution activities === [[File:Smithsonian-ARK-ID object examples from Wikidata.png|thumb|Examples of Smithsonian objects with ARK IDs, from Wikidata SPARQL query <nowiki>https://w.wiki/3Jn6</nowiki>]] Two new Wikidata properties related to Smithsonian were approved and created this month: * [[wikidata:Property:P9493|Artist file at (P9493)]] - For art history, artist files are a special form of vertical file that hold visual art research materials. The property in Wikidata will allow more precise pinpointing of where these materials can be found. Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library, Frick Collection and Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec have already been systematically adding links to Wikidata, with more than 37,000 entries as of this writing. ([https://w.wiki/3Jmv SPARQL query]) * [[wikidata:Property:P9473|Smithsonian ARK ID (P9473)]] - The Smithsonian has adopted a new ARK identifier that can be used down to the digital asset level (image, model, resource). This was proposed by [[User:Fuzheado|Andrew Lih]], Smithsonian Wikimedian at Large, and approved as Smithsonian ARK ID and is being populated by bot based on Smithsonian unit number and accession numbers already in Wikidata. This will complement the Smithsonian resource ID (P7851) already used. An example: ** Basket Dancer *** Wikidata item - https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20452979 *** Smithsonian resource ID - saam_1979.144.13 *** Smithsonian ARK ID - vk7beaeb5cb-5f7b-45fd-9fe3-bb6b70adfbf5 All existing ARK IDs can be seen via this [https://w.wiki/3Jn3 SPARQL query]. ==== Smithsonian Native American Women Edit-a-thon (AWHI & NMAI) ==== The virtual edit-a-thon with the [[:en:National Museum of the American Indian|National Museum of the American Indian]] was held over Zoom and had talks from Cynthia Chavez-Lamar (NMAI Associate Director for Museum Collections and Operations), Anya Montiel (NMAI Curator) and Rachel Menyuk (NMAI Archivist). Kelly Doyle and Andrew Lih led the editing session of more than 20 participants that focused on a "co-pilot" model of training. Kelly and Andrew engaged in a dialog while editing pages on Acosia Red Elk, Andrea Delgado-Olson, Heather Dawn Thompson, and the Ione Band of Miwok Indians, while conversing with subject-level experts from the museum on how to properly describe the membership of individuals in tribes, and how this is reflected in prose and in infoboxes. Attendees later commented on how much they liked this approach of articulating the thought process of Wikipedia editors out loud while editing. We plan to further explore the co-piloting model in future edit-a-thons. With 27 editors in attendance, we edited 33 articles, created 3 new articles, and added 9,000 words to Wikipedia about Native American women. Page: [[:en:Wikipedia:NMAI_Native_American_Women_Edit-a-thon|AWHI/NMAI Edit-a-thon April 23,2021]] ==== Smithsonian AWHI + Wiki Ed Wiki Scholars Course ==== Through a grant from the Newmark Foundation, the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative (AWHI) is working with [https://affiliations.si.edu/ Smithsonian Affiliate] museums throughout the US to add notable women to Wikipedia. The WikiEd Foundation is leading trainings for Affiliate staff through their Wiki Scholars courses. The first round of courses started in April, with 40 Affiliate staff participating in 2 courses. Affiliate staff learning to edit and engage with Wikipedia will create space for increased Wiki activity at GLAMs throughout the country. Two additional courses will be offered later this summer. Affiliate staff taking the course will also contribute to the Smithsonian [https://womenshistory.si.edu/news/2019/11/because-her-story-funk-list list building] project as a component of the course. Each participant will create a list of 10 notable women with metadata, references, etc. so they can be added to Wikidata, Wikipedia, and be used to populate edit-a-thon worklists. After all four courses run, we will have a list of at least 800 new women to add to Wikimedia. === Vaccine Safety Wikipedia Edit-a-thon === KNoW Science, Wikimedia DC, and Wikimedia Mexico held a workshop, [[w:Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Vaccine Safety Wikipedia Edit-a-thon April 2, 2021|Vaccine Safety Wikipedia Edit-a-thon April 2, 2021]] === American University Scholar as Detective === American University and Wikimedia DC held a workshop, [[w:Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/American University Scholar as Detective Edit-a-thon|American University Scholar as Detective Edit-a-thon]] <gallery mode="packed" heights="250px"> File:American University Scholar as Detective Edit-a-thon 2021.pdf|American University Edit-a-thon </gallery> === Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon === Seton Hall University and Wikimedia NYC held a workshop, [https://shu.libcal.com/event/7528016 Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon]. === Sure We Can Earth Day - April 2021 === Sure We Can, and Wikimedia NYC held a workshop, [[w:Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Sure We Can Earth Day - April 2021|Sure We Can Earth Day - April 2021]] === Black Lunch Table === Black Lunch Table and Noircir Wikipédia held a workshop, [[w:Wikipedia:Meetup/Black Lunch Table/online April2021|Black Lunch Table/online April 2021]] === Environmental Health Edit-a-thon for Earth Day === Boston University Libraries hosted a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/BU_Earth_Day_2021 virtual edit-a-thon] on Thursday, April 22nd to celebrate Earth Day. This year's edit-a-thon focused on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_health environmental health]. The event included a presentation by Dr. Diana Ceballos, Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health, on environmental health in Wikipedia. Training for new Wikipedia editors was also provided. During the event, 3.84K words and 57 references were added. 11 articles were edited, including [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Health_Divisions Environmental Health Divisions], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change_and_children|Climate Change and Children], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_parks_in_Boston List of Parks in Boston]. === San Diego/April 2021 === Wikimedians in San Diego County, held a meetup, [[w:Wikipedia:Meetup/San Diego/April 2021|San Diego/April 2021]] === Philadelphia/WikiSalon === Wikimedians of Philadelphia held a WikiSalon, [[w:Wikipedia:Meetup/Philadelphia/WikiSalon 2021-04-10|Philadelphia/WikiSalon 2021-04-10]] === WikiCaribbean/ EarthWeek2021 === Wikimedians of the Caribbean and Afrocrowd held a workshop, [[w:Wikipedia:Meetup/WikiCaribbean/ EarthWeek2021|WikiCaribbean/ EarthWeek2021]] <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=April 2021|March 2021|May 2021}}</noinclude> jf32xpqrhlo0xkzr0preb65tvm8321d 0 64890 272112 246390 2025-07-08T00:28:25Z CommonsDelinker 14432 Replacing Called_to_Create_National_Gallery_of_Art_Edit-a-thon.pdf with [[File:Called_to_Create_National_Gallery_of_Art_Edit-a-thon_2022.pdf]] (by [[:c:User:CommonsDelinker|CommonsDelinker]] because: [[:c:COM:FR|File renamed]]: clarify). 272112 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/September 2022/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|Advocacy and Invention; New Smithsonian WiR; Called to Create; DC Statehood and Home Rule; Annual meeting; Wikipedian in Residence Opportunity at the Pérez Art Museum Miami|By [[User:Slowking4|Slowking4]], [[User:Ocaasi|Ocaasi]], [[User:KellyDoyle|Kelly Doyle]] & [[User:Fuzheado|Andrew Lih]] }} === Advocacy and Invention === The Smithsonian National American History Museum; Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum; Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative; and Wikimedia DC held an online workshop to edit topics around women's advocacy and health topics. [[w:Wikipedia:WikiProject Smithsonian AWHI/Meetup/Advocacy and Invention: A Women's History Edit-a-Thon|Advocacy and Invention: A Women's History Edit-a-Thon]] === New Smithsonian WiR === The Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative (AWHI) and the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center have brought on Mia Cariello as a Wikimedia Coordinator. Cariello will focus on increasing the representation of AAPI women and women-identifying people on Wikimedia projects, building on her previous internship within the AWHI. Read more about the internship [https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/06/30/my-glamorous-introduction-into-the-wikiverse/ here]. She'll be working with Kelly Doyle on this project. Please join us in welcoming [[User:CarCai]]! === Called to Create === The National Gallery of Art, and Wikimedia DC held a workshop, [[w:Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/National Gallery of Art Called to Create Edit-a-thon|National Gallery of Art Called to Create Edit-a-thon]]. <gallery mode="packed" heights="200px"> Call to create 9243499.jpg Called to Create National Gallery of Art Edit-a-thon 2022.pdf Called to create 9243503.jpg </gallery> === DC Statehood and Home Rule === DC History Center and Wikimedia DC postponed a meetup, DC Statehood and Home Rule. === Annual meeting === Wikimedia NYC held an annual meeting, [[w:Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Election 2022|NYC/Election 2022]] ===Wikipedian in Residence Opportunity at the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)=== The Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) is seeking a creative and driven Wikipedian In Residence (WIR) to improve coverage of their collections on Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikidata. PAMM is a modern and contemporary art museum dedicated to collecting and exhibiting international art of the 20th and 21st centuries. The WIR would be helping PAMM establish Wikipedia programming institution-wide. The Wikipedian In Residence will work closely with the digital team at PAMM with access to curators and staff for support and training. On Wikidata, the WIR will add structured data and expand items about painting objects, artists, collections, installations, exhibits, and events. On Wikimedia Commons, photos of living artists will be taken and added with appropriate categorization. On Wikipedia, the WIR will improve articles about PAMM's artists, their key collections, and the notable art movements of which they are a part. The WIR will also engage community through edit-a-thons, virtual events, and staff trainings. --Remote applicants are OK!-- APPLICATIONS OPEN: https://secure5.saashr.com/ta/5CET.careers?ShowJob=302365959 <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=September 2022|August 2022|October 2022}}</noinclude> pjfsbyqfargqg2n21yi7k1ix6ntwhy7 0 70647 272091 270268 2025-07-07T15:04:20Z RZadok 54620 Corrected Wiki In Africa Hour to WikiAfrica Hour. 272091 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/March 2025/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|GLAM in Africa, a Nigerian narrative in knowledge decolonization a case study of Benin City|By [[User:Lutarchitecture|Lutarchitecture]]}} === Report on Activities in the African GLAM Space === Through several Wiki projects focused on conserving and disseminating knowledge from the continent's many cultures, the African GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums) sector has continued to develop. The 43rd episode of WikiAfrica Hour, which addressed the topic of decolonizing knowledge on Wikipedia, was one of the pivotal points in this development. Speakers from Switzerland, Brazil, Cameroon, and Nigeria participated in this significant conversation, each contributing their own viewpoints on the prospects and difficulties of knowledge decolonization within the Wikimedia ecosystem. One of the main conclusions from the discussion was the need to fortify ties between GLAM institutions and Wiki projects throughout Africa. Many African museums, libraries, and cultural institutions house vast amounts of knowledge, but much of this content remains inaccessible online. The discussion examined how Wikipedia and other Wiki projects can serve as powerful tools in enabling Africans to tell their own stories, ensuring that local histories, traditions, and perspectives are accurately represented in global digital knowledge repositories. Speakers emphasized the importance of moving away from historically Eurocentric narratives and toward more inclusive, African-centred content to make knowledge more representative and equitable. These organizations can digitize their archives and make them publicly accessible to a worldwide audience by collaborating with Wikimedia projects. This would guarantee that African histories are written by the people who know them best. The conversation also covered how GLAM can give voice to underrepresented stories. Numerous African tales have historically been either left out or inaccurately depicted in popular historical accounts. Contributors are actively attempting to close this gap by recording oral traditions, lesser-known historical individuals, and regional cultural practices through projects like Wiki Loves Africa, AfroCine, and the Open Heritage movement. By giving communities the ability to decide how their stories are shared and presented, these initiatives aim to empower them in addition to conserving history. Projects like oral history projects, digitization of traditional knowledge, and local content creation offer complementary avenues for ensuring that diverse African narratives are recorded and disseminated, and cooperation between academic institutions, cultural institutions, and Wikimedia communities was identified as a key strategy in accomplishing these goals. Off-wiki projects were also emphasized as being essential in supporting decolonization efforts beyond Wikipedia. All things considered, WikiAfrica Hour's 43rd edition provided a forum for lively conversations about decolonizing knowledge and enhancing GLAM institutions' connections with Wikimedia initiatives in Africa. The discussion reaffirmed the notion that online resources such as Wikipedia can be extremely important in correcting historical injustices and guaranteeing that African knowledge is maintained and disseminated by its possessors. To promote a more inclusive and representative digital environment going forward, Wikimedia communities and GLAM institutions must maintain their engagement to strengthen Africa's voice in international knowledge-sharing forums. For Nigeria, using Benin City as a case study, it was expedient that oral testimonies be given more support, and then partnership with local cultural institutions and press, to help document the oral traditions to readable articles so that they can be cited to enhance validity and reliability. A need for checkmating originality and authenticity of the oral testimonies was a major discourse and the need to verify that the testify or orator has ties to the Heritage or cultural matter being discussed was of great concern affirming that they are locals and have tied to the cultural cum indigenous practice of the place is expedient. <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=March 2025|December 2024|April 2025}}</noinclude> ths2tv4r2xdoxhx20ybmcun6qpousuy 0 71836 272118 272085 2025-07-08T03:46:32Z Giantflightlessbirds 7284 Adding gallery 272118 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2025/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|Wikifying the International Congress of History of Science and Technology; Librarians and Wikipedia; NZ species edit-a-thons|By [[User:DrThneed|DrThneed]], [[User:Giantflightlessbirds|Giantflightlessbirds]], [[User:Winnieswikiworld|Winnieswikiworld]] and [[User:Ambrosia10|Ambrosia10]]}} ===Wikifying the International Congress of History of Science and Technology=== [[File:Affiliations of participants at ICHST 27, from Wikidata 2025-06-26 at 3.35.13 PM.png|thumb|Affiliations of participants at the 27th ICHST, held in Dunedin 29 June – 5 July 2025]] At the beginning of July, [[User:DrThneed|Tamsin Braisher]] and [[User:Giantflightlessbirds|Mike Dickison]] spent a week as official Wikimedians in Residence at the International Congress of History of Science and Technology, a hybrid in-person and virtual event with more than 450 in person attendees. They photographed participants for Wikimedia Commons, attaching those photos to people's entries in Wikidata and Wikipedia pages, and encouraged people to create or improve their ORCID profiles. There were great conversations with researchers wanting to know about students editing Wikipedia as a classroom assignment, how they can improve inaccurate or out of date Wikipedia articles, and different ways they can use Wikidata to enhance their research projects. The Wikimedians interviewed Barbara Hof about her project improving the Wikipedia article science diplomacy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_diplomacy), a great example of a Wikipedia editor and subject experts working together. To see everything Tamsin and Mike have been doing, go to [https://w.wiki/EaUV| Wikifying the ICHST]. This was the third event in Tamsin and Mike's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:DrThneed/Wikifying_a_conference Wikifying a conference] series, and they now look forward to writing a guide to wikifying conferences for other Wikimedians. <gallery mode="packed" caption="Headshots from the ICHST"> File:Erika Milam ICHST 2025 MRD 18.jpg|Erika Milam File:Penelope Hardy ICHST 2025 MRD 19.jpg|Penelope Hardy File:Johannes Mattes ICHST 2025 MRD 14.jpg|Johannes Mattes File:Patrick Charbonneau ICHST 2025 MRD 01.jpg|Patrick Charbonneau File:Richard de Grijs ICHST 2025 MRD 02.jpg|Richard de Grijs File:Adam Sundberg ICHST 2025 MRD 04.jpg|Adam Sundberg File:Edwin Rose ICHST 2025 MRD.jpg|Edwin Rose File:Pascal Marichalar ICHST 2025 MRD.jpg|Pascal Marichalar </gallery> === Librarians and Wikipedia: An Ideal Information Partnership === Auckland Museum Librarians, Madison Pine and Bethany Gwynne have been learning about how they can use their library expertise to contribute to the Wikimedia movement. Read more about their experiences as new editors in the [https://issuu.com/terauoralibrarylife/docs/te_rau_ora_library_life_issue_507_june_2025?fr=xKAE9_zMzMw June issue] of Te Rau Ora Library Life Magazine (page 25). Next month Auckland Museum will be hosting, [https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/visit/whats-on/evenings/women-in-wartime Women in Wartime,] an event supporting the international Women in Red movement, spotlighting those who shaped Aotearoa New Zealand’s wartime history. === New Zealand Species Edit-a-thons === [[File:Wellington Speargrass weevil (Lyperobius huttoni), Seaward Kaikoura Range.jpg|thumb|Wellington Speargrass weevil (''Lyperobius huttoni'').]] Over two Saturdays in August, experienced editors in Wellington will be running Wikipedia edit-a-thons to create and improve articles focused on Aotearoa New Zealand's unique native flora and fauna. All are welcome to contribute to this effort. For those that wish to attend in person bookings are required with a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koha%20(custom) koha] of $5 each day attended. The events will be held on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Wellington/Meetup_NZ_Species_editathon_2_August_2025 Saturday the 2nd] & [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Wellington/NZ_Species_editathon_9_August_2025 Saturday the 9th of August 2025] at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Ctari-Wilton%27s_Bush Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush], Wellington.