Social media/Calendar/2013/8

August

August 1

HTTPS Wikimedia Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:30, 1 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

t/i: What is the future of HTTPS on #Wikimedia projects? Find out in this Wikimedia blog post by @SquidDLane: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/08/01/future-https-wikimedia-projects/
f/g: What is the future of HTTPS on #Wikimedia projects? Find out in this blog post by Wikimedia Foundation Operations Engineer Ryan Lane: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/08/01/future-https-wikimedia-projects/

POTD

t/i: Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day: Animated view of Jupiter getting larger. These pictures were taken every 10 hours over 28 days in 1979 by Voyager 1 probe. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:790106-0203_Voyager_58M_to_31M_reduced.gif
f/g: The Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day is an Animated view of Jupiter getting larger. These pictures were taken every 10 hours over 28 days in 1979 by Voyager 1 probe. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:790106-0203_Voyager_58M_to_31M_reduced.gif

August 2

TAFI

t/i: No man is an island. Today's #TAFI - Aeolian Islands - shouldn't be either. Except that they are. Er, add sources!

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

f/g: No man is an island. Today's #TAFI - Aeolian Islands - shouldn't be either. Except that they are. Er, what we mean is, help add sources!

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

IEG

t/i: Learning from Round 1 of @Wikimedia Individual Engagement Grants and a call for new proposals: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/08/01/ieg-learnings-call-new-proposals/
f/g: In this blog post, the Wikimedia Foundation's Siko Bouterse discusses what grantees have been learning from Round 1 of the Wikimedia Individual Engagement Grants and announces a call for new proposals: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/08/01/ieg-learnings-call-new-proposals/

POTD

t/i: Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day: M3 Lee tank, training exercises, Fort Knox, Kentucky, United States. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AlfredPalmerM3tank1942b.jpg
f/g: The Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day is an M3 Lee tank, training exercises, Fort Knox, Kentucky, United States. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AlfredPalmerM3tank1942b.jpg

WWI editathon

t/i: Read about a parallel series of WWI editathons in 7 countries in this @Wikimedia blog post: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/31/parallel-wwi-edit-a-thons/
f/g: Read about a parallel series of WWI editathons in 7 countries in this Wikimedia blog post. In-person events took place in five countries: Belgium, the Netherlands, Serbia, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Successful online edit-a-thons also ran in Australia and Greece. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/31/parallel-wwi-edit-a-thons/

August 5-11

August 5

POTD

t/i: Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day: Cane cutters in Jamaica. 1880s. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cane_cutters_in_Jamaica.jpg
f/g: The Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day are Cane cutters in Jamaica. 1880s. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cane_cutters_in_Jamaica.jpg

August 6

POTD

t/i: Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day: Frecce Tricolori in full formation at the RIAT 2011. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frecce_Tricolori_RIAT_2011.JPG
f/g: The Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day is the Frecce Tricolori in full formation at the RIAT 2011. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frecce_Tricolori_RIAT_2011.JPG

August 7

POTD

t/i: Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day: Witch's Well (karst spring) in Tuhala (Estonia) is "boiling over". http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tuhala_Witches_Well1-21-03-2013.jpg
f/g: The Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day is the Witch's Well (karst spring) in Tuhala (Estonia) is "boiling over". http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tuhala_Witches_Well1-21-03-2013.jpg

August 8

POTD

t/i: Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day: National park "Sviati Hory" (Holy Mountains), Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%9D%D1%96%D0%B6%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D1%81%D0%B2%D1%96%D1%82%D0%BB%D0%BE.jpg
f/g: The Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day is National park "Sviati Hory" (Holy Mountains), Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%9D%D1%96%D0%B6%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D1%81%D0%B2%D1%96%D1%82%D0%BB%D0%BE.jpg

August 9

POTD

t/i: Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day: Daedongyeojido ("The Great Map of the East Land") is an old map of Korea, which was made in 1861. Although no modern survey skills were used for this map, it is almost similar to modern maps. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Daedongyeojido-full.jpg
f/g: The Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day is Daedongyeojido ("The Great Map of the East Land") is an old map of Korea, which was made in 1861. Although no modern survey skills were used for this map, it is almost similar to modern maps. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Daedongyeojido-full.jpg

