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Follow Friday affiliates

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

Proposed post:

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

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

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

Language: English

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

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

Featured article 2023/05/13

Alt text: A lizard with its mouth open and a frill around its neck. The frill is a mix of red, orange, yellow-ish colors.

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

Proposed post:

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

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

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

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

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

Language: English

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

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

Form 990

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

Proposed post:

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

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

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

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

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

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

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

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

Wikimove podcast, decentralization

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

Proposed post:

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

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

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

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

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

RealMe

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

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

Proposed post:

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

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

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

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

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

Towel Day

Alt text: Two red towels on a beach that say "DON'T PANIC"

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

Proposed post:

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

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

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

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

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

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

Boulton and Park

Alt text: Park (right) and Boulton hug, both wearing Victorian ladies dresses

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

Proposed post:

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

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

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

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

Language: English

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

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

Paint Drying

Alt text: A brick wall painted white, similar to the one used in the film

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

Proposed post:

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

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

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

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

Language: English

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

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

Prince Alfred of Great Britain

Alt text: Painting of Alfred as a young boy with short, wispy blonde hair, wearing a white garment with a pink sash

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

Proposed post:

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

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

Language: English

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

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

Transparency report

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

Proposed post:

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

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

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

Language: English

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

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

Punjabi Wikipedia@21

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

Proposed post:

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

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

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

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

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

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

XKeyscore

Alt text: Presentation slide labeled "TOP SECRET//COMINT//REL to USA, AUS, CAN, GBR, NZL. Title: "Why are we interested in HTTP?" "Because nearly everything a typical user does on the Internet uses HTTP". There are logos of Facebook, Yahoo!, Twitter, Myspace, CNN, Mail.ru, Wikipedia, Google Earth and Gmail.

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

Proposed post:

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

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

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

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

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

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

WMAU Announcing our First Nations Wikipedian In Residence

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

Proposed post:

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

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

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

Language: English

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

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

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

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

Wikipedia and the Biographies of LGBTQ+ People

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

Proposed post:

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

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

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

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

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

Debian Bookworm

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

Proposed post:

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

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

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

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

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

Bringing the Wikimedia experience to the wayuu community

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

Proposed post:

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

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

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

Language: English

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

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

WikiMixtura

Alt text: An angel from the Bolivian Diablada dance, wearing a mask and an elaborate outfit of what appear to be golden feathers

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

Proposed post:

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

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

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

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

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

Margaret Abbott

Alt text: Black-and-white sketch of a woman looking to the right, her hair is tied up and her neck is mostly covered with a collar.

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

Proposed post:

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

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

Language: English

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

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

WikiWomenCamp

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

Proposed post:

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

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

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

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

Language: English

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

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

What can we learn from FOSDEM

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

Proposed post:

What can the #Wikimedia movement learn from #FOSDEM?

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

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

Language: English

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

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

Swahili Climate Voices, phase 1

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

Proposed post:

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

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

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

Language: English

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

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

Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos 2023

Alt text: Participants at Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos Training in 2021 at Kwara a state in Western Nigeria, Photo by Godstime Elijah and licensed as CC-BY-SA-4.0

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

Proposed post:

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

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

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

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

WikiProject Women in Red 8th anniversary

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

Proposed post:

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

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

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

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

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

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

Wikimania Registrations

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

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

Proposed post:

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

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

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

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

WikiAfrica Hour - episode 28

Alt text: Infographic ad for WikiAfrica Hour vodcast episode 28 by Ceslause released under CC-BY-SA-4.0

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

Proposed post:

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

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

🖼️ Ceslause, CC-BY-SA-4.0

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

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

CreativeCommons 4.0

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

Proposed post:

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

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

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

#FreeCulture #CreativeCommons

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

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

NYT AI article

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

Proposed post:

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

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

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

Language: English

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

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

Kiwix promo

Alt text: Two girls look at a computer screen that shows Wikipedia content downloaded via Kiwix while on a boat named Kyrimba.

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

Proposed post:

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

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

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

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

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

Hebrew Wikipedia 20 years celebration

Alt text: תמונה קבוצתית בתוך חדר גדול. קבוצה של כשמונים אנשים מחייכים, נשים וגברים, צעירים ומבוגרים. חלק מהמם מחזיקים דגל לבן עם סמל ויקיפדיה – גלובוס עשוי מחתיכות פאזל לא גמור עם אותיות בשפות שונות. אחרים מחזיקים דגל לבן עם סמל של תנועות ויקימדיה, והשם „ישראל” בעברית, אנגלית וערבית. אישה צעירה באמצע מחזיקה שלט „דרוש מקור”.