<br> Book at [https://events.humanitix.com/nz-species-editathon-wellington events.humanitix.com/nz-species-editathon-wellington] The organisers would like to encourage anyone interested in expanding New Zealand species articles in any language Wikipedia to contribute. <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=June 2025}}</noinclude> k3n036nttob68i1bvn0dms7unygkf5y 272119 272118 2025-07-08T03:48:16Z Giantflightlessbirds 7284 Switching out a photo 272119 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2025/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|Wikifying the International Congress of History of Science and Technology; Librarians and Wikipedia; NZ species edit-a-thons|By [[User:DrThneed|DrThneed]], [[User:Giantflightlessbirds|Giantflightlessbirds]], [[User:Winnieswikiworld|Winnieswikiworld]] and [[User:Ambrosia10|Ambrosia10]]}} ===Wikifying the International Congress of History of Science and Technology=== [[File:Affiliations of participants at ICHST 27, from Wikidata 2025-06-26 at 3.35.13 PM.png|thumb|Affiliations of participants at the 27th ICHST, held in Dunedin 29 June – 5 July 2025]] At the beginning of July, [[User:DrThneed|Tamsin Braisher]] and [[User:Giantflightlessbirds|Mike Dickison]] spent a week as official Wikimedians in Residence at the International Congress of History of Science and Technology, a hybrid in-person and virtual event with more than 450 in person attendees. They photographed participants for Wikimedia Commons, attaching those photos to people's entries in Wikidata and Wikipedia pages, and encouraged people to create or improve their ORCID profiles. There were great conversations with researchers wanting to know about students editing Wikipedia as a classroom assignment, how they can improve inaccurate or out of date Wikipedia articles, and different ways they can use Wikidata to enhance their research projects. The Wikimedians interviewed Barbara Hof about her project improving the Wikipedia article science diplomacy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_diplomacy), a great example of a Wikipedia editor and subject experts working together. To see everything Tamsin and Mike have been doing, go to [https://w.wiki/EaUV| Wikifying the ICHST]. This was the third event in Tamsin and Mike's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:DrThneed/Wikifying_a_conference Wikifying a conference] series, and they now look forward to writing a guide to wikifying conferences for other Wikimedians. <gallery mode="packed" caption="Headshots from the ICHST"> File:Erika Milam ICHST 2025 MRD 18.jpg|Erika Milam File:Penelope Hardy ICHST 2025 MRD 19.jpg|Penelope Hardy File:Johannes Mattes ICHST 2025 MRD 14.jpg|Johannes Mattes File:Patrick Charbonneau ICHST 2025 MRD 01.jpg|Patrick Charbonneau File:Malcolm Rutherford ICHST 2025 MRD 08.jpg|Malcolm Rutherford File:Adam Sundberg ICHST 2025 MRD 04.jpg|Adam Sundberg File:Edwin Rose ICHST 2025 MRD.jpg|Edwin Rose File:Pascal Marichalar ICHST 2025 MRD.jpg|Pascal Marichalar </gallery> === Librarians and Wikipedia: An Ideal Information Partnership === Auckland Museum Librarians, Madison Pine and Bethany Gwynne have been learning about how they can use their library expertise to contribute to the Wikimedia movement. Read more about their experiences as new editors in the [https://issuu.com/terauoralibrarylife/docs/te_rau_ora_library_life_issue_507_june_2025?fr=xKAE9_zMzMw June issue] of Te Rau Ora Library Life Magazine (page 25). Next month Auckland Museum will be hosting, [https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/visit/whats-on/evenings/women-in-wartime Women in Wartime,] an event supporting the international Women in Red movement, spotlighting those who shaped Aotearoa New Zealand’s wartime history. === New Zealand Species Edit-a-thons === [[File:Wellington Speargrass weevil (Lyperobius huttoni), Seaward Kaikoura Range.jpg|thumb|Wellington Speargrass weevil (''Lyperobius huttoni'').]] Over two Saturdays in August, experienced editors in Wellington will be running Wikipedia edit-a-thons to create and improve articles focused on Aotearoa New Zealand's unique native flora and fauna. All are welcome to contribute to this effort. For those that wish to attend in person bookings are required with a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koha%20(custom) koha] of $5 each day attended. The events will be held on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Wellington/Meetup_NZ_Species_editathon_2_August_2025 Saturday the 2nd] & [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Wellington/NZ_Species_editathon_9_August_2025 Saturday the 9th of August 2025] at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Ctari-Wilton%27s_Bush Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush], Wellington.<br> Book at [https://events.humanitix.com/nz-species-editathon-wellington events.humanitix.com/nz-species-editathon-wellington] The organisers would like to encourage anyone interested in expanding New Zealand species articles in any language Wikipedia to contribute. <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=June 2025}}</noinclude> 2gyc97w78txk38poq8aifq0nymycyee 272120 272119 2025-07-08T03:49:32Z Giantflightlessbirds 7284 Another switch 272120 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2025/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|Wikifying the International Congress of History of Science and Technology; Librarians and Wikipedia; NZ species edit-a-thons|By [[User:DrThneed|DrThneed]], [[User:Giantflightlessbirds|Giantflightlessbirds]], [[User:Winnieswikiworld|Winnieswikiworld]] and [[User:Ambrosia10|Ambrosia10]]}} ===Wikifying the International Congress of History of Science and Technology=== [[File:Affiliations of participants at ICHST 27, from Wikidata 2025-06-26 at 3.35.13 PM.png|thumb|Affiliations of participants at the 27th ICHST, held in Dunedin 29 June – 5 July 2025]] At the beginning of July, [[User:DrThneed|Tamsin Braisher]] and [[User:Giantflightlessbirds|Mike Dickison]] spent a week as official Wikimedians in Residence at the International Congress of History of Science and Technology, a hybrid in-person and virtual event with more than 450 in person attendees. They photographed participants for Wikimedia Commons, attaching those photos to people's entries in Wikidata and Wikipedia pages, and encouraged people to create or improve their ORCID profiles. There were great conversations with researchers wanting to know about students editing Wikipedia as a classroom assignment, how they can improve inaccurate or out of date Wikipedia articles, and different ways they can use Wikidata to enhance their research projects. The Wikimedians interviewed Barbara Hof about her project improving the Wikipedia article science diplomacy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_diplomacy), a great example of a Wikipedia editor and subject experts working together. To see everything Tamsin and Mike have been doing, go to [https://w.wiki/EaUV| Wikifying the ICHST]. This was the third event in Tamsin and Mike's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:DrThneed/Wikifying_a_conference Wikifying a conference] series, and they now look forward to writing a guide to wikifying conferences for other Wikimedians. <gallery mode="packed" caption="Headshots from the ICHST"> File:Erika Milam ICHST 2025 MRD 18.jpg|Erika Milam File:Penelope Hardy ICHST 2025 MRD 19.jpg|Penelope Hardy File:Johannes Mattes ICHST 2025 MRD 14.jpg|Johannes Mattes File:Ruth Barton ICHST 2025 MRD 03.jpg|Ruth Barton File:Malcolm Rutherford ICHST 2025 MRD 08.jpg|Malcolm Rutherford File:Adam Sundberg ICHST 2025 MRD 04.jpg|Adam Sundberg File:Edwin Rose ICHST 2025 MRD.jpg|Edwin Rose File:Pascal Marichalar ICHST 2025 MRD.jpg|Pascal Marichalar </gallery> === Librarians and Wikipedia: An Ideal Information Partnership === Auckland Museum Librarians, Madison Pine and Bethany Gwynne have been learning about how they can use their library expertise to contribute to the Wikimedia movement. Read more about their experiences as new editors in the [https://issuu.com/terauoralibrarylife/docs/te_rau_ora_library_life_issue_507_june_2025?fr=xKAE9_zMzMw June issue] of Te Rau Ora Library Life Magazine (page 25). Next month Auckland Museum will be hosting, [https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/visit/whats-on/evenings/women-in-wartime Women in Wartime,] an event supporting the international Women in Red movement, spotlighting those who shaped Aotearoa New Zealand’s wartime history. === New Zealand Species Edit-a-thons === [[File:Wellington Speargrass weevil (Lyperobius huttoni), Seaward Kaikoura Range.jpg|thumb|Wellington Speargrass weevil (''Lyperobius huttoni'').]] Over two Saturdays in August, experienced editors in Wellington will be running Wikipedia edit-a-thons to create and improve articles focused on Aotearoa New Zealand's unique native flora and fauna. All are welcome to contribute to this effort. For those that wish to attend in person bookings are required with a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koha%20(custom) koha] of $5 each day attended. The events will be held on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Wellington/Meetup_NZ_Species_editathon_2_August_2025 Saturday the 2nd] & [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Wellington/NZ_Species_editathon_9_August_2025 Saturday the 9th of August 2025] at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Ctari-Wilton%27s_Bush Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush], Wellington.<br> Book at [https://events.humanitix.com/nz-species-editathon-wellington events.humanitix.com/nz-species-editathon-wellington] The organisers would like to encourage anyone interested in expanding New Zealand species articles in any language Wikipedia to contribute. <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=June 2025}}</noinclude> hvqvgtwve9oavkne0ruvuhmcyd7pdjv 272121 272120 2025-07-08T04:02:44Z Giantflightlessbirds 7284 Added sketchnote 272121 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2025/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|Wikifying the International Congress of History of Science and Technology; Librarians and Wikipedia; NZ species edit-a-thons|By [[User:DrThneed|DrThneed]], [[User:Giantflightlessbirds|Giantflightlessbirds]], [[User:Winnieswikiworld|Winnieswikiworld]] and [[User:Ambrosia10|Ambrosia10]]}} ===Wikifying the International Congress of History of Science and Technology=== [[File:Affiliations of participants at ICHST 27, from Wikidata 2025-06-26 at 3.35.13 PM.png|thumb|Affiliations of participants at the 27th ICHST, held in Dunedin 29 June – 5 July 2025]] [[File:Sketchnotes by Mike Dickison for ICHST 2025.jpg|thumb|Congress sketchnotes by Giantflightlessbirds]] At the beginning of July, [[User:DrThneed|Tamsin Braisher]] and [[User:Giantflightlessbirds|Mike Dickison]] spent a week as official Wikimedians in Residence at the International Congress of History of Science and Technology, a hybrid in-person and virtual event with more than 450 in person attendees. They photographed participants for Wikimedia Commons, attaching those photos to people's entries in Wikidata and Wikipedia pages, and encouraged people to create or improve their ORCID profiles. There were great conversations with researchers wanting to know about students editing Wikipedia as a classroom assignment, how they can improve inaccurate or out of date Wikipedia articles, and different ways they can use Wikidata to enhance their research projects. The Wikimedians interviewed Barbara Hof about her project improving the Wikipedia article science diplomacy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_diplomacy), a great example of a Wikipedia editor and subject experts working together. During the event Mike took "sketchnotes" on an atrium whiteboard to let attendees see what the Wikimedians were up to; for a detailed log of everything achieved, see [https://w.wiki/EaUV| Wikifying the ICHST]. This was the third event in Tamsin and Mike's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:DrThneed/Wikifying_a_conference Wikifying a conference] series, and they now look forward to writing a guide to wikifying conferences for other Wikimedians. <gallery mode="packed" caption="Headshots from the ICHST"> File:Erika Milam ICHST 2025 MRD 18.jpg|Erika Milam File:Penelope Hardy ICHST 2025 MRD 19.jpg|Penelope Hardy File:Johannes Mattes ICHST 2025 MRD 14.jpg|Johannes Mattes File:Ruth Barton ICHST 2025 MRD 03.jpg|Ruth Barton File:Malcolm Rutherford ICHST 2025 MRD 08.jpg|Malcolm Rutherford File:Adam Sundberg ICHST 2025 MRD 04.jpg|Adam Sundberg File:Edwin Rose ICHST 2025 MRD.jpg|Edwin Rose File:Pascal Marichalar ICHST 2025 MRD.jpg|Pascal Marichalar </gallery> === Librarians and Wikipedia: An Ideal Information Partnership === Auckland Museum Librarians, Madison Pine and Bethany Gwynne have been learning about how they can use their library expertise to contribute to the Wikimedia movement. Read more about their experiences as new editors in the [https://issuu.com/terauoralibrarylife/docs/te_rau_ora_library_life_issue_507_june_2025?fr=xKAE9_zMzMw June issue] of Te Rau Ora Library Life Magazine (page 25). Next month Auckland Museum will be hosting, [https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/visit/whats-on/evenings/women-in-wartime Women in Wartime,] an event supporting the international Women in Red movement, spotlighting those who shaped Aotearoa New Zealand’s wartime history. === New Zealand Species Edit-a-thons === [[File:Wellington Speargrass weevil (Lyperobius huttoni), Seaward Kaikoura Range.jpg|thumb|Wellington Speargrass weevil (''Lyperobius huttoni'').]] Over two Saturdays in August, experienced editors in Wellington will be running Wikipedia edit-a-thons to create and improve articles focused on Aotearoa New Zealand's unique native flora and fauna. All are welcome to contribute to this effort. For those that wish to attend in person bookings are required with a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koha%20(custom) koha] of $5 each day attended. The events will be held on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Wellington/Meetup_NZ_Species_editathon_2_August_2025 Saturday the 2nd] & [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Wellington/NZ_Species_editathon_9_August_2025 Saturday the 9th of August 2025] at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Ctari-Wilton%27s_Bush Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush], Wellington.<br> Book at [https://events.humanitix.com/nz-species-editathon-wellington events.humanitix.com/nz-species-editathon-wellington] The organisers would like to encourage anyone interested in expanding New Zealand species articles in any language Wikipedia to contribute. <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=June 2025}}</noinclude> g8syl7ujtfe2w4jr9haozf0rlbwlyxq 272122 272121 2025-07-08T04:14:50Z Giantflightlessbirds 7284 Expanding and links 272122 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2025/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|Wikifying the International Congress of History of Science and Technology; Librarians and Wikipedia; NZ species edit-a-thons|By [[User:DrThneed|DrThneed]], [[User:Giantflightlessbirds|Giantflightlessbirds]], [[User:Winnieswikiworld|Winnieswikiworld]] and [[User:Ambrosia10|Ambrosia10]]}} ===Wikifying the International Congress of History of Science and Technology=== [[File:Affiliations of participants at ICHST 27, from Wikidata 2025-06-26 at 3.35.13 PM.png|thumb|Affiliations of participants at the 27th ICHST, held in Dunedin 29 June – 5 July 2025]] [[File:Sketchnotes by Mike Dickison for ICHST 2025.jpg|thumb|Congress sketchnotes by Giantflightlessbirds]] At the beginning of July, [[User:DrThneed|Tamsin Braisher]] and [[User:Giantflightlessbirds|Mike Dickison]] spent a week as official Wikimedians in Residence at the [https://www.ichst2025.org/ International Congress of History of Science and Technology], a hybrid in-person and virtual event with more than 450 in-person attendees. Using a basic photo booth setup with a small LED light on a tripod reflected off the back of a conference banner, they photographed participants for Wikimedia Commons, attaching those photos to people's entries in Wikidata and Wikipedia pages. One or both Wikimedians staffed a table, where they walked people through creating or improving their ORCID profiles, checked Wikipedia articles about researchers or their areas of interest, and explained how Wikipedia worked. There were excellent conversations with researchers wanting to know about students editing Wikipedia as a classroom assignment, how they can improve inaccurate or out-of-date Wikipedia articles, and different ways they could use Wikidata to enhance their research projects. The Wikimedians also attended some of the presentations, which identified several topics that could be the basis for Wikipedia collaborations between researchers and the editing communities in their own countries. The Wikimedians interviewed Barbara Hof (User:STANDPROFILE), a historian who has also been an editor since 2009, about her project improving the Wikipedia article [[:en:science diplomacy]], a great example of a Wikipedia editor and subject experts working together. During the event Mike took [[:en:Sketchnoting|sketchnotes]] on an atrium whiteboard to let attendees see what the Wikimedians were up to; for a detailed log of everything achieved, see [https://w.wiki/EaUV| Wikifying the ICHST]. This was the third event in Tamsin and Mike's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:DrThneed/Wikifying_a_conference Wikifying a conference] series, and they now look forward to writing a guide to wikifying conferences for other Wikimedians. <gallery mode="packed" caption="Headshots from the ICHST"> File:Erika Milam ICHST 2025 MRD 18.jpg|Erika Milam File:Penelope Hardy ICHST 2025 MRD 19.jpg|Penelope Hardy File:Johannes Mattes ICHST 2025 MRD 14.jpg|Johannes Mattes File:Ruth Barton ICHST 2025 MRD 03.jpg|Ruth Barton File:Malcolm Rutherford ICHST 2025 MRD 08.jpg|Malcolm Rutherford File:Adam Sundberg ICHST 2025 MRD 04.jpg|Adam Sundberg File:Edwin Rose ICHST 2025 MRD.jpg|Edwin Rose File:Pascal Marichalar ICHST 2025 MRD.jpg|Pascal Marichalar </gallery> === Librarians and Wikipedia: An Ideal Information Partnership === Auckland Museum Librarians, Madison Pine and Bethany Gwynne have been learning about how they can use their library expertise to contribute to the Wikimedia movement. Read more about their experiences as new editors in the [https://issuu.com/terauoralibrarylife/docs/te_rau_ora_library_life_issue_507_june_2025?fr=xKAE9_zMzMw June issue] of Te Rau Ora Library Life Magazine (page 25). Next month Auckland Museum will be hosting, [https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/visit/whats-on/evenings/women-in-wartime Women in Wartime,] an event supporting the international Women in Red movement, spotlighting those who shaped Aotearoa New Zealand’s wartime history. === New Zealand Species Edit-a-thons === [[File:Wellington Speargrass weevil (Lyperobius huttoni), Seaward Kaikoura Range.jpg|thumb|Wellington Speargrass weevil (''Lyperobius huttoni'').]] Over two Saturdays in August, experienced editors in Wellington will be running Wikipedia edit-a-thons to create and improve articles focused on Aotearoa New Zealand's unique native flora and fauna. All are welcome to contribute to this effort. For those that wish to attend in person bookings are required with a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koha%20(custom) koha] of $5 each day attended. The events will be held on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Wellington/Meetup_NZ_Species_editathon_2_August_2025 Saturday the 2nd] & [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Wellington/NZ_Species_editathon_9_August_2025 Saturday the 9th of August 2025] at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Ctari-Wilton%27s_Bush Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush], Wellington.