August 12-18

August 12

POTD

t/i: Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day: Egyptian camel transport passing over Olivet, 1918. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Egyptian_camel_transport3.jpg
f/g: The Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day is an Egyptian camel transport passing over Olivet, 1918. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Egyptian_camel_transport3.jpg

August 13

POTD

t/i: Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day: Cigarette smuggling with a book. This exhibit was on display in the Main Custom Office in Munich. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cigarette_smuggling_with_a_book.JPG
f/g: The Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day is Cigarette smuggling with a book. This exhibit was on display in the Main Custom Office in Munich. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cigarette_smuggling_with_a_book.JPG

August 14

POTD Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 19:06, 14 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

t/i: Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day: Coromandel Marsh Dart (ceriagrion coromandelianum), male. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ceriagrion_coromandelianum_male,_Burdwan,_West_Bengal,_India_09_07_2013.jpg
f/g: The Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day is a Coromandel Marsh Dart (ceriagrion coromandelianum), male. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ceriagrion_coromandelianum_male,_Burdwan,_West_Bengal,_India_09_07_2013.jpg

LGTM Matthew (WMF) (talk) 19:06, 14 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

August 15

POTD Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:07, 16 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

t/i: Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day: Grey Heron, taken at Keitakuen garden, Osaka, Japan. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ardea_cinerea_2013-06-29.jpg
f/g: The Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day is a Grey Heron. The photo was taken at Keitakuen garden, Osaka, Japan. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ardea_cinerea_2013-06-29.jpg

-approved by Jay on-list Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:07, 16 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

WikiAir Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:07, 16 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

t/i: WikiAir is a collaborative project to create a freely licensed collection of aerial photos of Israel: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/08/15/illustrating-wikipedia-wikiair-israel/ @WikimediaIL
f/g: WikiAir is a collaborative project to create a freely licensed collection of aerial photos of Israel. To date, the Wikimedia Israel project has accumulated 1500 photos that are being used in more than 200 Wikipedia articles. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/08/15/illustrating-wikipedia-wikiair-israel/

-approved by Jay on-list Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:07, 16 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

TAFI Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:07, 16 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

t/i/f/g: Show your intrinsic brightness and contribute to the "Absolute Magnitude" article, today's @Wikipedia #TAFI. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolute_magnitude

-approved by Jay on-list Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:07, 16 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

August 16

POTD Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 21:03, 16 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

t/i: Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day: Hybrid of Early Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza incarnata ×) in Käesalu, Northwestern Estonia. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dactylorhiza_incarnata_hybrid_-_kahkjaspunase_s%C3%B5rmk%C3%A4pa_h%C3%BCbriid.jpg
f/g: The Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day is a Hybrid of Early Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza incarnata ×) - natural habitat (alvar) in Käesalu, Northwestern Estonia. It belongs to category III of protected species in the country. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dactylorhiza_incarnata_hybrid_-_kahkjaspunase_s%C3%B5rmk%C3%A4pa_h%C3%BCbriid.jpg

--approving and posting Matthew (WMF) (talk) 21:03, 16 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Commons milestone Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 21:03, 16 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

t/i/f/g: The Wikimedia Commons database now has more than 18 million freely usable media files! https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

--approving and posting Matthew (WMF) (talk) 21:03, 16 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

TAFI Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 21:03, 16 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

t/i/f/g: Help us scale this "Mountain pass" by adding sources and expanding the article, today's Wikipedia #TAFI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_pass

--approving and posting Matthew (WMF) (talk) 21:03, 16 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Photographer profile

t/i: Read about Wikimedia Commons photographer "Airwolf" and his amazing freely licensed aviation photography: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/08/16/wikimedia-commons-profile-airwolf/
f/g: In this blog post, read about Wikimedia Commons photographer "Airwolf" and his amazing freely licensed aviation photography: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/08/16/wikimedia-commons-profile-airwolf/

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 08:23, 17 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

August 17

TAFI Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 21:04, 16 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

t/i/f/g: Today's #TAFI article and its topic go hand in hand. "Child" is still in its adolescence and you can help it grow: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child

--approving and scheduling Matthew (WMF) (talk) 21:04, 16 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

August 18

TAFI

t/i:

August 19-26

August 19

Blog profile Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:00, 20 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

t/i: Blog post profiling Russian Wikipedian who proclaims “Wikipedia, The New Stage of Our Civilization” - https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/08/19/ilya-utekhin-profile-wikipedia/
f/g: This Wikimedia blog post profiles Russian Wikipedian Ilya Utekhin, who proclaims that Wikipedia is "The New Stage of Our Civilization” - https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/08/19/ilya-utekhin-profile-wikipedia/

Looks OK, although one could probably mention that he's an academic, or looks back on the Soviet past in the post... Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 22:00, 19 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

TAFI Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:00, 20 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

t/i: Reading the "Gym" article on #Wikipedia, you'd think only the U.S. has them. Expand and source the article, today's #TAFI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gym
f/g: Reading the "Gym" article on English Wikipedia, you'd think the Unites States is the only country that has them. Help other Wikipedia editors expand and find sources to improve the article, today's #TAFI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gym

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 22:00, 19 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Commons POTD Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:00, 20 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

t/i: Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day: Harbor entrance with Bavarian Lion, Lindau Lake Constance, Germany: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lindau_Harbor_Lake_Constance_MS_Schwaben_01.jpg
f/g: The Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day is of a boat passing through the decorative harbor entrance with Bavarian Lion, the New Lighthouse in Lindau (Lake Constance, Germany) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lindau_Harbor_Lake_Constance_MS_Schwaben_01.jpg

Polishing and fixing it a bit:

t/i: Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day: Bavarian Lion and lighthouse at the Lindau harbor entrance, Lake Constance, Germany https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lindau_Harbor_Lake_Constance_MS_Schwaben_01.jpg
f/g: The Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day shows a boat passing through the decorative harbor entrance in Lindau, between the Bavarian Lion and the New Lighthouse (Lake Constance, Germany) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lindau_Harbor_Lake_Constance_MS_Schwaben_01.jpg

Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 22:00, 19 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wiktionary Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:00, 20 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

t/i: Do you know what "clemency" means, English Wiktionary word of the day? https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/clemency
f/g: The English Wiktionary word of the day is "clemency." Do you know what it means? https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/clemency

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 22:00, 19 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wikisource Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:00, 20 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

t/i: Wikisource text of the month: "Tracks of McKinlay and party across Australia" (1863) a travelogue by John Davis. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Tracks_of_McKinlay_and_party_across_Australia
f/g: The Wikisource text of the month for August is "Tracks of McKinlay and party across Australia" (1863) a travelogue by John Davis. The book tells the story of the expedition based on Davis' journal as his party attempted to transnavigate the continent. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Tracks_of_McKinlay_and_party_across_Australia

Missing comma before "a travelogue", and is "transnavigate" really an English verb? Otherwise fine. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 22:00, 19 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

--it is on English Wiktionary: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/transnavigate But you probably shouldn't trust anything "crowdsourced" anyway ;) Matthew (WMF) (talk) 22:08, 19 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I had looked up that entry before commenting here, but it lists it as a Latin word, not as an English word. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 22:18, 19 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

August 20

History blog post Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:26, 20 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

t/i: Blog post: Brooklyn College (USA) professor pilots Wikipedia-based assignment in her graduate theater history course. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/08/20/student-learning-wikipedia-education-program/
f/g: In this Wikimedia Blog post, you can read about a Brooklyn College (USA) professor who piloted a Wikipedia-based assignment in her graduate-level theater history course. "Perhaps most importantly, my students learned a crucial lesson: theater history—indeed, all history—is a living, changing thing." https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/08/20/student-learning-wikipedia-education-program/

--reviewed by Lianna. Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:26, 20 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

TAFI Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:26, 20 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

t/i: #DYK that ¥ is a sign for the yuan and yen currencies? Help expand the Wikipedia article about it, today's #TAFI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C2%A5
f/g: #DidYouKnow that ¥ is the sign for the yuan and yen currencies? Join with other editors to expand the English Wikipedia article about the sign as part of the Today's Article for Improvement Wikiproject, #TAFI. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C2%A5

--slightly modified by me, reviewed by Lianna. Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:26, 20 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wikisource Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:26, 20 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

t/i: The current Wikisource "Proofread of the Month" is Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan (1920) by Annie Shepley Omori. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Index:Diaries_of_Court_Ladies_of_Old_Japan.djvu
f/g: The current Wikisource "Proofread of the Month" is Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan (1920) by Annie Shepley Omori. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Index:Diaries_of_Court_Ladies_of_Old_Japan.djvu