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

Proposed post:

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

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

#Wikipedia #ויקיפדיה #עברית

Language: Hebrew

Schedule for (UTC):

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

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

#Wikipedia #Hebrew

#ויקיפדיה #עברית

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

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

WMAU Anniversary

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

Proposed post:

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

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

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

Pageviews Analysis tool

Alt text: Graph output from Pageviews Analysis showing the views of the The OC article on the English Wikipedia between 01-01-2023 and 05-08-2023

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

Proposed post:

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

https://pageviews.wmcloud.org/

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

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

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

Wikimedians of the Year

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

Proposed post:

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

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

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

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

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

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

Data dumps

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

Proposed post:

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

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

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

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

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

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

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

WikiCon 2023 - Brisbane

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

Proposed post:

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

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

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

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

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

WAC - Wikimedians of Japan

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

Proposed post:

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

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

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

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

WikiDataCon2023 stream

Alt text: Wikidatacon 2023 Banner (Author 沒花鹿, CC BY SA 4.0)

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

Proposed post:

#WikiDataCon2023 is live now

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

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

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

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

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

Alt text: Black and White photo of Orson Welles explaining to reporters that he had not intended to cause panic (October 31, 1938)

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

Proposed post:

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

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

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

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

Wikimedia UK

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

Proposed post:

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

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

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

AffCom - Wikimedistas de Ecuador

Alt text: (es) Logo de Wikimedistas de Ecuador en español. (en) Logo of Wikimedians of Ecuador in spanish.

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

Proposed post:

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

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

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

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

Affcom - Wikimédiens du Burkina Faso User Group

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

Proposed post:

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

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

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

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

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

AffCom - Wikimedia Community User Group Zambia

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

Proposed post:

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

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

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

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

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

Audit Report 22/23FY

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

Proposed post:

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

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

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

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

conversation hour - Community Resilience and Sustainability

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

Proposed post:

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

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

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

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

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

wikimania scholarships open

Alt text: Attendees of Wikimania Singapore 2023 stand together for a photo (Zack McCune, CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

Proposed post:

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

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

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

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

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

OTD - Fireman Sam

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

Proposed post:

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

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

#television #flashbackfriday

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

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

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

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

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

On This Day - 2SB

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

Proposed post:

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

#australia #australianhistory #publicradio

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

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

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

User:Clovermoss/Editor reflections

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

Proposed post:

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

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

#Wikipedia

Language: english

Schedule for (UTC):

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

 Note: This could do with a little re-writing/expansion Also @Clovermoss: FYI — TheresNoTime (talk • they/them) 12:04, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

nyaa~

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

Proposed post:

nyaa~

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

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

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

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

Eclipse page 16 years ago

Alt text: The April 8, 2024 solar eclipse in totality

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

Proposed post:

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

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

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

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

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

OTD - Rage

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

Proposed post:

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

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

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

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

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

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

Farsi Wikipedia reaches 1 million articles

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

Proposed post:

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

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

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

Language: english

Schedule for (UTC):

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

Commons POTY

Alt text: Barnstar for the Wikimedia Commons Picture of the year contest, The design consists of a 5 pointed golden fractal star on top of a grey circle surrounded by green laurel wreaths on both left and right hand sides of the golden star. (Source: LadyofHats, Public Domain)

Status: Posted Approved — TheresNoTime (talk • they/them) 09:05, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

Proposed post:

Help choose the best image of the year. View the finalists and vote for your favourite in the #WikimediaCommons Picture of the Year 2023 image competition, which recognizes exceptional contributions by users on #Wikimedia Commons. (Voting closes 28 October 2024)

ℹ️🖼️https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Picture_of_the_Year/2023

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

P858snake (talk) 02:39, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

WLW - #SheSaid

Alt text: 2024 Logo for the Wiki Love Women #SheSaid campaign (Source: Kevin Flood at Creative Flood on behalf of Wiki In Africa, CC BY SA 4.0)

Status: Posted Approved P858snake (talk) 00:25, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

Proposed post:

Celebrate Women's Voices: Join the #SheSaid Campaign!

The SheSaid is a drive run by #WikiInAfrica as part of the #WikiLovesWomen initiative. The campaign aims to celebrate and recognize women by focusing on enhancing their representation and visibility on #Wikiquote by encouraging the creation and improvement of entries.

Info: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wiki_Loves_Women/SheSaid

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

P858snake (talk) 22:18, 25 October 2024 (UTC)

WLP - Pride Month (fr)

Status: Posted Approved P858snake (talk) 09:48, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

Proposed post:

🌈 Vous êtes passionné.e par l'histoire et la représentation de la communauté LGBTQ+ ?

Rejoignez-nous pour enrichir la documentation LGBTQ+ sur les projets #Wikimédia (#Wikipédia, #Wikidata, #WikimediaCommons, #Wikisource…) dans le cadre de la troisième édition du Mois de l'Histoire LGBTQ+ !

Dates : du 1er au 30 novembre, 2024

🏳️‍🌈 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Pride/History_month/2024/fr

Language: French

Schedule for (UTC):

P858snake (talk) 22:29, 25 October 2024 (UTC)

WLP - Pride Month (en)

Status: Posted Approved P858snake (talk) 22:14, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Proposed post:

🌈 Are you passionate about the history and representation of the #LGBTQ+ community?

Join us in enriching LGBTQ+ documentation across #Wikimedia projects such as #Wikipedia, #Wikidata, #WikimediaCommons, #Wikisource during the third edition of LGBTQ+ History Month during November!