<br> Book at [https://events.humanitix.com/nz-species-editathon-wellington events.humanitix.com/nz-species-editathon-wellington] The organisers would like to encourage anyone interested in expanding New Zealand species articles in any language Wikipedia to contribute. <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=June 2025}}</noinclude> qjaf826g87ngxfhc6mcpjj8gbiyofmj 272123 272122 2025-07-08T04:15:47Z Giantflightlessbirds 7284 punctuation 272123 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2025/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|Wikifying the International Congress of History of Science and Technology; Librarians and Wikipedia; NZ species edit-a-thons|By [[User:DrThneed|DrThneed]], [[User:Giantflightlessbirds|Giantflightlessbirds]], [[User:Winnieswikiworld|Winnieswikiworld]] and [[User:Ambrosia10|Ambrosia10]]}} ===Wikifying the International Congress of History of Science and Technology=== [[File:Affiliations of participants at ICHST 27, from Wikidata 2025-06-26 at 3.35.13 PM.png|thumb|Affiliations of participants at the 27th ICHST, held in Dunedin 29 June – 5 July 2025]] [[File:Sketchnotes by Mike Dickison for ICHST 2025.jpg|thumb|Congress sketchnotes by Giantflightlessbirds]] At the beginning of July, [[User:DrThneed|Tamsin Braisher]] and [[User:Giantflightlessbirds|Mike Dickison]] spent a week as official Wikimedians in Residence at the [https://www.ichst2025.org/ International Congress of History of Science and Technology], a hybrid in-person and virtual event with more than 450 in-person attendees. Using a basic photo booth setup with a small LED light on a tripod reflected off the back of a conference banner, they photographed participants for Wikimedia Commons, attaching those photos to people's entries in Wikidata and Wikipedia pages. One or both Wikimedians staffed a table, where they walked people through creating or improving their ORCID profiles, checked Wikipedia articles about researchers or their areas of interest, and explained how Wikipedia worked. There were excellent conversations with researchers wanting to know about students editing Wikipedia as a classroom assignment, how they can improve inaccurate or out-of-date Wikipedia articles, and different ways they could use Wikidata to enhance their research projects. The Wikimedians also attended some of the presentations, which identified several topics that could be the basis for Wikipedia collaborations between researchers and the editing communities in their own countries. The Wikimedians interviewed Barbara Hof (User:STANDPROFILE), a historian who has also been an editor since 2009, about her project improving the Wikipedia article [[:en:science diplomacy]], a great example of a Wikipedia editor and subject experts working together. During the event Mike took [[:en:Sketchnoting|sketchnotes]] on an atrium whiteboard to let attendees see what the Wikimedians were up to; for a detailed log of everything achieved, see [https://w.wiki/EaUV| Wikifying the ICHST]. This was the third event in Tamsin and Mike's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:DrThneed/Wikifying_a_conference Wikifying a conference] series, and they now look forward to writing a guide to wikifying conferences for other Wikimedians. <gallery mode="packed" caption="Headshots from the ICHST"> File:Erika Milam ICHST 2025 MRD 18.jpg|Erika Milam File:Penelope Hardy ICHST 2025 MRD 19.jpg|Penelope Hardy File:Johannes Mattes ICHST 2025 MRD 14.jpg|Johannes Mattes File:Ruth Barton ICHST 2025 MRD 03.jpg|Ruth Barton File:Malcolm Rutherford ICHST 2025 MRD 08.jpg|Malcolm Rutherford File:Adam Sundberg ICHST 2025 MRD 04.jpg|Adam Sundberg File:Edwin Rose ICHST 2025 MRD.jpg|Edwin Rose File:Pascal Marichalar ICHST 2025 MRD.jpg|Pascal Marichalar </gallery> === Librarians and Wikipedia: An Ideal Information Partnership === Auckland Museum Librarians Madison Pine and Bethany Gwynne have been learning about how they can use their library expertise to contribute to the Wikimedia movement. Read more about their experiences as new editors in the [https://issuu.com/terauoralibrarylife/docs/te_rau_ora_library_life_issue_507_june_2025?fr=xKAE9_zMzMw June issue] of ''Te Rau Ora Library Life'' magazine (page 25). Next month Auckland Museum will be hosting [https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/visit/whats-on/evenings/women-in-wartime Women in Wartime,] an event supporting the international Women in Red movement, spotlighting those who shaped Aotearoa New Zealand’s wartime history. === New Zealand Species Edit-a-thons === [[File:Wellington Speargrass weevil (Lyperobius huttoni), Seaward Kaikoura Range.jpg|thumb|Wellington Speargrass weevil (''Lyperobius huttoni'').]] Over two Saturdays in August, experienced editors in Wellington will be running Wikipedia edit-a-thons to create and improve articles focused on Aotearoa New Zealand's unique native flora and fauna. All are welcome to contribute to this effort. For those that wish to attend in person bookings are required with a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koha%20(custom) koha] of $5 each day attended. The events will be held on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Wellington/Meetup_NZ_Species_editathon_2_August_2025 Saturday the 2nd] & [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Wellington/NZ_Species_editathon_9_August_2025 Saturday the 9th of August 2025] at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Ctari-Wilton%27s_Bush Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush], Wellington.<br> Book at [https://events.humanitix.com/nz-species-editathon-wellington events.humanitix.com/nz-species-editathon-wellington] The organisers would like to encourage anyone interested in expanding New Zealand species articles in any language Wikipedia to contribute. <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=June 2025}}</noinclude> oakyj14bnwoj5nsh0koa1x497nd5qfs 0 71838 272092 272065 2025-07-07T16:11:54Z MartinPoulter 647 supply the number of image views 272092 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2025/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|New Featured Pictures|By [[User:MartinPoulter|MartinPoulter]]}} === Khalili Foundation === [[File:Instrument Case with Shuttered Mirror by Muhammad Baqir, Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, laq-0011-front.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Instrument Case with Shuttered Mirror by Muhammad Baqir, a new Featured Picture]] There were two Featured Picture awards this month for images from the Khalili Collection of Islamic Art. On Wikimedia Commons, a unanimous decision of ten judges gave the award to [[:File:Instrument Case with Shuttered Mirror by Muhammad Baqir, Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, laq-0011-front.jpg|Instrument Case with Shuttered Mirror by Muhammad Baqir]]. As a result, it was added to [[:commons:Commons:Featured_pictures/Non-photographic_media/People#Groups|the gallery of non-photographic media of people in groups]]. This puts Muhammad Baqir's work alongside some of the world’s most famous paintings, including works by Degas, Renoir, Manet, Rembrandt, and Hopper. This is the fifth Featured Picture award on Commons for the Khalili Collections. On Arabic Wikipedia, a Tunisian gold dinar was given Featured Picture status by a unanimous decision of eight judges. The image is used to illustrate the [[:w:ar:العملات_الفاطمية|Fatimid coinage]] article in four different language versions of Wikipedia. It ran on the front page of Arabic Wikipedia as [[:ar:قالب:صورة_اليوم_المختارة/2025-06-21|Picture Of The Day on 21 June]], when the front page had 48,000 visitors. This is the tenth image from the Khalili Collections to get a Featured Picture award on Arabic Wikipedia. In total there have been 23 awards for Khalili Collections images during this project. [[File:Khalili_Collection_Islamic_Art_av_964.jpg|thumb|right|Tunisian gold dinar: recent Picture Of The Day on Arabic Wikipedia]] A month ago, volunteers had just begun French translations of [[:w:fr:Collection Khalili d'art islamique|Khalili Collection of Islamic Art]] and [[:w:fr:Collection Khalili du Hajj et des arts du pèlerinage|Khalili Collection of Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage]]. Those are now complete. There continue to be new translations of articles I created. This month we have: # a short summary of the Musa va 'Uj article [[:w:fa:موسی_و_عوج|in Persian]] (the 4th language for this article) # the Dar al-Kiswa article fully translated [[:w:ar:دار_الكسوة|into Arabic]] (the 3rd language for this article) # the Heaven on Earth: Art from Islamic Lands article fully translated [[:w:ar:الجنة_على_الأرض:_الفن_من_الأراضي_الإسلامية|into Arabic]] (the 3rd language for this article) # the Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam article fully translated [[:w:ar:الحج:_رحلة_إلى_قلب_الإسلام|into Arabic]] (the 5th language for this article) This brings the total new articles resulting from this project to 85, 15 of which are in Arabic. The Egyptian Arabic Wikipedia has a newly translated article, [[:w:arz:متاحف_الفن_الاسلامى|List of museums of Islamic Art]]. It includes a lot of content that I added to the English version, including entries for the two relevant Khalili Collections. Arabic Wikipedia has a [[:w:ar:قميص_مطلسم|new translation of the Talismanic Shirt article]], including two images from the Khalili Collections. I submitted a talk for the Museums+Tech Conference (happening in December) about how the Khalili Collections/Wikimedia UK partnership is a model for how heritage institutions can use their collections to fill cultural gaps on Wikipedia. This submission will now go through anonymous review. The [[:w:en:Plácido Zuloaga|Plácido Zuloaga]] article was linked from the [[:w:en:Wikipedia:Selected_anniversaries/July_1?oldid=1297646968|"On This Day" section of the English Wikipedia home page]] on July 1, the anniversary of his death. This resulted in 2,900 extra views in a 24 hour period. Most work this month has been on the UNESCO Memory of the World International Register, about which there is [[:outreach:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2025/Contents/Memory_of_the_World_report|a separate report]]. There are no new image uploads this month. I am gradually working on a new article about Islamic Metalwork. The stats server gives 4,684,135 image views this month. === Heading 2 === <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=June 2025}}</noinclude> mgbxi62sl9wtbyhys85bnpnzco6kamp 0 71840 272094 272086 2025-07-07T20:43:45Z Ambrosia10 11199 adding transition update 272094 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2025/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|LivingData2025 and Women Genera paper|By [[User:Ambrosia10|Ambrosia10]]}} ===BHL Transition update=== As a result of the Smithsonian no longer hosting the administrative functions of BHL from 1 January 2026 ([https://blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2025/04/new-future-for-bhl.html see this announcement]), BHL has released a [https://about.biodiversitylibrary.org/call-for-support/ call for support] which has been shared widely by many BHL collaborators/champions across various networks. If you are aware of any institution that may be interested in hosting BHL please share that information with them. ===LivingData2025 Conference=== The session being organised by Anabela Plos and BHL’s Wikimedian in Residence Tiago Lubiana titled ''Wikimedia and Biodiversity Data: A Mutualistic Relationship in the Open Knowledge Ecosystem'' has had an increase in time allocated for presentations.<br> [[User:Ambrosia10|Ambrosia10's]] abstract submitted to this session titled “Integrating research expedition data from the Biodiversity Heritage Library into the Wikiverse” has been accepted. ===Paper published based on BHL powered research=== A paper by [[User:Ambrosia10|Ambrosia10]], [[User:S.v.Mering|S.v.Mering]] and other collaborators titled ''[https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.70050 The women honoured in flowering plant genera: From myth to reality]'' has been published. BHL played a significant role by providing access to the scientific publications we used to confirm the naming of these plants. This paper is the analysis of the dataset we created based on that research. <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=June 2025}}</noinclude> 6d7t49f9f2ziojilhi8nj0h9s9ejkqo 272109 272094 2025-07-08T00:19:06Z Ambrosia10 11199 editing title 272109 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2025/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|BHL Transition update, LivingData2025 and Women Genera paper|By [[User:Ambrosia10|Ambrosia10]]}} ===BHL Transition update=== As a result of the Smithsonian no longer hosting the administrative functions of BHL from 1 January 2026 ([https://blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2025/04/new-future-for-bhl.html see this announcement]), BHL has released a [https://about.biodiversitylibrary.org/call-for-support/ call for support] which has been shared widely by many BHL collaborators/champions across various networks. If you are aware of any institution that may be interested in hosting BHL please share that information with them. ===LivingData2025 Conference=== The session being organised by Anabela Plos and BHL’s Wikimedian in Residence Tiago Lubiana titled ''Wikimedia and Biodiversity Data: A Mutualistic Relationship in the Open Knowledge Ecosystem'' has had an increase in time allocated for presentations.<br> [[User:Ambrosia10|Ambrosia10's]] abstract submitted to this session titled “Integrating research expedition data from the Biodiversity Heritage Library into the Wikiverse” has been accepted. ===Paper published based on BHL powered research=== A paper by [[User:Ambrosia10|Ambrosia10]], [[User:S.v.Mering|S.v.Mering]] and other collaborators titled ''[https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.70050 The women honoured in flowering plant genera: From myth to reality]'' has been published. BHL played a significant role by providing access to the scientific publications we used to confirm the naming of these plants. This paper is the analysis of the dataset we created based on that research. <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=June 2025}}</noinclude> scj5wn98jvvjxymyvo4udatdfkw5ual 0 71843 272125 272077 2025-07-08T09:56:02Z Beat Estermann 1772 copyediting 272125 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2025/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|International Archives Week 2025; SAPA Performing Arts; GLAM Meeting Biel/Bienne|By [[User:Medea7|Medea7 WMCH]]}} === International Archives Week 2025 === [[File:Attention à l'écart.webm|thumb|Attention à l'écart]] The International Archives Week had the subject [https://www.ica.org/event/international-archives-week-2025-archivesareaccessible-archives-for-everyone// accessibilty, archives for everyone]. Running from the 9th until the 13th of June it is a celebration of the work done in archives. Wikimedia CH hostet a panel discussion on the different approaches of archiving and digitizing. Archiving practice can be complex regarding the different working ways. Looking into the past might change the view of today. With artistic practice objects can be put up to life by putting past objects in relation with today's reality. An editathon on a theme that is presented and worked on by scientists can be fruitful for both sides: wikimedians and institution. The goals and the ideas can be found on the [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/International_Archives_Week_2025 project page]. <br /> <div style="clear:both;"></div> === SAPA Performing Arts === [[File:Mor 04 01 05 003.jpg|150px|left|Noemi Lapzeson]] The [https://wikimedia.ch/en/news/a-thousand-historic-theater-images-new-on-wikimedia-commons/ SAPA project] is getting bigger. Wikidata items will be linked with the images on commons. As performing arts is a fluid medium that disappears normally straight after the performance this project makes it more durable. For the Wiki projects it can be quite inspiring as it puts human life into tech platforms in a more traditional way refering to human values in the performing arts. The SAPA archive is community based and works also with volunteers. Showing the theatre and performance history can be helpful for understanding today's performance practice.<br> Once GLAM institutions have entered open licensed data and media they will be shown in the [https://stats.wikimedia.swiss/ Cassandra GLAM statistical tool] that maps the landscape of Swiss cultural institutions. <br /> <div style="clear:both;"></div> === GLAM Meeting Biel/Bienne === [[File:Workshop in a cultural institution.jpg|250px|right|workshop in a cultural institution]] As last event of the [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM_in_Biel/Bienne GLAM meeting series] we did a workshop with ceramics together inviting also the director of the museum. The idea was to connect not only via laptops but also as human beings. Together several objects referring to masks were created. While working on the objects conversations on personal stories and experiences refering to the creating object were told. Shifting perspectives creates a space for reflecting on the diversity of value systems and knowledge forms. It offers an opportunity to rethink the familiar, challenge ingrained habits, and open up possibilities for structural and societal change. In a contemplative atmosphere of shared practice, solidarity can be strengthen by practice, exchanging, and reflection. <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=June 2025}}</noinclude> pmiozwj8nfo467mkhdgtauow0jrm1ni 0 71847 272090 272089 2025-07-07T12:56:54Z DMontagne en résidence 53561 corr 272090 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2025/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|WiR and science&GLAM tour in France|By [[User:DMontagne en résidence|DMontagne en résidence]]}} === Wikimedians in Residence, GLAM and the project "Wikifier la science" === For two years, two times three Wikimedian in Residence [[w:fr:Projet:Wikifier_la_science|trained researchers on Wikimedia projects]]. They carried out several actions with GLAM. These actions were presented at the [[m:WikiCamp 2025/Strasbourg|Wikicamp]], an annual meeting of the French-speaking community. * [[w:en:Alain Aspect|Alain Aspect]], winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics, has a message for you: "Can you imagine a world in which Wikipedia doesn't exist? It would be a dystopia! Thank you, thank you for what you do." (Wikipedia edit-a-thon at the Lyon 1 university library) * Upload of classical archaeology photos: [[c:Category:Photographies d'archéologie classique|Numistral collection]]. * [[c:Category:Collections of Droguier de la Faculté de Pharmacie de Lyon|Photo campaign in the droguier collections of the University of Lyon 1]]. <gallery> Alain Aspect à l'Urfist de Lyon.jpg|Alain Aspect at the Lyon 1 university library. Constantinople. Intérieur de Sainte Sophie - (Ka.II.a.11).jpg|Constantinople. Interior of Saint Sophia. Smilax china Droguier ISPB Lyon UCBL.jpg|Racins of ''Smilax china'' at the Droguier in Lyon. </gallery> * Production of a “good article” about the [[w:fr:Globe de la bibliothèque de Lyon|Globe of Library of Lyon]]. * Transcription of [[w:en:Marceline Desbordes-Valmore|Marceline Desbordes-Valmore's]] ''[[s:fr:Le Livre des petits enfans|Le Livre des petits enfans]]'' (part of a teachers' competition program). This rare book was scanned by the library of the [[w:en:École normale supérieure de Lyon|École normale supérieure de Lyon]]. * [https://carte-stolpersteine.vercel.app/ Mapping of Strasbourg's open-air museum] on the [[w:en:Stolpersteine|Stolpersteine]]. * Three podcasts: [https://www.canal-u.tv/chaines/callisto/wikicafe-avec-anne-laure-michel-mise-en-valeur-des-collections-du-museum-de wikimedia and the museum of Toulouse], [https://www.canal-u.tv/chaines/callisto/wiki-cafe-avec-mickael-david-miller-discussion-sur-le-metier-des-bibliothecaire-au library, wikimedia and the French-speaking world in Canada], [https://www.canal-u.tv/chaines/callisto/wikicafe-avec-marie-latour-adapter-wikimedia-aux-territoires-et-avec-les library projects on Wikimedia in French Guiana]. *Edit-a-thonon women scientists in Burgundian by the GLAM group of [[w:en:Dijon|Dijon]] (and creation of a local group, "Cabale du cassis"). <gallery> CabaleCassis lancement.jpg|GLAM group of Dijon, "Cabale du cassis". Ocean-Atlantique Afrique-de-lOuest Gobe BML.png|Globe of Library of Lyon. </gallery> === #1lib1ref in France: results === 10 libraries, representing 95 professionnals, have added 1 094 new references to Wikipedia. ===Edit-a-thon Disappeared building at the Archives of Lyon=== [[File:Editathon bâti disparu aux Archives municipales de Lyon.jpg|thumb|Edit-a-thon Disappeared building]] Putting [[w:fr:Projet:Archives municipales de Lyon/Coopération/Editathon AML Edifices disparus 2025|disappeared buildings into images on Commons]]: that was the challenge of the edit-a-thon taking place on June 5th, 2025, at the Archives of Lyon. For the past four years, the archives have been organizing edit-a-thons to showcase their collections. It has been awarded with the label "Culture libre de Wikimédia France". 21 people - volunteers, Wikimedian in Residence and archive professionals - imported 305 images. 34 articles were modified and 2 pages created. The workshop also provided an opportunity for training between archive departments, in order to disseminate the best practices. ===Archives of Rennes=== [[File:Vue en couleurs de Maxent, la façade avant de l'église.jpg|thumb|Color view of Maxent (now with geolocation).]] Workshop at the Archives of Rennes: [http://Geolocation%20of%20postcards%20to%20map%20the%20archives'%20holdings geolocation of postcards to map the archives' holdings]. ===Wiksource: the hunt is on for missing facsimiles=== The French Wikisource project has launched [[s:fr:Wikisource:Livres sans fac-similés|a hunt for missing facsimiles]]. The Part Dieu library in Lyon took part by scanning [[s:fr:Accueil (Crevel)|René Crevel's ''Accueil'']]. The facsimile had been wanted for over six years. ===Convention les sans pagEs at the library of Lyon=== [[File:Convention LSP 2025 14.jpg|thumb|Color of the convention: pink !]] The public Part-Dieu library of Lyon hosted the [[w:fr:Projet:les sans pagEs#Convention_LSP_2025_à_Lyon_du_19_au_22_juin_2025|les sans pagEs]] convention (41 participants). To mark [[w:en:Event:Wiki Loves Pride/2025|Wiki Loves Pride]], the group held a Wikipedia edit-a-thon on LGBTQ+ people and a Wiktionary workshop on the pink color (and the creation of a [[wikt:fr:Thésaurus:rose (couleur)/français|thesaurus on pink]]). ===World Art Nouveau Day=== [[File:Frères Mougin par Léopold Poiré.jpg|thumb|The Mougin brothers, ceramists of the Art Nouveau movement.]] Nancy's Stanislas library organized an edit-a-thon on June 7th, [[w:en:World Art Nouveau Day|World Art Nouveau Day]]. A dozen of images were uploaded. Eight Wikipedia pages were added. <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=June 2025}}</noinclude> inenwtrtexmpc2dw88fy2u4nsmf73ob 0 71848 272093 2025-07-07T20:27:12Z SandyEleJaguar 42700 Created page with "<noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/{{subst::GLAM/Newsletter/Newsroom/Next}}/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|(BAMhack BUAP 2025)|By [[User:{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}|]]}} === Hackatón BAM BUAP 2025: Bridging Mesoamerican Heritage and Digital Innovation === <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month={{subst::GLAM/Newsletter/Newsroom/Next}}}}</noinclude>" 272093 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2025/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|(BAMhack BUAP 2025)|By [[User:SandyEleJaguar|SandyEleJaguar]]}} === Hackatón BAM BUAP 2025: Bridging Mesoamerican Heritage and Digital Innovation === <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=June 2025}}</noinclude> osr459lam6bq77cpf5rmiswsjbqhbqs 272095 272093 2025-07-07T21:07:41Z Beat Estermann 1772 272095 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2025/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|Hackatón BAM BUAP 2025|By [[User:SandyEleJaguar|SandyEleJaguar]] and [[User:Beat Estermann|Beat Estermann]]}} === Bridging Mesoamerican Heritage and Digital Innovation === <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=June 2025}}</noinclude> 0olzmrjh14hp4ypju1b4vnt1nnn6dvw 272096 272095 2025-07-07T21:18:21Z Beat Estermann 1772 272096 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2025/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|Hackatón BAM BUAP 2025|By [[User:SandyEleJaguar|SandyEleJaguar]] and [[User:Beat Estermann|Beat Estermann]]}} === Bridging Mesoamerican Heritage and Digital Innovation === From June 12 to 14, the first edition of the Hackatón BAM BUAP (Libraries, Archives, and Museums Hackathon) took place at the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP), Mexico. The event that attracted 93 participants was organized by the Faculty of Visual and Audiovisual Arts (ARPA) and the General Directorate of Libraries (DGB) at the Complejo Cultural Universitario, thanks to the financial support from Wikimedia CH and the know how exchange with the Swiss Open Cultural Data Hackathon. ==== Pluralist Views on Artifacts in Ethnographic Collections ==== In 2024, BUAP and the GLAM working group of the Opendata.ch association teamed up to implement a novel method (termed “CultureFLOW”) for the facilitation of artistic creative processes that engage with collective memories, both in the form of heritage artifacts and in the form of living memories, thereby reenacting and reinterpreting them in a co-creative approach involving interested publics. At the occasion of the hackathon’s opening ceremony, the first generation of artistic projects, initiated in 2024, were presented by students of ARPA: * "La Mithotia de las máscaras" (“mascarade”): At the suggestion of the museum, a team of students at ARPA produced a short video and an animation film involving several Mexican masks from the museum’s exhibition giving their perspective on them. The video and the animation film have been included in interactive video stations in the museum, which comprise further contributions from people from various cultures living in Burgdorf. The content of the video station is also available on the museum’s website. The cooperation has been complemented by an exhibition in the museum’s foyer about Mexican “bordado” culture and Mexican mask culture, featuring the “bordados” and sculptures used for the product. * "Maximilian of Habsburg": Originating from the territory of today’s Switzerland, the dynasty of the Habsburg has been present in many different countries, and its members have been associated with a variety of historical events that have left their traces in our collective memories. Responding to the challenge to tell a story about the Habsburg from the point of view of Mexican History, a student group has produced a short animation film in 2D about Emperor Maximilan’s last day (execution), which will be screened at Mexico’s Fuerte de Loreto Museum in August 2025. * "Mujer Lipan" is a stop-motion short film project centering around a statue of a Lipan woman in the collection of the ethnographic museum in Geneva. Its aim is to dive into the collective memory of the Lipan people (the south-easternmost Apache tribe living across the border between Texas and Mexico). For this purpose, the project team is planning to travel to the border region in order to meet representatives of the tribe. Two further projects were initiated during the Hackatón BAM BUAP 2025: * "Kalakas Chidas" proposes an interdisciplinary collaboration between Visual Arts and Film students. The concept combines installation art with a "one-minute film", thematizing two human tragedies in a Día de Muertos setting. The historical artifacts used are a collection of 29 papier-mâché calacas (skeleton figures) from the Ethnographic Museum of Neuchâtel that pay homage to the Mexican people and their resilience during the 1985 earthquake, and photographic records from the Historical Archives to commemorate a 1973 Puebla tragedy: the killing of three students and a professor. Currently, the team has completed preliminary sketches and historical research, with institutional support from ARPA’s Director to finalize the project for presentation at the next BAM BUAP Hackathon. * "Pre-Columbian Masks" was developed during the hackathon using digitized images from the Rietberg Museum’s Pre-Columbian mask collection. It involved two phases: A cyanotype workshop teaching participants this alternative photographic technique; The creation of a large-scale textile mask collage incorporating cyanotype prints and embroidery, designed to introduce the university community to this collection through mixed-media art. Starting point and source of inspiration for the artistic processes leading to these projects is most often a museum catalog. For this purpose, we are working towards improving the access to Mesoamerican collections: Institutions holding artifacts from Mesoamerica are being approached in order to ask them to make their collections accessible online: their catalogs, photographs of the artifacts, etc. in line with the OpenGLAM Principles. They are asked to make their catalogs available in a machine-readable format, and – to the extent possible – to make the photographs available for reuse by uploading them to Wikimedia Commons. A first showcase has been provided by Museum Rietberg in Zurich, which has uploaded some highlights from their collections and are ready to upload further high-quality images of their collection items on demand. ==== Promoting Open GLAM in the State of Puebla ==== Both the ongoing cooperation with our Swiss partners and the launch of the Hackatón BAM as a recurring annual event are important cornerstones in the development of a fully-fledged Open GLAM programme for the State of Puebla. In the context of this year’s hackathon, the following milestones have been reached: * First digitization projects and image uploads to Wikimedia Commons have been initiated, involving ARPA BUAP, BUAP Historical Archives, and the BUAP Art Gallery. * Concepts have been developed for the new online catalogue of the BUAP Historical Archives and for ARPA’s audiovisual archive. <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=June 2025}}</noinclude> i8yy2d0cjnnvie9dcptbjfn8w0umdnt 272097 272096 2025-07-07T21:20:09Z Beat Estermann 1772 272097 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2025/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|Open Cultural Data Hackathon in Puebla|By [[User:SandyEleJaguar|SandyEleJaguar]] and [[User:Beat Estermann|Beat Estermann]]}} From June 12 to 14, the first edition of the Hackatón BAM BUAP (Libraries, Archives, and Museums Hackathon) took place at the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP), Mexico. The event that attracted 93 participants was organized by the Faculty of Visual and Audiovisual Arts (ARPA) and the General Directorate of Libraries (DGB) at the Complejo Cultural Universitario, thanks to the financial support from Wikimedia CH and the know how exchange with the Swiss Open Cultural Data Hackathon. ==== Pluralist Views on Artifacts in Ethnographic Collections ==== In 2024, BUAP and the GLAM working group of the Opendata.ch association teamed up to implement a novel method (termed “CultureFLOW”) for the facilitation of artistic creative processes that engage with collective memories, both in the form of heritage artifacts and in the form of living memories, thereby reenacting and reinterpreting them in a co-creative approach involving interested publics. At the occasion of the hackathon’s opening ceremony, the first generation of artistic projects, initiated in 2024, were presented by students of ARPA: * "La Mithotia de las máscaras" (“mascarade”): At the suggestion of the museum, a team of students at ARPA produced a short video and an animation film involving several Mexican masks from the museum’s exhibition giving their perspective on them. The video and the animation film have been included in interactive video stations in the museum, which comprise further contributions from people from various cultures living in Burgdorf. The content of the video station is also available on the museum’s website. The cooperation has been complemented by an exhibition in the museum’s foyer about Mexican “bordado” culture and Mexican mask culture, featuring the “bordados” and sculptures used for the product. * "Maximilian of Habsburg": Originating from the territory of today’s Switzerland, the dynasty of the Habsburg has been present in many different countries, and its members have been associated with a variety of historical events that have left their traces in our collective memories. Responding to the challenge to tell a story about the Habsburg from the point of view of Mexican History, a student group has produced a short animation film in 2D about Emperor Maximilan’s last day (execution), which will be screened at Mexico’s Fuerte de Loreto Museum in August 2025. * "Mujer Lipan" is a stop-motion short film project centering around a statue of a Lipan woman in the collection of the ethnographic museum in Geneva. Its aim is to dive into the collective memory of the Lipan people (the south-easternmost Apache tribe living across the border between Texas and Mexico). For this purpose, the project team is planning to travel to the border region in order to meet representatives of the tribe. Two further projects were initiated during the Hackatón BAM BUAP 2025: * "Kalakas Chidas" proposes an interdisciplinary collaboration between Visual Arts and Film students. The concept combines installation art with a "one-minute film", thematizing two human tragedies in a Día de Muertos setting. The historical artifacts used are a collection of 29 papier-mâché calacas (skeleton figures) from the Ethnographic Museum of Neuchâtel that pay homage to the Mexican people and their resilience during the 1985 earthquake, and photographic records from the Historical Archives to commemorate a 1973 Puebla tragedy: the killing of three students and a professor. Currently, the team has completed preliminary sketches and historical research, with institutional support from ARPA’s Director to finalize the project for presentation at the next BAM BUAP Hackathon. * "Pre-Columbian Masks" was developed during the hackathon using digitized images from the Rietberg Museum’s Pre-Columbian mask collection. It involved two phases: A cyanotype workshop teaching participants this alternative photographic technique; The creation of a large-scale textile mask collage incorporating cyanotype prints and embroidery, designed to introduce the university community to this collection through mixed-media art. Starting point and source of inspiration for the artistic processes leading to these projects is most often a museum catalog. For this purpose, we are working towards improving the access to Mesoamerican collections: Institutions holding artifacts from Mesoamerica are being approached in order to ask them to make their collections accessible online: their catalogs, photographs of the artifacts, etc. in line with the OpenGLAM Principles. They are asked to make their catalogs available in a machine-readable format, and – to the extent possible – to make the photographs available for reuse by uploading them to Wikimedia Commons. A first showcase has been provided by Museum Rietberg in Zurich, which has uploaded some highlights from their collections and are ready to upload further high-quality images of their collection items on demand. ==== Promoting Open GLAM in the State of Puebla ==== Both the ongoing cooperation with our Swiss partners and the launch of the Hackatón BAM as a recurring annual event are important cornerstones in the development of a fully-fledged Open GLAM programme for the State of Puebla. In the context of this year’s hackathon, the following milestones have been reached: * First digitization projects and image uploads to Wikimedia Commons have been initiated, involving ARPA BUAP, BUAP Historical Archives, and the BUAP Art Gallery. * Concepts have been developed for the new online catalogue of the BUAP Historical Archives and for ARPA’s audiovisual archive. <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=June 2025}}</noinclude> 7xvn2rfo9lnbqtqa1wip98tvanjcppj 272098 272097 2025-07-07T21:33:30Z SandyEleJaguar 42700 272098 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2025/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|Open Cultural Data Hackathon in Puebla|By [[User:SandyEleJaguar|SandyEleJaguar]] and [[User:Beat Estermann|Beat Estermann]]}} From June 12 to 14, [http://www.hackatonarpa.com the first edition of the '''Hackatón BAM BUAP'''] (Libraries, Archives, and Museums Hackathon) took place at the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP), Mexico. The event that attracted 93 participants was organized by the [https://arpa.buap.mx/ Faculty of Visual and Audiovisual Arts] (ARPA) and the [https://bibliotecas.buap.mx/ General Directorate of Libraries] (DGB) at the [https://www.complejocultural.buap.mx/ Complejo Cultural Universitario], thanks to the financial support from [https://wikimedia.ch/en/ Wikimedia CH] and the know how exchange with the [https://glam.opendata.ch/hackathons/ Swiss Open Cultural Data Hackathon]. ==== Pluralist Views on Artifacts in Ethnographic Collections ==== In 2024, BUAP and the GLAM working group of the Opendata.ch association teamed up to implement a novel method (termed “CultureFLOW”) for the facilitation of artistic creative processes that engage with collective memories, both in the form of heritage artifacts and in the form of living memories, thereby reenacting and reinterpreting them in a co-creative approach involving interested publics. At the occasion of the hackathon’s opening ceremony, the first generation of artistic projects, initiated in 2024, were presented by students of ARPA: * "[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tTefcZJkDPr74Hu2dtBTTehp8MZ8VGJH/view?usp=sharing La Mithotia de las máscaras]" (“mascarade”): At the suggestion of the museum, a team of students at ARPA produced a short video and an animation film involving several Mexican masks from the museum’s exhibition giving their perspective on them. The video and the animation film have been included in interactive video stations in the museum, which comprise further contributions from people from various cultures living in Burgdorf. The content of the video station is also available on the [https://wundertour.schloss-burgdorf.ch/# museum’s website]. The cooperation has been complemented by an exhibition in the museum’s foyer about Mexican “[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embroidery bordado]” culture and Mexican mask culture, featuring the “bordados” and sculptures used for the product. * "[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VvrDK3YaB0F19yRVlG%20ak-bShtIyMTPA/view?usp=drive%20link Maximilian of Habsburg]": Originating from the territory of today’s Switzerland, the dynasty of the Habsburg has been present in many different countries, and its members have been associated with a variety of historical events that have left their traces in our collective memories. Responding to the challenge to tell a story about the Habsburg from the point of view of Mexican History, a student group has produced a short animation film in 2D about Emperor Maximilan’s last day (execution), which will be screened at Mexico’s Fuerte de Loreto Museum in August 2025. * "[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BZagnizBSQaDxoy4lDhA%20rAsS73kl6Y3/view?usp=drive%20link Mujer Lipan]" is a stop-motion short film project centering around a statue of a Lipan woman in the collection of the ethnographic museum in Geneva. Its aim is to dive into the collective memory of the Lipan people (the south-easternmost Apache tribe living across the border between Texas and Mexico). For this purpose, the project team is planning to travel to the border region in order to meet representatives of the tribe. Two further projects were initiated during the Hackatón BAM BUAP 2025: * "'''Kalakas Chidas'''" proposes an interdisciplinary collaboration between Visual Arts and Film students. The concept combines installation art with a "one-minute film", thematizing two human tragedies in a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead Día de Muertos] setting. The historical artifacts used are a collection of 29 papier-mâché calacas (skeleton figures) from the Ethnographic Museum of Neuchâtel that pay homage to the Mexican people and their resilience during the 1985 earthquake, and photographic records from the Historical Archives to commemorate a 1973 Puebla tragedy: the killing of three students and a professor. Currently, the team has completed preliminary sketches and historical research, with institutional support from ARPA’s Director to finalize the project for presentation at the next BAM BUAP Hackathon. * "'''Pre-Columbian Masks'''" was developed during the hackathon using digitized images from the Rietberg Museum’s Pre-Columbian mask collection. It involved two phases: A cyanotype workshop teaching participants this alternative photographic technique; The creation of a large-scale textile mask collage incorporating cyanotype prints and embroidery, designed to introduce the university community to this collection through mixed-media art. Starting point and source of inspiration for the artistic processes leading to these projects is most often a museum catalog. For this purpose, we are working towards improving the access to Mesoamerican collections: Institutions holding artifacts from Mesoamerica are being approached in order to ask them to make their collections accessible online: their catalogs, photographs of the artifacts, etc. in line with the OpenGLAM Principles. They are asked to make their catalogs available in a machine-readable format, and – to the extent possible – to make the photographs available for reuse by uploading them to Wikimedia Commons. A first showcase has been provided by [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Museum%20Rietberg Museum Rietberg] in Zurich, which has uploaded some highlights from their collections and are ready to upload further high-quality images of their collection items on demand. ==== Promoting Open GLAM in the State of Puebla ==== Both the ongoing cooperation with our Swiss partners and the launch of the Hackatón BAM as a recurring annual event are important cornerstones in the development of a fully-fledged Open GLAM programme for the