🏳️‍🌈 Info: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wiki_Loves_Pride/History_month/2024

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

P858snake (talk) 22:30, 25 October 2024 (UTC)

Romania Wikipedia - 500.000 articles

Alt text: Logo Wordmark for Wikipedia in Romanian, displayed when the threshold of 500,000 articles is reached. (Strainu, CC BY SA 4.0)

Status: Posted Approved P858snake (talk) 10:39, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

Proposed post:

The #Romanian #Wikipedia Community is happy to announce they have reached half a million articles! The 500,000th article was [[Ulug Beg]].

We would like to thank all the editors and volunteers that during the last 21 years have contributed to our project. They are the ones that made this milestone achievable.

https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulug_Beg

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

P858snake (talk) 10:14, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

CPOTY - Finalist

Alt text: Incense plays an important role in Vietnamese life. It is considered as a sacred bridge to connect the visible life of human beings and the world of heaven, earth, and gods. Photo taken in Quang Phu Cau village, on the outskirts of Hanoi, Vietnam. In this picture, incense sticks are being set out to dry, after being dipped in the incense solution. (Trantuanviet, CC BY SA 4.0)

Status: Posted Approved P858snake (talk) 20:19, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

Proposed post:

Voting in the #WikimediaCommons Picture of the Year 2023 image competition has ended, which recognizes exceptional contributions by users on #Wikimedia Commons.

This years winning photo was taken by user Trantuanviet, Which depicts #incense sticks being set out to dry, after being dipped in the incense solution, and was taken in Quang Phu Cau village, on the outskirts of #Hanoi, #Vietnam.

🖼️ For all the results https://w.wiki/Bn$r

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

P858snake (talk) 21:58, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia Asian Month 2024

Alt text: The logo for Wikipedia Asian Month which is composed of (top to bottom): 1. Desert camel trader; 2. Silk (Road); 3. (Star and) Crescent; 4. A typical eastern Asian architecture; 5. An elephant; 6. White tiger; 7. Tea and teapot; 8. Two lanterns. The "Wikipedia" font comes from the current English Wikipedia logo. The handwritten "ASIAN MONTH" credits to User:林立云. (燃灯, modified by Viztor, CC BY SA 4.0)

Status: Posted Approved P858snake (talk) 00:24, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

Proposed post:

Wikipedia Asian Month (#WAM) is an annual online campaign, running since 2015 by the Wikipedia Asian Month User Group, designed to boost Asian content on Wikipedia each November.

This initiative extends beyond Asian communities, involving various language-specific Wikipedias and Wikimedia Foundation project websites.

ℹ️ https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia_Asian_Month_2024

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

P858snake (talk) 22:11, 1 November 2024 (UTC)

On This Day - Postman Pat

Alt text: A Postman Pat and Jess statue next to a railway line in Bispham, England, UK. Postman Pat is waiving in the direction of the train tracks.

Status: Posted Approved P858snake (talk) 02:10, 23 November 2024 (UTC)

Proposed post:

#onthisday on 2016 the last season of British children's #television series Postman Pat started airing.

The 29th March 2017 was the last time everyone's favorite postman picked up his van with his cat Jess to deliver letters and parcels across Greendale.

The series started airing on 16th September 1981 and in its 35-year-long run it accumulated 184 episodes spread across 8 seasons.
Plus 12 specials, a film and a spin-off series.

Read more on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postman_Pat

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC): 2024-11-22T15:30

GAndBG (talk) 15:32, 2 November 2024 (UTC)

Community Call - Commons

Status: Posted Approved P858snake (talk) 03:22, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

Proposed post:

📞 The next #WikimediaFoundation community call with #WikimediaCommons volunteers and stakeholders to help prioritize support efforts for the 2025-2026 Fiscal Year will be 21 November 2024 at 8:00 UTC & 16:00 UTC.

The theme of this call is how content should be organised on #Wikimedia Commons,

More Info: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Commons:WMF_support_for_Commons/Commons_community_calls

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

P858snake (talk) 03:21, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

OTD - Separation of QLD

Alt text: The Proclamation of Queensland document, proclaimed by Governor George Bowen, 10 December 1859

Status: Posted Approved P858snake (talk) 21:21, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

Proposed post:

🦘🐨 #OnThisDay in #AustralianHistory #Queensland officially became a separate colony from #NewSouthWales.

📜 The letters patent was signed on 6 June 1859 by Queen Victoria and came into effect on 10 December 1859 (Proclamation Day).

ℹ️ Further Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_of_Queensland

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

P858snake (talk) 21:20, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

Torn

Status: Posted Approved P858snake (talk) 01:54, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

Proposed post:

Whilst most people associate the song Torn with Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia who released her cover in 1997, it was originally written in 1991 by Scott Cutler & Anne Preven, whose band Ednaswap performed it live, but did not initially release a recording.

The first recording of the song was by Danish singer Lis Sørensen in 1993, then Ednaswap released their recording in 1995.

ℹ️🎼 More Information: https://w.wiki/CUd$

#MusicFact #MusicHistory #HistoryOfMusic #FactOfTheDay

Language: English

Schedule for (UTC):

P858snake (talk) 19:30, 18 December 2024 (UTC)