State of Puebla. In the context of this year’s hackathon, the following milestones have been reached: * First digitization projects and image uploads to Wikimedia Commons have been initiated, involving ARPA BUAP, BUAP Historical Archives, and the BUAP Art Gallery. * Concepts have been developed for the new online catalogue of the BUAP Historical Archives and for ARPA’s audiovisual archive. <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=June 2025}}</noinclude> ts5p5ug5r1bfcmmmk60jrw5wcacoqpm 272099 272098 2025-07-07T21:54:00Z Beat Estermann 1772 272099 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2025/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|Open Cultural Data Hackathon in Puebla|By [[User:SandyEleJaguar|SandyEleJaguar]] and [[User:Beat Estermann|Beat Estermann]]}} From June 12 to 14, [http://www.hackatonarpa.com the first edition of the '''Hackatón BAM BUAP'''] (Libraries, Archives, and Museums Hackathon) took place at the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP), Mexico. The event that attracted 93 participants was organized by the [https://arpa.buap.mx/ Faculty of Visual and Audiovisual Arts] (ARPA) and the [https://bibliotecas.buap.mx/ General Directorate of Libraries] (DGB) at the [https://www.complejocultural.buap.mx/ Complejo Cultural Universitario], thanks to the financial support from [https://wikimedia.ch/en/ Wikimedia CH] and the know how exchange with the [https://glam.opendata.ch/hackathons/ Swiss Open Cultural Data Hackathon]. ==== Pluralist Views on Artifacts in Ethnographic Collections ==== In 2024, BUAP and the GLAM working group of the Opendata.ch association teamed up to implement a novel method (termed “CultureFLOW”) for the facilitation of artistic creative processes that engage with collective memories, both in the form of heritage artifacts and in the form of living memories, thereby reenacting and reinterpreting them in a co-creative approach involving interested publics. At the occasion of the hackathon’s opening ceremony, the first generation of artistic projects, initiated in 2024, were presented by students of ARPA: * "[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tTefcZJkDPr74Hu2dtBTTehp8MZ8VGJH/view?usp=sharing La Mithotia de las máscaras]" (“mascarade”): At the suggestion of the museum, a team of students at ARPA produced a short video and an animation film involving several Mexican masks from the museum’s exhibition giving their perspective on them. The video and the animation film have been included in interactive video stations in the museum, which comprise further contributions from people from various cultures living in Burgdorf. The content of the video station is also available on the [https://wundertour.schloss-burgdorf.ch/# museum’s website]. The cooperation has been complemented by an exhibition in the museum’s foyer about Mexican “[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embroidery bordado]” culture and Mexican mask culture, featuring the “bordados” and sculptures used for the product. * "[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VvrDK3YaB0F19yRVlG%20ak-bShtIyMTPA/view?usp=drive%20link Maximilian of Habsburg]": Originating from the territory of today’s Switzerland, the dynasty of the Habsburg has been present in many different countries, and its members have been associated with a variety of historical events that have left their traces in our collective memories. Responding to the challenge to tell a story about the Habsburg from the point of view of Mexican History, a student group has produced a short animation film in 2D about Emperor Maximilan’s last day (execution), which will be screened at Mexico’s Fuerte de Loreto Museum in August 2025. * "[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BZagnizBSQaDxoy4lDhA%20rAsS73kl6Y3/view?usp=drive%20link Mujer Lipan]" is a stop-motion short film project centering around a statue of a Lipan woman in the collection of the ethnographic museum in Geneva. Its aim is to dive into the collective memory of the Lipan people (the south-easternmost Apache tribe living across the border between Texas and Mexico). For this purpose, the project team is planning to travel to the border region in order to meet representatives of the tribe. Two further projects were initiated during the Hackatón BAM BUAP 2025: * "'''Kalakas Chidas'''" proposes an interdisciplinary collaboration between Visual Arts and Film students. The concept combines installation art with a "one-minute film", thematizing two human tragedies in a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead Día de Muertos] setting. The historical artifacts used are a collection of 29 papier-mâché calacas (skeleton figures) from the Ethnographic Museum of Neuchâtel that pay homage to the Mexican people and their resilience during the 1985 earthquake, and photographic records from the Historical Archives to commemorate a 1973 Puebla tragedy: the killing of three students and a professor. Currently, the team has completed preliminary sketches and historical research, with institutional support from ARPA’s Director to finalize the project for presentation at the next BAM BUAP Hackathon. * "'''Pre-Columbian Masks'''" was developed during the hackathon using digitized images from the Rietberg Museum’s Pre-Columbian mask collection. It involved two phases: A cyanotype workshop teaching participants this alternative photographic technique; The creation of a large-scale textile mask collage incorporating cyanotype prints and embroidery, designed to introduce the university community to this collection through mixed-media art. Starting point and source of inspiration for the artistic processes leading to these projects is most often a museum catalog. For this purpose, we are working towards improving the access to Mesoamerican collections: Institutions holding artifacts from Mesoamerica are being approached in order to ask them to make their collections accessible online: their catalogs, photographs of the artifacts, etc. in line with the OpenGLAM Principles. They are asked to make their catalogs available in a machine-readable format, and – to the extent possible – to make the photographs available for reuse by uploading them to Wikimedia Commons. A first showcase has been provided by [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Museum%20Rietberg Museum Rietberg] in Zurich, which has uploaded some highlights from their collections and are ready to upload further high-quality images of their collection items on demand. ==== Promoting Open GLAM in the State of Puebla ==== Both the ongoing cooperation with our Swiss partners and the launch of the Hackatón BAM as a recurring annual event are important cornerstones in the development of a fully-fledged Open GLAM programme for the State of Puebla. In the context of this year’s hackathon, the following milestones have been reached: * First digitization projects and image uploads to Wikimedia Commons have been initiated, involving ARPA BUAP, BUAP Historical Archives, and the BUAP Art Gallery. * Concepts have been developed for the new online catalogue of the BUAP Historical Archives and for ARPA’s audiovisual archive. * Reflections have been made as to how to support future hackathons with appropriate online infrastructure. * Student interns have been involved to support digitization and data publication activities of cultural heritage institutions in Puebla. These internship activities provide valuable opportunities for undergraduate students to acquire professional skills and will be further developed in the future. <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=June 2025}}</noinclude> 7k9vgemv4sdnk5w4qwp45fef5ir2brj 272100 272099 2025-07-07T22:01:57Z Beat Estermann 1772 272100 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2025/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|Open Cultural Data Hackathon in Puebla|By [[User:SandyEleJaguar|SandyEleJaguar]] and [[User:Beat Estermann|Beat Estermann]]}} From June 12 to 14, [http://www.hackatonarpa.com the first edition of the '''Hackatón BAM BUAP'''] (Libraries, Archives, and Museums Hackathon) took place at the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP), Mexico. The event was organized by the [https://arpa.buap.mx/ Faculty of Visual and Audiovisual Arts] (ARPA) and the [https://bibliotecas.buap.mx/ General Directorate of Libraries] (DGB) at the [https://www.complejocultural.buap.mx/ Complejo Cultural Universitario], thanks to the financial support from [https://wikimedia.ch/en/ Wikimedia CH] and the know how exchange with the [https://glam.opendata.ch/hackathons/ Swiss Open Cultural Data Hackathon]. During the two hackathon days, the 93 participants worked on 10 different projects ranging from . ==== Pluralist Views on Artifacts in Ethnographic Collections ==== In 2024, BUAP and the GLAM working group of the Opendata.ch association teamed up to implement a novel method (termed “CultureFLOW”) for the facilitation of artistic creative processes that engage with collective memories, both in the form of heritage artifacts and in the form of living memories, thereby reenacting and reinterpreting them in a co-creative approach involving interested publics. At the occasion of the hackathon’s opening ceremony, the first generation of artistic projects, initiated in 2024, were presented by students of ARPA: * '''"[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tTefcZJkDPr74Hu2dtBTTehp8MZ8VGJH/view?usp=sharing La Mithotia de las máscaras]"''' (“mascarade”): At the suggestion of the museum, a team of students at ARPA produced a short video and an animation film involving several Mexican masks from the museum’s exhibition giving their perspective on them. The video and the animation film have been included in interactive video stations in the museum, which comprise further contributions from people from various cultures living in Burgdorf. The content of the video station is also available on the [https://wundertour.schloss-burgdorf.ch/# museum’s website]. The cooperation has been complemented by an exhibition in the museum’s foyer about Mexican “[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embroidery bordado]” culture and Mexican mask culture, featuring the “bordados” and sculptures used for the product. * '''"[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VvrDK3YaB0F19yRVlG%20ak-bShtIyMTPA/view?usp=drive%20link Maximilian of Habsburg]"''': Originating from the territory of today’s Switzerland, the dynasty of the Habsburg has been present in many different countries, and its members have been associated with a variety of historical events that have left their traces in our collective memories. Responding to the challenge to tell a story about the Habsburg from the point of view of Mexican History, a student group has produced a short animation film in 2D about Emperor Maximilan’s last day (execution), which will be screened at Mexico’s Fuerte de Loreto Museum in August 2025. * '''"[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BZagnizBSQaDxoy4lDhA%20rAsS73kl6Y3/view?usp=drive%20link Mujer Lipan]"''' is a stop-motion short film project centering around a statue of a Lipan woman in the collection of the ethnographic museum in Geneva. Its aim is to dive into the collective memory of the Lipan people (the south-easternmost Apache tribe living across the border between Texas and Mexico). For this purpose, the project team is planning to travel to the border region in order to meet representatives of the tribe. Two further projects were initiated during the Hackatón BAM BUAP 2025: * "'''Kalakas Chidas'''" proposes an interdisciplinary collaboration between Visual Arts and Film students. The concept combines installation art with a "one-minute film", thematizing two human tragedies in a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead Día de Muertos] setting. The historical artifacts used are a collection of 29 papier-mâché calacas (skeleton figures) from the Ethnographic Museum of Neuchâtel that pay homage to the Mexican people and their resilience during the 1985 earthquake, and photographic records from the Historical Archives to commemorate a 1973 Puebla tragedy: the killing of three students and a professor. Currently, the team has completed preliminary sketches and historical research, with institutional support from ARPA’s Director to finalize the project for presentation at the next BAM BUAP Hackathon. * "'''Pre-Columbian Masks'''" was developed during the hackathon using digitized images from the Rietberg Museum’s Pre-Columbian mask collection. It involved two phases: A cyanotype workshop teaching participants this alternative photographic technique; The creation of a large-scale textile mask collage incorporating cyanotype prints and embroidery, designed to introduce the university community to this collection through mixed-media art. Starting point and source of inspiration for the artistic processes leading to these projects is most often a museum catalog. For this purpose, we are working towards '''improving the access to Mesoamerican collections''': Institutions holding artifacts from Mesoamerica are being approached in order to ask them to make their collections accessible online: their catalogs, photographs of the artifacts, etc. in line with the OpenGLAM Principles. They are asked to make their catalogs available in a machine-readable format, and – to the extent possible – to make the photographs available for reuse by uploading them to Wikimedia Commons. A first showcase has been provided by [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Museum%20Rietberg Museum Rietberg] in Zurich, which has uploaded some highlights from their collections and are ready to upload further high-quality images of their collection items on demand. ==== Promoting Open GLAM in the State of Puebla ==== Both the ongoing cooperation with our Swiss partners and the launch of the Hackatón BAM as a recurring annual event are important cornerstones in the development of a fully-fledged Open GLAM programme for the State of Puebla. In the context of this year’s hackathon, the following milestones have been reached: * First '''digitization projects and image uploads to Wikimedia Commons''' have been initiated, involving ARPA BUAP, BUAP Historical Archives, and the BUAP Art Gallery. * Concepts have been developed for the '''new online catalogue of the BUAP Historical Archives''' and for '''ARPA’s audiovisual archive'''. * Reflections have been made as to how to '''support future hackathons with appropriate online infrastructure'''. * Student interns have been involved to '''support digitization and data publication activities of cultural heritage institutions''' in Puebla. These internship activities provide valuable opportunities for undergraduate students to acquire professional skills and will be further developed in the future. <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=June 2025}}</noinclude> pyzi17m587p1ui4a210eoknprz79yv5 272102 272100 2025-07-07T22:12:09Z Beat Estermann 1772 272102 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2025/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|Open Cultural Data Hackathon in Puebla|By [[User:SandyEleJaguar|SandyEleJaguar]] and [[User:Beat Estermann|Beat Estermann]]}} From June 12 to 14, [http://www.hackatonarpa.com the first edition of the '''Hackatón BAM BUAP'''] (Libraries, Archives, and Museums Hackathon) took place at the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP), Mexico. The event was organized by the [https://arpa.buap.mx/ Faculty of Visual and Audiovisual Arts] (ARPA) and the [https://bibliotecas.buap.mx/ General Directorate of Libraries] (DGB) at the [https://www.complejocultural.buap.mx/ Complejo Cultural Universitario], thanks to the financial support from [https://wikimedia.ch/en/ Wikimedia CH] and the know how exchange with the [https://glam.opendata.ch/hackathons/ Swiss Open Cultural Data Hackathon]. During the two hackathon days, the 93 participants worked on 10 different projects encompassing a wide diversity: The artistic and computing communities established a fruitful symbiosis, enabling the generation of ideas ranging from strictly computational to purely artistic. This included, for example, technical programming solutions applied to audiovisual heritage—based on content from Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata—or plastic and cinematographic creations inspired by artifacts from museum and archival collections. ==== Pluralist Views on Artifacts in Ethnographic Collections ==== In 2024, BUAP and the GLAM working group of the Opendata.ch association teamed up to implement a novel method (termed “CultureFLOW”) for the facilitation of artistic creative processes that engage with collective memories, both in the form of heritage artifacts and in the form of living memories, thereby reenacting and reinterpreting them in a co-creative approach involving interested publics. At the occasion of the hackathon’s opening ceremony, the first generation of artistic projects, initiated in 2024, were presented by students of ARPA: * '''"[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tTefcZJkDPr74Hu2dtBTTehp8MZ8VGJH/view?usp=sharing La Mithotia de las máscaras]"''' (“mascarade”): At the suggestion of the museum, a team of students at ARPA produced a short video and an animation film involving several Mexican masks from the museum’s exhibition giving their perspective on them. The video and the animation film have been included in interactive video stations in the museum, which comprise further contributions from people from various cultures living in Burgdorf. The content of the video station is also available on the [https://wundertour.schloss-burgdorf.ch/# museum’s website]. The cooperation has been complemented by an exhibition in the museum’s foyer about Mexican “[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embroidery bordado]” culture and Mexican mask culture, featuring the “bordados” and sculptures used for the product. * '''"[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VvrDK3YaB0F19yRVlG%20ak-bShtIyMTPA/view?usp=drive%20link Maximilian of Habsburg]"''': Originating from the territory of today’s Switzerland, the dynasty of the Habsburg has been present in many different countries, and its members have been associated with a variety of historical events that have left their traces in our collective memories. Responding to the challenge to tell a story about the Habsburg from the point of view of Mexican History, a student group has produced a short animation film in 2D about Emperor Maximilan’s last day (execution), which will be screened at Mexico’s Fuerte de Loreto Museum in August 2025. * '''"[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BZagnizBSQaDxoy4lDhA%20rAsS73kl6Y3/view?usp=drive%20link Mujer Lipan]"''' is a stop-motion short film project centering around a statue of a Lipan woman in the collection of the ethnographic museum in Geneva. Its aim is to dive into the collective memory of the Lipan people (the south-easternmost Apache tribe living across the border between Texas and Mexico). For this purpose, the project team is planning to travel to the border region in order to meet representatives of the tribe. Two further projects were initiated during the Hackatón BAM BUAP 2025: * "'''Kalakas Chidas'''" proposes an interdisciplinary collaboration between Visual Arts and Film students. The concept combines installation art with a "one-minute film", thematizing two human tragedies in a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead Día de Muertos] setting. The historical artifacts used are a collection of 29 papier-mâché calacas (skeleton figures) from the Ethnographic Museum of Neuchâtel that pay homage to the Mexican people and their resilience during the 1985 earthquake, and photographic records from the Historical Archives to commemorate a 1973 Puebla tragedy: the killing of three students and a professor. Currently, the team has completed preliminary sketches and historical research, with institutional support from ARPA’s Director to finalize the project for presentation at the next BAM BUAP Hackathon. [[File:Hackatón BAM BUAP 2025 - 20250614 194738.jpg|thumb|Presentation of the "Pre-Columbian Masks" project]] * "'''Pre-Columbian Masks'''" was developed during the hackathon using digitized images from the Rietberg Museum’s Pre-Columbian mask collection. It involved two phases: A cyanotype workshop teaching participants this alternative photographic technique; The creation of a large-scale textile mask collage incorporating cyanotype prints and embroidery, designed to introduce the university community to this collection through mixed-media art. Starting point and source of inspiration for the artistic processes leading to these projects is most often a museum catalog. For this purpose, we are working towards '''improving the access to Mesoamerican collections''': Institutions holding artifacts from Mesoamerica are being approached in order to ask them to make their collections accessible online: their catalogs, photographs of the artifacts, etc. in line with the OpenGLAM Principles. They are asked to make their catalogs available in a machine-readable format, and – to the extent possible – to make the photographs available for reuse by uploading them to Wikimedia Commons. A first showcase has been provided by [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Museum%20Rietberg Museum Rietberg] in Zurich, which has uploaded some highlights from their collections and are ready to upload further high-quality images of their collection items on demand. ==== Promoting Open GLAM in the State of Puebla ==== Both the ongoing cooperation with our Swiss partners and the launch of the Hackatón BAM as a recurring annual event are important cornerstones in the development of a fully-fledged Open GLAM programme for the State of Puebla. In the context of this year’s hackathon, the following milestones have been reached: * First '''digitization projects and image uploads to Wikimedia Commons''' have been initiated, involving ARPA BUAP, BUAP Historical Archives, and the BUAP Art Gallery. * Concepts have been developed for the '''new online catalogue of the BUAP Historical Archives''' and for '''ARPA’s audiovisual archive'''. * Reflections have been made as to how to '''support future hackathons with appropriate online infrastructure'''. * Student interns have been involved to '''support digitization and data publication activities of cultural heritage institutions''' in Puebla. These internship activities provide valuable opportunities for undergraduate students to acquire professional skills and will be further developed in the future. <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=June 2025}}</noinclude> bd2q7gad1ca5q7bzpdu1ivz5y7r2owq 272103 272102 2025-07-07T22:19:35Z Beat Estermann 1772 272103 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2025/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|Open Cultural Data Hackathon in Puebla|By [[User:SandyEleJaguar|SandyEleJaguar]] and [[User:Beat Estermann|Beat Estermann]]}} From June 12 to 14, [http://www.hackatonarpa.com the first edition of the '''Hackatón BAM BUAP'''] (Libraries, Archives, and Museums Hackathon) took place at the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP), Mexico. The event was organized by the [https://arpa.buap.mx/ Faculty of Visual and Audiovisual Arts] (ARPA) and the [https://bibliotecas.buap.mx/ General Directorate of Libraries] (DGB) at the [https://www.complejocultural.buap.mx/ Complejo Cultural Universitario], thanks to the financial support from [https://wikimedia.ch/en/ Wikimedia CH] and the know how exchange with the [https://glam.opendata.ch/hackathons/ Swiss Open Cultural Data Hackathon]. During the two hackathon days, the 93 participants worked on 10 different projects encompassing a wide diversity: The artistic and computing communities established a fruitful symbiosis, enabling the generation of ideas ranging from strictly computational to purely artistic. This included, for example, technical programming solutions applied to audiovisual heritage—based on content from Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata—or plastic and cinematographic creations inspired by artifacts from museum and archival collections. ==== Pluralist Views on Artifacts in Ethnographic Collections ==== In 2024, BUAP and the GLAM working group of the Opendata.ch association teamed up to implement a novel method (termed “CultureFLOW”) for the facilitation of artistic creative processes that engage with collective memories, both in the form of heritage artifacts and in the form of living memories, thereby reenacting and reinterpreting them in a co-creative approach involving interested publics. At the occasion of the hackathon’s opening ceremony, the first generation of artistic projects, initiated in 2024, were presented by students of ARPA: * '''"[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tTefcZJkDPr74Hu2dtBTTehp8MZ8VGJH/view?usp=sharing La Mithotia de las máscaras]"''' (“mascarade”): At the suggestion of the museum, a team of students at ARPA produced a short video and an animation film involving several Mexican masks from the museum’s exhibition giving their perspective on them. The video and the animation film have been included in interactive video stations in the museum, which comprise further contributions from people from various cultures living in Burgdorf. The content of the video station is also available on the [https://wundertour.schloss-burgdorf.ch/# museum’s website]. The cooperation has been complemented by an exhibition in the museum’s foyer about Mexican “[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embroidery bordado]” culture and Mexican mask culture, featuring the “bordados” and sculptures used for the product. * '''"[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VvrDK3YaB0F19yRVlG%20ak-bShtIyMTPA/view?usp=drive%20link Maximilian of Habsburg]"''': Originating from the territory of today’s Switzerland, the dynasty of the Habsburg has been present in many different countries, and its members have been associated with a variety of historical events that have left their traces in our collective memories. Responding to the challenge to tell a story about the Habsburg from the point of view of Mexican History, a student group has produced a short animation film in 2D about Emperor Maximilan’s last day (execution), which will be screened at Mexico’s Fuerte de Loreto Museum in August 2025. * '''"[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BZagnizBSQaDxoy4lDhA%20rAsS73kl6Y3/view?usp=drive%20link Mujer Lipan]"''' is a stop-motion short film project centering around a statue of a Lipan woman in the collection of the ethnographic museum in Geneva. Its aim is to dive into the collective memory of the Lipan people (the south-easternmost Apache tribe living across the border between Texas and Mexico). For this purpose, the project team is planning to travel to the border region in order to meet representatives of the tribe. Two further projects were initiated during the Hackatón BAM BUAP 2025: [[File:Hackatón BAM BUAP 2025 - 20250614 185942.jpg|thumb|"Kalakas Chidas": combining "calacas" from the Ethographic Museum of Neuchâtel...]][[File:Hackatón BAM BUAP 2025 - 20250614 190154.jpg|thumb|... with photographs from the Archivo Histórico BUAP]] * "'''Kalakas Chidas'''" proposes an interdisciplinary collaboration between Visual Arts and Film students. The concept combines installation art with a "one-minute film", thematizing two human tragedies in a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead Día de Muertos] setting. The historical artifacts used are a collection of 29 papier-mâché calacas (skeleton figures) from the Ethnographic Museum of Neuchâtel that pay homage to the Mexican people and their resilience during the 1985 earthquake, and photographic records from the Historical Archives to commemorate a 1973 Puebla tragedy: the killing of three students and a professor. Currently, the team has completed preliminary sketches and historical research, with institutional support from ARPA’s Director to finalize the project for presentation at the next BAM BUAP Hackathon. [[File:Hackatón BAM BUAP 2025 - 20250614 194738.jpg|thumb|"Pre-Columbian Masks": cyanotype prints of collection items from Museum Rietberg]] * "'''Pre-Columbian Masks'''" was developed during the hackathon using digitized images from the Museum Rietberg’s Pre-Columbian mask collection. It involved two phases: A cyanotype workshop teaching participants this alternative photographic technique; The creation of a large-scale textile mask collage incorporating cyanotype prints and embroidery, designed to introduce the university community to this collection through mixed-media art. Starting point and source of inspiration for the artistic processes leading to these projects is most often a museum catalog. For this purpose, we are working towards '''improving the access to Mesoamerican collections''': Institutions holding artifacts from Mesoamerica are being approached in order to ask them to make their collections accessible online: their catalogs, photographs of the artifacts, etc. in line with the OpenGLAM Principles. They are asked to make their catalogs available in a machine-readable format, and – to the extent possible – to make the photographs available for reuse by uploading them to Wikimedia Commons. A first showcase has been provided by [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Museum%20Rietberg Museum Rietberg] in Zurich, which has uploaded some highlights from their collections and are ready to upload further high-quality images of their collection items on demand. ==== Promoting Open GLAM in the State of Puebla ==== Both the ongoing cooperation with our Swiss partners and the launch of the Hackatón BAM as a recurring annual event are important cornerstones in the development of a fully-fledged Open GLAM programme for the State of Puebla. In the context of this year’s hackathon, the following milestones have been reached: * First '''digitization projects and image uploads to Wikimedia Commons''' have been initiated, involving ARPA BUAP, BUAP Historical Archives, and the BUAP Art Gallery. * Concepts have been developed for the '''new online catalogue of the BUAP Historical Archives''' and for '''ARPA’s audiovisual archive'''. * Reflections have been made as to how to '''support future hackathons with appropriate online infrastructure'''. * Student interns have been involved to '''support digitization and data publication activities of cultural heritage institutions''' in Puebla. These internship activities provide valuable opportunities for undergraduate students to acquire professional skills and will be further developed in the future. <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=June 2025}}</noinclude> ktr4zodxguxa9vc6wvyk39bp2wslb4i 272104 272103 2025-07-07T22:20:26Z Beat Estermann 1772 272104 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2025/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|Open Cultural Data Hackathon in Puebla|By [[User:SandyEleJaguar|SandyEleJaguar]] and [[User:Beat Estermann|Beat Estermann]]}} From June 12 to 14, [http://www.hackatonarpa.com the first edition of the '''Hackatón BAM BUAP'''] (Libraries, Archives, and Museums Hackathon) took place at the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP), Mexico. The event was organized by the [https://arpa.buap.mx/ Faculty of Visual and Audiovisual Arts] (ARPA) and the [https://bibliotecas.buap.mx/ General Directorate of Libraries] (DGB) at the [https://www.complejocultural.buap.mx/ Complejo Cultural Universitario], thanks to the financial support from [https://wikimedia.ch/en/ Wikimedia CH] and the know how exchange with the [https://glam.opendata.ch/hackathons/ Swiss Open Cultural Data Hackathon]. During the two hackathon days, the 93 participants worked on 10 different projects encompassing a wide diversity: The artistic and computing communities established a fruitful symbiosis, enabling the generation of ideas ranging from strictly computational to purely artistic. This included, for example, technical programming solutions applied to audiovisual heritage—based on content from Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata—or plastic and cinematographic creations inspired by artifacts from museum and archival collections. ==== Pluralist Views on Artifacts in Ethnographic Collections ==== In 2024, BUAP and the GLAM working group of the Opendata.ch association teamed up to implement a novel method (termed “CultureFLOW”) for the facilitation of artistic creative processes that engage with collective memories, both in the form of heritage artifacts and in the form of living memories, thereby reenacting and reinterpreting them in a co-creative approach involving interested publics. At the occasion of the hackathon’s opening ceremony, the first generation of artistic projects, initiated in 2024, were presented by students of ARPA: * '''"[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tTefcZJkDPr74Hu2dtBTTehp8MZ8VGJH/view?usp=sharing La Mithotia de las máscaras]"''' (“mascarade”): At the suggestion of the museum, a team of students at ARPA produced a short video and an animation film involving several Mexican masks from the museum’s exhibition giving their perspective on them. The video and the animation film have been included in interactive video stations in the museum, which comprise further contributions from people from various cultures living in Burgdorf. The content of the video station is also available on the [https://wundertour.schloss-burgdorf.ch/# museum’s website]. The cooperation has been complemented by an exhibition in the museum’s foyer about Mexican “[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embroidery bordado]” culture and Mexican mask culture, featuring the “bordados” and sculptures used for the product. * '''"[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VvrDK3YaB0F19yRVlG%20ak-bShtIyMTPA/view?usp=drive%20link Maximilian of Habsburg]"''': Originating from the territory of today’s Switzerland, the dynasty of the Habsburg has been present in many different countries, and its members have been associated with a variety of historical events that have left their traces in our collective memories. Responding to the challenge to tell a story about the Habsburg from the point of view of Mexican History, a student group has produced a short animation film in 2D about Emperor Maximilan’s last day (execution), which will be screened at Mexico’s Fuerte de Loreto Museum in August 2025. * '''"[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BZagnizBSQaDxoy4lDhA%20rAsS73kl6Y3/view?usp=drive%20link Mujer Lipan]"''' is a stop-motion short film project centering around a statue of a Lipan woman in the collection of the ethnographic museum in Geneva. Its aim is to dive into the collective memory of the Lipan people (the south-easternmost Apache tribe living across the border between Texas and Mexico). For this purpose, the project team is planning to travel to the border region in order to meet representatives of the tribe. Two further projects were initiated during the Hackatón BAM BUAP 2025: [[File:Hackatón BAM BUAP 2025 - 20250614 185942.jpg|thumb|"Kalakas Chidas": using "calacas" from the Ethographic Museum of Neuchâtel]] * "'''Kalakas Chidas'''" proposes an interdisciplinary collaboration between Visual Arts and Film students. The concept combines installation art with a "one-minute film", thematizing two human tragedies in a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead Día de Muertos] setting. The historical artifacts used are a collection of 29 papier-mâché calacas (skeleton figures) from the Ethnographic Museum of Neuchâtel that pay homage to the Mexican people and their resilience during the 1985 earthquake, and photographic records from the Historical Archives to commemorate a 1973 Puebla tragedy: the killing of three students and a professor. Currently, the team has completed preliminary sketches and historical research, with institutional support from ARPA’s Director to finalize the project for presentation at the next BAM BUAP Hackathon. [[File:Hackatón BAM BUAP 2025 - 20250614 194738.jpg|thumb|"Pre-Columbian Masks": cyanotype prints of collection items from Museum Rietberg]] * "'''Pre-Columbian Masks'''" was developed during the hackathon using digitized images from the Museum Rietberg’s Pre-Columbian mask collection. It involved two phases: A cyanotype workshop teaching participants this alternative photographic technique; The creation of a large-scale textile mask collage incorporating cyanotype prints and embroidery, designed to introduce the university community to this collection through mixed-media art. Starting point and source of inspiration for the artistic processes leading to these projects is most often a museum catalog. For this purpose, we are working towards '''improving the access to Mesoamerican collections''': Institutions holding artifacts from Mesoamerica are being approached in order to ask them to make their collections accessible online: their catalogs, photographs of the artifacts, etc. in line with the OpenGLAM Principles. They are asked to make their catalogs available in a machine-readable format, and – to the extent possible – to make the photographs available for reuse by uploading them to Wikimedia Commons. A first showcase has been provided by [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Museum%20Rietberg Museum Rietberg] in Zurich, which has uploaded some highlights from their collections and are ready to upload further high-quality images of their collection items on demand. ==== Promoting Open GLAM in the State of Puebla ==== Both the ongoing cooperation with our Swiss partners and the launch of the Hackatón BAM as a recurring annual event are important cornerstones in the development of a fully-fledged Open GLAM programme for the State of Puebla. In the context of this year’s hackathon, the following milestones have been reached: * First '''digitization projects and image uploads to Wikimedia Commons''' have been initiated, involving ARPA BUAP, BUAP Historical Archives, and the BUAP Art Gallery. * Concepts have been developed for the '''new online catalogue of the BUAP Historical Archives''' and for '''ARPA’s audiovisual archive'''. * Reflections have been made as to how to '''support future hackathons with appropriate online infrastructure'''. * Student interns have been involved to '''support digitization and data publication activities of cultural heritage institutions''' in Puebla. These internship activities provide valuable opportunities for undergraduate students to acquire professional skills and will be further developed in the future. <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=June 2025}}</noinclude> obfisb2krf56xt3b95ra8n601eus4ip 272105 272104 2025-07-07T22:23:06Z Beat Estermann 1772 272105 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2025/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|Open Cultural Data Hackathon in Puebla|By [[User:SandyEleJaguar|SandyEleJaguar]] and [[User:Beat Estermann|Beat Estermann]]}} From June 12 to 14, [http://www.hackatonarpa.com the first edition of the '''Hackatón BAM BUAP'''] (Libraries, Archives, and Museums Hackathon) took place at the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP), Mexico. The event was organized by the [https://arpa.buap.mx/ Faculty of Visual and Audiovisual Arts] (ARPA) and the [https://bibliotecas.buap.mx/ General Directorate of Libraries] (DGB) at the [https://www.complejocultural.buap.mx/ Complejo Cultural Universitario], thanks to the financial support from [https://wikimedia.ch/en/ Wikimedia CH] and the know how exchange with the [https://glam.opendata.ch/hackathons/ Swiss Open Cultural Data Hackathon]. During the two hackathon days, the 93 participants worked on 10 different projects encompassing a wide diversity: The artistic and computing communities established a fruitful symbiosis, enabling the generation of ideas ranging from strictly computational to purely artistic. This included, for example, technical programming solutions applied to audiovisual heritage—based on content from Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata—or plastic and cinematographic creations inspired by artifacts from museum and archival collections. ==== Pluralist Views on Artifacts in Ethnographic Collections ==== In 2024, BUAP and the GLAM working group of the Opendata.ch association teamed up to implement a novel method (termed “CultureFLOW”) for the facilitation of artistic creative processes that engage with collective memories, both in the form of heritage artifacts and in the form of living memories, thereby reenacting and reinterpreting them in a co-creative approach involving interested publics. At the occasion of the hackathon’s opening ceremony, the first generation of artistic projects, initiated in 2024, were presented by students of ARPA: [[File:La Mithotia de las máscaras - Interactive Screen Burgdorf Castle Museum - 20250703 105722.jpg|thumb|"La Mithotia de las máscaras" - interactive screen at the Burgdorf Castle Museum]] * '''"[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tTefcZJkDPr74Hu2dtBTTehp8MZ8VGJH/view?usp=sharing La Mithotia de las máscaras]"''' (“mascarade”): At the suggestion of the museum, a team of students at ARPA produced a short video and an animation film involving several Mexican masks from the museum’s exhibition giving their perspective on them. The video and the animation film have been included in interactive video stations in the museum, which comprise further contributions from people from various cultures living in Burgdorf. The content of the video station is also available on the [https://wundertour.schloss-burgdorf.ch/# museum’s website]. The cooperation has been complemented by an exhibition in the museum’s foyer about Mexican “[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embroidery bordado]” culture and Mexican mask culture, featuring the “bordados” and sculptures used for the animation film. * '''"[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VvrDK3YaB0F19yRVlG%20ak-bShtIyMTPA/view?usp=drive%20link Maximilian of Habsburg]"''': Originating from the territory of today’s Switzerland, the dynasty of the Habsburg has been present in many different countries, and its members have been associated with a variety of historical events that have left their traces in our collective memories. Responding to the challenge to tell a story about the Habsburg from the point of view of Mexican History, a student group has produced a short animation film in 2D about Emperor Maximilan’s last day (execution), which will be screened at Mexico’s Fuerte de Loreto Museum in August 2025. * '''"[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BZagnizBSQaDxoy4lDhA%20rAsS73kl6Y3/view?usp=drive%20link Mujer Lipan]"''' is a stop-motion short film project centering around a statue of a Lipan woman in the collection of the ethnographic museum in Geneva. Its aim is to dive into the collective memory of the Lipan people (the south-easternmost Apache tribe living across the border between Texas and Mexico). For this purpose, the project team is planning to travel to the border region in order to meet representatives of the tribe. Two further projects were initiated during the Hackatón BAM BUAP 2025: [[File:Hackatón BAM BUAP 2025 - 20250614 185942.jpg|thumb|"Kalakas Chidas": using "calacas" from the Ethographic Museum of Neuchâtel]] * "'''Kalakas Chidas'''" proposes an interdisciplinary collaboration between Visual Arts and Film students. The concept combines installation art with a "one-minute film", thematizing two human tragedies in a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead Día de Muertos] setting. The historical artifacts used are a collection of 29 papier-mâché calacas (skeleton figures) from the Ethnographic Museum of Neuchâtel that pay homage to the Mexican people and their resilience during the 1985 earthquake, and photographic records from the Historical Archives to commemorate a 1973 Puebla tragedy: the killing of three students and a professor. Currently, the team has completed preliminary sketches and historical research, with institutional support from ARPA’s Director to finalize the project for presentation at the next BAM BUAP Hackathon. [[File:Hackatón BAM BUAP 2025 - 20250614 194738.jpg|thumb|"Pre-Columbian Masks": cyanotype prints of collection items from Museum Rietberg]] * "'''Pre-Columbian Masks'''" was developed during the hackathon using digitized images from the Museum Rietberg’s Pre-Columbian mask collection. It involved two phases: A cyanotype workshop teaching participants this alternative photographic technique; The creation of a large-scale textile mask collage incorporating cyanotype prints and embroidery, designed to introduce the university community to this collection through mixed-media art. Starting point and source of inspiration for the artistic processes leading to these projects is most often a museum catalog. For this purpose, we are working towards '''improving the access to Mesoamerican collections''': Institutions holding artifacts from Mesoamerica are being approached in order to ask them to make their collections accessible online: their catalogs, photographs of the artifacts, etc. in line with the OpenGLAM Principles. They are asked to make their catalogs available in a machine-readable format, and – to the extent possible – to make the photographs available for reuse by uploading them to Wikimedia Commons. A first showcase has been provided by [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Museum%20Rietberg Museum Rietberg] in Zurich, which has uploaded some highlights from their collections and are ready to upload further high-quality images of their collection items on demand. ==== Promoting Open GLAM in the State of Puebla ==== Both the ongoing cooperation with our Swiss partners and the launch of the Hackatón BAM as a recurring annual event are important cornerstones in the development of a fully-fledged Open GLAM programme for the State of Puebla. In the context of this year’s hackathon, the following milestones have been reached: * First '''digitization projects and image uploads to Wikimedia Commons''' have been initiated, involving ARPA BUAP, BUAP Historical Archives, and the BUAP Art Gallery. * Concepts have been developed for the '''new online catalogue of the BUAP Historical Archives''' and for '''ARPA’s audiovisual archive'''. * Reflections have been made as to how to '''support future hackathons with appropriate online infrastructure'''. * Student interns have been involved to '''support digitization and data publication activities of cultural heritage institutions''' in Puebla. These internship activities provide valuable opportunities for undergraduate students to acquire professional skills and will be further developed in the future. <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=June 2025}}</noinclude> aloz6ozvvg2v2g1b4jaws99zzc202jz 272106 272105 2025-07-07T22:24:16Z Beat Estermann 1772 272106 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2025/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|Open Cultural Data Hackathon in Puebla|By [[User:SandyEleJaguar|SandyEleJaguar]] and [[User:Beat Estermann|Beat Estermann]]}} From June 12 to 14, [http://www.hackatonarpa.com the first edition of the '''Hackatón BAM BUAP'''] (Libraries, Archives, and Museums Hackathon) took place at the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP), Mexico. The event was organized by the [https://arpa.buap.mx/ Faculty of Visual and Audiovisual Arts] (ARPA) and the [https://bibliotecas.buap.mx/ General Directorate of Libraries] (DGB) at the [https://www.complejocultural.buap.mx/ Complejo Cultural Universitario], thanks to the financial support from [https://wikimedia.ch/en/ Wikimedia CH] and the cooparation and know how exchange with the [https://glam.opendata.ch/hackathons/ Swiss Open Cultural Data Hackathon]. During the two hackathon days, the 93 participants worked on 10 different projects encompassing a wide diversity: The artistic and computing communities established a fruitful symbiosis, enabling the generation of ideas ranging from strictly computational to purely artistic. This included, for example, technical programming solutions applied to audiovisual heritage—based on content from Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata—or plastic and cinematographic creations inspired by artifacts from museum and archival collections. ==== Pluralist Views on Artifacts in Ethnographic Collections ==== In 2024, BUAP and the GLAM working group of the Opendata.ch association teamed up to implement a novel method (termed “CultureFLOW”) for the facilitation of artistic creative processes that engage with collective memories, both in the form of heritage artifacts and in the form of living memories, thereby reenacting and reinterpreting them in a co-creative approach involving interested publics. At the occasion of the hackathon’s opening ceremony, the first generation of artistic projects, initiated in 2024, were presented by students of ARPA: [[File:La Mithotia de las máscaras - Interactive Screen Burgdorf Castle Museum - 20250703 105722.jpg|thumb|"La Mithotia de las máscaras" - interactive screen at the Burgdorf Castle Museum]] * '''"[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tTefcZJkDPr74Hu2dtBTTehp8MZ8VGJH/view?usp=sharing La Mithotia de las máscaras]"''' (“mascarade”): At the suggestion of the museum, a team of students at ARPA produced a short video and an animation film involving several Mexican masks from the museum’s exhibition giving their perspective on them. The video and the animation film have been included in interactive video stations in the museum, which comprise further contributions from people from various cultures living in Burgdorf. The content of the video station is also available on the [https://wundertour.schloss-burgdorf.ch/# museum’s website]. The cooperation has been complemented by an exhibition in the museum’s foyer about Mexican “[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embroidery bordado]” culture and Mexican mask culture, featuring the “bordados” and sculptures used for the animation film. * '''"[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VvrDK3YaB0F19yRVlG%20ak-bShtIyMTPA/view?usp=drive%20link Maximilian of Habsburg]"''': Originating from the territory of today’s Switzerland, the dynasty of the Habsburg has been present in many different countries, and its members have been associated with a variety of historical events that have left their traces in our collective memories. Responding to the challenge to tell a story about the Habsburg from the point of view of Mexican History, a student group has produced a short animation film in 2D about Emperor Maximilan’s last day (execution), which will be screened at Mexico’s Fuerte de Loreto Museum in August 2025. * '''"[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BZagnizBSQaDxoy4lDhA%20rAsS73kl6Y3/view?usp=drive%20link Mujer Lipan]"''' is a stop-motion short film project centering around a statue of a Lipan woman in the collection of the ethnographic museum in Geneva. Its aim is to dive into the collective memory of the Lipan people (the south-easternmost Apache tribe living across the border between Texas and Mexico). For this purpose, the project team is planning to travel to the border region in order to meet representatives of the tribe. Two further projects were initiated during the Hackatón BAM BUAP 2025: [[File:Hackatón BAM BUAP 2025 - 20250614 185942.jpg|thumb|"Kalakas Chidas": using "calacas" from the Ethographic Museum of Neuchâtel]] * "'''Kalakas Chidas'''" proposes an interdisciplinary collaboration between Visual Arts and Film students. The concept combines installation art with a "one-minute film", thematizing two human tragedies in a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead Día de Muertos] setting. The historical artifacts used are a collection of 29 papier-mâché calacas (skeleton figures) from the Ethnographic Museum of Neuchâtel that pay homage to the Mexican people and their resilience during the 1985 earthquake, and photographic records from the Historical Archives to commemorate a 1973 Puebla tragedy: the killing of three students and a professor. Currently, the team has completed preliminary sketches and historical research, with institutional support from ARPA’s Director to finalize the project for presentation at the next BAM BUAP Hackathon. [[File:Hackatón BAM BUAP 2025 - 20250614 194738.jpg|thumb|"Pre-Columbian Masks": cyanotype prints of collection items from Museum Rietberg]] * "'''Pre-Columbian Masks'''" was developed during the hackathon using digitized images from the Museum Rietberg’s Pre-Columbian mask collection. It involved two phases: A cyanotype workshop teaching participants this alternative photographic technique; The creation of a large-scale textile mask collage incorporating cyanotype prints and embroidery, designed to introduce the university community to this collection through mixed-media art. Starting point and source of inspiration for the artistic processes leading to these projects is most often a museum catalog. For this purpose, we are working towards '''improving the access to Mesoamerican collections''': Institutions holding artifacts from Mesoamerica are being approached in order to ask them to make their collections accessible online: their catalogs, photographs of the artifacts, etc. in line with the OpenGLAM Principles. They are asked to make their catalogs available in a machine-readable format, and – to the extent possible – to make the photographs available for reuse by uploading them to Wikimedia Commons. A first showcase has been provided by [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Museum%20Rietberg Museum Rietberg] in Zurich, which has uploaded some highlights from their collections and are ready to upload further high-quality images of their collection items on demand. ==== Promoting Open GLAM in the State of Puebla ==== Both the ongoing cooperation with our Swiss partners and the launch of the Hackatón BAM as a recurring annual event are important cornerstones in the development of a fully-fledged Open GLAM programme for the State of Puebla. In the context of this year’s hackathon, the following milestones have been reached: * First '''digitization projects and image uploads to Wikimedia Commons''' have been initiated, involving ARPA BUAP, BUAP Historical Archives, and the BUAP Art Gallery. * Concepts have been developed for the '''new online catalogue of the BUAP Historical Archives''' and for '''ARPA’s audiovisual archive'''. * Reflections have been made as to how to '''support future hackathons with appropriate online infrastructure'''. * Student interns have been involved to '''support digitization and data publication activities of cultural heritage institutions''' in Puebla. These internship activities provide valuable opportunities for undergraduate students to acquire professional skills and will be further developed in the future. <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=June 2025}}</noinclude> lw9cclbhioooly2lprkizcyyb0k2p19 272107 272106 2025-07-07T22:33:40Z Beat Estermann 1772 272107 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2025/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|Open Cultural Data Hackathon in Puebla|By [[User:SandyEleJaguar|SandyEleJaguar]] and [[User:Beat Estermann|Beat Estermann]]}} From June 12 to 14, [http://www.hackatonarpa.com the first edition of the '''Hackatón BAM BUAP'''] (Libraries, Archives, and Museums Hackathon) took place at the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP), Mexico. The event was organized by the [https://arpa.buap.mx/ Faculty of Visual and Audiovisual Arts] (ARPA) and the [https://bibliotecas.buap.mx/ General Directorate of Libraries] (DGB) at the [https://www.complejocultural.buap.mx/ Complejo Cultural Universitario], thanks to the financial support from [https://wikimedia.ch/en/ Wikimedia CH] and the cooparation and know how exchange with the [https://glam.opendata.ch/hackathons/ Swiss Open Cultural Data Hackathon]. During the two hackathon days, the 93 participants worked on 10 different projects encompassing a wide diversity: The artistic and computing communities established a fruitful symbiosis, enabling the generation of ideas ranging from strictly computational to purely artistic. This included, for example, technical programming solutions applied to audiovisual heritage—based on content from Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata—or plastic and cinematographic creations inspired by artifacts from museum and archival collections. ==== Pluralist Views on Artifacts in Ethnographic Collections ==== In 2024, BUAP and the GLAM working group of the Opendata.ch association teamed up to implement a novel method (termed “CultureFLOW”) for the facilitation of artistic creative processes that engage with collective memories, both in the form of heritage artifacts and in the form of living memories, thereby reenacting and reinterpreting them in a co-creative approach. At the occasion of the hackathon’s opening ceremony, the first series of artistic projects, initiated in 2024, were presented by students of ARPA: [[File:La Mithotia de las máscaras - Interactive Screen Burgdorf Castle Museum - 20250703 105722.jpg|thumb|"La Mithotia de las máscaras" - interactive screen at the Burgdorf Castle Museum]] * '''"[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tTefcZJkDPr74Hu2dtBTTehp8MZ8VGJH/view?usp=sharing La Mithotia de las máscaras]"''' (“mascarade”): At the suggestion of the museum, a team of students at ARPA produced a short video and an animation film involving several Mexican masks from the museum’s exhibition giving their perspective on them. The video and the animation film have been included in interactive video stations in the museum, which comprise further contributions from people from various cultures living in Burgdorf. The content of the video station is also available on the [https://wundertour.schloss-burgdorf.ch/# museum’s website]. The cooperation has been complemented by an exhibition in the museum’s foyer about Mexican “[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embroidery bordado]” culture and Mexican mask culture, featuring the “bordados” and sculptures used for the animation film. * '''"[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VvrDK3YaB0F19yRVlG%20ak-bShtIyMTPA/view?usp=drive%20link Maximilian of Habsburg]"''': Originating from the territory of today’s Switzerland, the dynasty of the Habsburg has been present in many different countries, and its members have been associated with a variety of historical events that have left their traces in our collective memories. Responding to the challenge to tell a story about the Habsburg from the point of view of Mexican history, a student group has produced a short animation film in 2D about Emperor Maximilan’s last day (execution), which will be screened at Mexico’s Fuerte de Loreto Museum in August 2025. * '''"[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BZagnizBSQaDxoy4lDhA%20rAsS73kl6Y3/view?usp=drive%20link Mujer Lipan]"''' is a stop-motion short film project centering around a statue of a Lipan woman in the collection of the ethnographic museum in Geneva. Its aim is to dive into the collective memory of the Lipan people (the south-easternmost Apache tribe living across the border between Texas and Mexico). For this purpose, the project team is planning to travel to the border region in order to meet representatives of the tribe. Two further projects were initiated during the Hackatón BAM BUAP 2025: [[File:Hackatón BAM BUAP 2025 - 20250614 185942.jpg|thumb|"Kalakas Chidas": using "calacas" from the Ethographic Museum of Neuchâtel]] * "'''Kalakas Chidas'''" proposes an interdisciplinary collaboration between Visual Arts and Film students. The concept combines installation art with a "one-minute film", thematizing two human tragedies in a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead Día de Muertos] setting. The historical artifacts used are a collection of 29 papier-mâché calacas (skeleton figures) from the Ethnographic Museum of Neuchâtel that pay homage to the Mexican people and their resilience during the 1985 earthquake, and photographic records from the Historical Archives to commemorate a 1973 Puebla tragedy: the killing of three students and a professor. Currently, the team has completed preliminary sketches and historical research, with institutional support from ARPA’s Director to finalize the project for presentation at the next BAM BUAP Hackathon. [[File:Hackatón BAM BUAP 2025 - 20250614 194738.jpg|thumb|"Pre-Columbian Masks": cyanotype prints of collection items from Museum Rietberg]] * "'''Pre-Columbian Masks'''" was developed during the hackathon using digitized images from the Museum Rietberg’s Pre-Columbian mask collection. It involved two phases: A cyanotype workshop teaching participants this alternative photographic technique, and the creation of a large-scale textile mask collage incorporating cyanotype prints and embroidery, designed to introduce the university community to this collection through mixed-media art. Starting point and source of inspiration for the artistic processes leading to these projects is most often a museum catalog. For this purpose, we are working towards '''improving the access to Mesoamerican collections''': Institutions holding artifacts from Mesoamerica are being approached in order to ask them to make their collections accessible online in line with the OpenGLAM Principles. They are asked to make their catalogs available in a machine-readable format, and – to the extent possible – to make photographs available for reuse by uploading them to Wikimedia Commons. A first showcase has been provided by [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Museum%20Rietberg Museum Rietberg] in Zurich, which has uploaded some highlights from their collections and are ready to upload further high-quality images of their collection items on demand. ==== Promoting Open GLAM in the State of Puebla ==== Both the ongoing cooperation with our Swiss partners and the launch of the Hackatón BAM as a recurring annual event are important cornerstones in the development of a fully-fledged Open GLAM programme for the State of Puebla. In the context of this year’s hackathon, the following milestones have been reached: * First '''digitization projects and image uploads to Wikimedia Commons''' have been initiated, involving ARPA BUAP, BUAP Historical Archives, and the BUAP Art Gallery. * Concepts have been developed for the '''new online catalogue of the BUAP Historical Archives''' and for '''ARPA’s online audiovisual archive'''. * Reflections have been made as to how to '''support future hackathons with appropriate online infrastructure'''. * Student interns have been involved to '''support digitization and data publication activities of cultural heritage institutions''' in Puebla. These internship activities provide valuable opportunities for undergraduate students to acquire professional skills and will be further developed in the future. <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=June 2025}}</noinclude> qbmw5wtwgmtuuv5rbk4qya071w0ooxz 272108 272107 2025-07-07T22:45:00Z Beat Estermann 1772 272108 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2025/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|Open Cultural Data Hackathon in Puebla|By [[User:SandyEleJaguar|SandyEleJaguar]] and [[User:Beat Estermann|Beat Estermann]]}} From June 12 to 14, [http://www.hackatonarpa.com the first edition of the '''Hackatón BAM BUAP'''] (Libraries, Archives, and Museums Hackathon) took place at the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP), Mexico. The event was organized by the [https://arpa.buap.mx/ Faculty of Visual and Audiovisual Arts] (ARPA) and the [https://bibliotecas.buap.mx/ General Directorate of Libraries] (DGB) at the [https://www.complejocultural.buap.mx/ Complejo Cultural Universitario], thanks to the financial support from [https://wikimedia.ch/en/ Wikimedia CH] and the cooparation and know how exchange with the [https://glam.opendata.ch/hackathons/ Swiss Open Cultural Data Hackathon]. During the two hackathon days, the 93 participants worked on 10 different projects encompassing a wide diversity: The artistic and computing communities established a fruitful symbiosis, enabling the generation of ideas ranging from strictly computational to purely artistic. This included, for example, technical programming solutions applied to audiovisual heritage—based on content from Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata—or plastic and cinematographic creations inspired by artifacts from museum and archival collections. ==== Pluralist Views on Artifacts in Ethnographic Collections ==== In 2024, BUAP and the GLAM working group of the Opendata.ch association teamed up to implement a novel method (termed “CultureFLOW”) for the facilitation of artistic creative processes that engage with collective memories, both in the form of heritage artifacts and in the form of living memories, thereby reenacting and reinterpreting them in a co-creative approach. At the occasion of the hackathon’s opening ceremony, the first series of artistic projects, initiated in 2024, were presented by students of ARPA: [[File:La Mithotia de las máscaras - Interactive Screen Burgdorf Castle Museum - 20250703 105722.jpg|thumb|"La Mithotia de las máscaras" - interactive screen at the Burgdorf Castle Museum]] * '''"[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tTefcZJkDPr74Hu2dtBTTehp8MZ8VGJH/view?usp=sharing La Mithotia de las máscaras]"''' (“mascarade”): At the suggestion of the museum, a team of students at ARPA produced a short video and an animation film involving several Mexican masks from the museum’s exhibition giving their perspective on them. The video and the animation film have been included in interactive video stations in the museum, which comprise further contributions from people from various cultures living in Burgdorf. The content of the video station is also available on the [https://wundertour.schloss-burgdorf.ch/# museum’s website]. The cooperation has been complemented by an exhibition in the museum’s foyer about Mexican “[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embroidery bordado]” culture and Mexican mask culture, featuring the “bordados” and sculptures used for the animation film. * '''"[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VvrDK3YaB0F19yRVlG%20ak-bShtIyMTPA/view?usp=drive%20link Maximilian of Habsburg]"''': Originating from the territory of today’s Switzerland, the dynasty of the Habsburg has been present in many different countries, and its members have been associated with a variety of historical events that have left their traces in our collective memories. Responding to the challenge to tell a story about the Habsburg from the point of view of Mexican history, a student group has produced a short animation film in 2D about Emperor Maximilan’s last day (execution), which will be screened at Mexico’s Fuerte de Loreto Museum in August 2025. * '''"[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BZagnizBSQaDxoy4lDhA%20rAsS73kl6Y3/view?usp=drive%20link Mujer Lipan]"''' is a stop-motion short film project centering around a statue of a Lipan woman in the collection of the ethnographic museum in Geneva. Its aim is to dive into the collective memory of the Lipan people (the south-easternmost Apache tribe living across the border between Texas and Mexico). For this purpose, the project team is planning to travel to the border region in order to meet representatives of the tribe. Two further projects were initiated during the Hackatón BAM BUAP 2025: [[File:Hackatón BAM BUAP 2025 - 20250614 185942.jpg|thumb|"Kalakas Chidas": using "calacas" from the Ethographic Museum of Neuchâtel]] * "'''Kalakas Chidas'''" proposes an interdisciplinary collaboration between Visual Arts and Film students. The concept combines installation art with a "one-minute film", thematizing two human tragedies in a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead Día de Muertos] setting. The historical artifacts used are a collection of 29 papier-mâché calacas (skeleton figures) from the Ethnographic Museum of Neuchâtel that pay homage to the Mexican people and their resilience during the 1985 earthquake, and photographic records from the Historical Archives to commemorate a 1973 Puebla tragedy: the killing of three students and a professor. Currently, the team has completed preliminary sketches and historical research, with institutional support from ARPA’s Director to finalize the project for presentation at the next BAM BUAP Hackathon. [[File:Hackatón BAM BUAP 2025 - 20250614 194738.jpg|thumb|"Pre-Columbian Masks": cyanotype prints of collection items from Museum Rietberg]] * "'''Pre-Columbian Masks'''" was developed during the hackathon using digitized images from the Museum Rietberg’s Pre-Columbian mask collection. It involved two phases: A cyanotype workshop teaching participants this alternative photographic technique, and the creation of a large-scale textile mask collage incorporating cyanotype prints and embroidery, designed to introduce the university community to this collection through mixed-media art. Starting point and source of inspiration for the artistic processes leading to these projects is most often a museum catalog. For this purpose, we are working towards '''improving the access to Mesoamerican collections''': Institutions holding artifacts from Mesoamerica are being approached in order to ask them to make their collections accessible online in line with the OpenGLAM Principles. They are asked to make their catalogs available in a machine-readable format, and – to the extent possible – to make photographs available for reuse by uploading them to Wikimedia Commons. A first showcase has been provided by [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Museum%20Rietberg Museum Rietberg] in Zurich, which has uploaded some highlights from their collections and are ready to upload further high-quality images of their collection items on demand. ==== Promoting Open GLAM in the State of Puebla ==== Both the ongoing cooperation with our Swiss partners and the launch of the Hackatón BAM as a recurring annual event are important cornerstones in the development of a fully-fledged Open GLAM programme for the State of Puebla. In the context of this year’s hackathon, the following milestones have been reached: * First '''digitization projects and image uploads to Wikimedia Commons, referencing metadata on Wikidata''' have been initiated, involving ARPA BUAP, BUAP Historical Archives, and the BUAP Art Gallery. * Concepts have been developed for the '''new online catalogue of the BUAP Historical Archives''' and for '''ARPA’s online audiovisual archive'''. * Reflections have been made as to how to '''support future hackathons with appropriate online infrastructure'''. * Student interns have been involved to '''support digitization and data publication activities of cultural heritage institutions''' in Puebla. These internship activities provide valuable opportunities for undergraduate students to acquire professional skills and will be further developed in the future. <gallery mode=packed-hover caption="Murals on the campus of Complejo Cultural Universitario in Puebla"> CCU 15 años de Arte y Cultura.jpg|CCU 15 años de Arte y Cultura Asientos Preferentes.jpg|Asientos Preferentes Confía.jpg|Confía Cumbia te voy a olvidar.jpg|Cumbia te voy a olvidar Impulso Humano Creador.jpg|Impulso Humano Creador La Rebeldía del Bohemio.jpg|La Rebeldía del Bohemio </gallery> <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=June 2025}}</noinclude> 02en2liq8ryl7il7hu60k67n1102ja0 272126 272108 2025-07-08T10:09:49Z Beat Estermann 1772 272126 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2025/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|Open Cultural Data Hackathon in Puebla|By [[User:SandyEleJaguar|SandyEleJaguar]] and [[User:Beat Estermann|Beat Estermann]]}} From June 12 to 14, [http://www.hackatonarpa.com the first edition of the '''Hackatón BAM BUAP'''] (Libraries, Archives, and Museums Hackathon) took place at the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP), Mexico. The event was organized by the [https://arpa.buap.mx/ Faculty of Visual and Audiovisual Arts] (ARPA) and the [https://bibliotecas.buap.mx/ General Directorate of Libraries] (DGB) at the [https://www.complejocultural.buap.mx/ Complejo Cultural Universitario], thanks to the financial support from [https://wikimedia.ch/en/ Wikimedia CH] and the cooparation and know how exchange with the [https://glam.opendata.ch/hackathons/ Swiss Open Cultural Data Hackathon]. During the two hackathon days, the 93 participants worked on 10 different projects encompassing a wide diversity: The artistic and computing communities established a fruitful symbiosis, enabling the generation of ideas ranging from strictly computational to purely artistic. This included, for example, technical programming solutions applied to audiovisual heritage—based on content from Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata—or plastic and cinematographic creations inspired by artifacts from museum and archival collections. ==== Pluralist Views on Artifacts in Ethnographic Collections ==== In 2024, BUAP and the GLAM working group of the Opendata.ch association teamed up to implement a novel method (termed “CultureFLOW”) for the facilitation of artistic creative processes that engage with collective memories, both in the form of heritage artifacts and in the form of living memories, thereby reenacting and reinterpreting them in a co-creative approach. At the occasion of the hackathon’s opening ceremony, the first series of artistic projects, initiated in 2024, were presented by students of ARPA: [[File:La Mithotia de las máscaras - Interactive Screen Burgdorf Castle Museum - 20250703 105722.jpg|thumb|"La Mithotia de las máscaras" - interactive screen at the Burgdorf Castle Museum]] * '''"[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tTefcZJkDPr74Hu2dtBTTehp8MZ8VGJH/view?usp=sharing La Mithotia de las máscaras]"''' (“mascarade”): At the suggestion of the Burgdorf Castle Museum, a team of students at ARPA produced a short video and an animation film involving several Mexican masks from the museum’s exhibition giving their perspective on them. The video and the animation film have been included in interactive video stations in the museum, which comprise further contributions from people from various cultures living in Burgdorf. The content of the video station is also available on the [https://wundertour.schloss-burgdorf.ch/# museum’s website]. The cooperation has been complemented by an exhibition in the museum’s foyer about Mexican “[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embroidery bordado]” culture and Mexican mask culture, featuring the “bordados” and sculptures used for the animation film. * '''"[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VvrDK3YaB0F19yRVlG%20ak-bShtIyMTPA/view?usp=drive%20link Maximilian of Habsburg]"''': Originating from the territory of today’s Switzerland, the dynasty of the Habsburg has been present in many different countries, and its members have been associated with a variety of historical events that have left their traces in our collective memories. Responding to the challenge to tell a story about the Habsburg from the point of view of Mexican history, a student group has produced a short animation film in 2D about Emperor Maximilan’s last day (execution), which will be screened at Mexico’s Fuerte de Loreto Museum in August 2025. * '''"[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BZagnizBSQaDxoy4lDhA%20rAsS73kl6Y3/view?usp=drive%20link Mujer Lipan]"''' is a stop-motion short film project centering around a statue of a Lipan woman in the collection of the ethnographic museum in Geneva. Its aim is to dive into the collective memory of the Lipan people (the south-easternmost Apache tribe living across the border between Texas and Mexico). For this purpose, the project team is planning to travel to the border region in order to meet representatives of the tribe. Two further projects were initiated during the Hackatón BAM BUAP 2025: [[File:Hackatón BAM BUAP 2025 - 20250614 185942.jpg|thumb|"Kalakas Chidas": using "calacas" from the Ethographic Museum of Neuchâtel]] * "'''Kalakas Chidas'''" proposes an interdisciplinary collaboration between Visual Arts and Film students. The concept combines installation art with a "one-minute film", thematizing two human tragedies in a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead Día de Muertos] setting. The historical artifacts used are a collection of 29 papier-mâché calacas (skeleton figures) from the Ethnographic Museum of Neuchâtel that pay homage to the Mexican people and their resilience during the 1985 earthquake, and photographic records from the Historical Archives to commemorate a 1973 Puebla tragedy: the killing of three students and a professor. Currently, the team has completed preliminary sketches and historical research, with institutional support from ARPA’s Director to finalize the project for presentation at the next BAM BUAP Hackathon. [[File:Hackatón BAM BUAP 2025 - 20250614 194738.jpg|thumb|"Pre-Columbian Masks": cyanotype prints of collection items from Museum Rietberg]] * "'''Pre-Columbian Masks'''" was developed during the hackathon using digitized images from the Museum Rietberg’s Pre-Columbian mask collection. It involved two phases: A cyanotype workshop teaching participants this alternative photographic technique, and the creation of a large-scale textile mask collage incorporating cyanotype prints and embroidery, designed to introduce the university community to this collection through mixed-media art. Starting point and source of inspiration for the artistic processes leading to these projects is most often a museum catalog. For this purpose, we are working towards '''improving the access to Mesoamerican collections''': Institutions holding artifacts from Mesoamerica are being approached in order to ask them to make their collections accessible online in line with the OpenGLAM Principles. They are asked to make their catalogs available in a machine-readable format, and – to the extent possible – to make photographs available for reuse by uploading them to Wikimedia Commons. A first showcase has been provided by [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Museum%20Rietberg Museum Rietberg] in Zurich, which has uploaded some highlights from their collections and are ready to upload further high-quality images of their collection items on demand. ==== Promoting Open GLAM in the State of Puebla ==== Both the ongoing cooperation with our Swiss partners and the launch of the Hackatón BAM as a recurring annual event are important cornerstones in the development of a fully-fledged Open GLAM programme for the State of Puebla. In the context of this year’s hackathon, the following milestones have been reached: * First '''digitization projects and image uploads to Wikimedia Commons, referencing metadata on Wikidata''' have been initiated, involving ARPA BUAP, BUAP Historical Archives, and the BUAP Art Gallery. * Concepts have been developed for the '''new online catalogue of the BUAP Historical Archives''' and for '''ARPA’s online audiovisual archive'''. * Reflections have been made as to how to '''support future hackathons with appropriate online infrastructure'''. * Student interns have been involved to '''support digitization and data publication activities of cultural heritage institutions''' in Puebla. These internship activities provide valuable opportunities for undergraduate students to acquire professional skills and will be further developed in the future. <gallery mode=packed-hover caption="Murals on the campus of Complejo Cultural Universitario in Puebla"> CCU 15 años de Arte y Cultura.jpg|CCU 15 años de Arte y Cultura Asientos Preferentes.jpg|Asientos Preferentes Confía.jpg|Confía Cumbia te voy a olvidar.jpg|Cumbia te voy a olvidar Impulso Humano Creador.jpg|Impulso Humano Creador La Rebeldía del Bohemio.jpg|La Rebeldía del Bohemio </gallery> <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=June 2025}}</noinclude> glzy7ijh7kn17l0sqh3c5hlbpd1o5mv 0 71849 272101 2025-07-07T22:02:28Z Kamila Neuman (WMPL) 42454 first draft 272101 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2025/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|What's up in GLAM in Poland|By [[User:Kamila Neuman (WMPL)|Kamila Neuman]]}} === Sharing Open Culture: Guest Lecture at the University of Rzeszów === On June 2, Kamila Neuman, Open Culture Manager at Wikimedia Polska, gave an online guest lecture to cultural studies students at the University of Rzeszów. The session was part of a course on GLAM institutions and best practices. Kamila introduced the idea of openness in cultural institutions in the digital age and presented how Wikimedia projects — including Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons — can serve as effective tools for promoting access to cultural heritage. She referred to the report by the Swedish Museums Association, which highlights Wikipedia as the most effective channel for disseminating digital collections. She also shared examples of ongoing collaborations between GLAM institutions and Wikimedia Polska, spoke about the role of Wikimedians in Residence, and encouraged students to explore digital volunteering opportunities — such as contributing to the ongoing editing campaign Wiki Chełmoński. The meeting was attended by 15 students. Special thanks to Dr. Marcelina Jakimowicz for organizing the session and to Kacper Szymański for initiating the invitation. === Heading 2 === <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=June 2025}}</noinclude> llvdnkkzejtkw6p1e1k4jtivy67hguh 0 71851 272124 2025-07-08T06:49:27Z MichellevL (WMNL) 32175 draft created 272124 wikitext text/x-wiki <noinclude>{{:GLAM/Newsletter/June 2025/Header}}</noinclude> {{GLAM/Newsletter/Title|(Your article's descriptive subtitle here)|By [[User:MichellevL (WMNL)|MichellevL]]}} {{Draft}} === Ban Wiki! meet-ups === === Content donation De Graaff === <br /> <noinclude>{{GLAM/Newsletter/Comments|month=June 2025}}</noinclude> nnw7qosj14yy5hgogr9w8nusej2k6vl