--reviewed by Lianna. Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:26, 20 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Commons POTD Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:26, 20 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

t/i: Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day: Kohila watermill with dam, Estonia, built in 1875. Today used as a tavern. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kohila_vesiveski2.jpg
f/g: The Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day is of the Kohila watermill with dam on the Keila river, in Estonia. The watermill was built in 1875 and is today used as a tavern. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kohila_vesiveski2.jpg

--reviewed by Lianna. Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:26, 20 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Commons Featured Pic tutorial Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:26, 20 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

t/i: Learn more about post-production workflow in part 3 of this #Wikimedia Commons Featured Picture tutorial: http://photography.schulenburg.biz/how-to-attain-featured-picture-status-on-wikimedia-commons-part-3-post-production-workflow/
f/g: Learn more about post-production workflow in part 3 of this Wikimedia Commons Featured Picture tutorial by photographer Frank Schulenburg: http://photography.schulenburg.biz/how-to-attain-featured-picture-status-on-wikimedia-commons-part-3-post-production-workflow/

--reviewed by Lianna. Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:26, 20 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wiktionary Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:26, 20 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

t/i: What cowboys might simply call a "cattle drive," wordsmiths would call "transhumance," EN Wiktionary Word of the Day: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/transhumance
f/g: What cowboys might simply call a "cattle drive," wordsmiths or etymologists would call "transhumance," the English Wiktionary Word of the Day: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/transhumance

--reviewed by Lianna. Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:26, 20 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

August 21

Pensa profile

t/i: This profile examines some challenges and successes of adding content from Africa to Wikimedia projects. @wikiafrica https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/08/21/wikiafrica-iolanda-pensa-profile/
f/g: In this profile on the Wikimedia Blog, WikiAfrica's Iolanda Pensa relates the challenges and successes of contributing content from Africa to Wikimedia projects like Wikipedia. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/08/21/wikiafrica-iolanda-pensa-profile/

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 18:16, 21 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

TAFI

t/i: Humans constantly yearn to discover and explore. Why not use your talents in today's #TAFI, "History of geography"? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_geography
f/g: Humans have a constant yearning to discover and explore. Why not use those talents in today's English Wikipedia #TAFI, "History of geography," where you can expand on the stories of the great adventurers who came before you? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_geography

To be honest, I'm a bit underwhelmed by this analogy (and why does a yearning equal talents?). How about this instead:

T/I/F/G: Help exploring and mapping the "History of geography", Today's Article for Improvement on English Wikipedia #TAFI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_geography

Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 18:16, 21 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wiktionary

t/i: #DYK what "accismus" means, the EN Wiktionary Word of the Day? Aesop's fable "The Fox and The Grapes" holds a clue. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/accismus
f/g: #DidYouKnow the meaning of "accismus," the English Wiktionary Word of the Day? Aesop employs it in the fable "The Fox and The Grapes." https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/accismus

At least on Wikipedia, DYK is usually spelled out as "Did You Know", and T/I could read "Aesop's fable". Otherwise it LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 18:16, 21 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Commons POTD

t/i: Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day: Chestnut-tailed Minla (Minla strigula), Doi Inthanon National Park, Thailand. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Minla_strigula_-_Doi_Inthanon.jpg
f/g: The Wikimedia Commons #PictureOfTheDay is of a Chestnut-tailed Minla (Minla strigula), taken at the Doi Inthanon National Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Minla_strigula_-_Doi_Inthanon.jpg

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 18:19, 21 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wikisource

t/i: From the newest texts freely available on Wikisource: "An Introduction to the Study of the Maya Hieroglyphs" https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/An_Introduction_to_the_Study_of_the_Maya_Hieroglyphs
f/g: Among the newest texts freely available on Wikisource, you'll find "An Introduction to the Study of the Maya Hieroglyphs" (1915) by Sylvanus Griswold Morley. The book examines the hieroglyphic writing developed by the Maya of Central America and southern Mexico. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/An_Introduction_to_the_Study_of_the_Maya_Hieroglyphs

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 18:19, 21 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

August 22

all reviewed by Lianna on mailing list. Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:11, 23 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Koslovskiy profile Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 22:24, 22 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

t/i: Russian Wikipedia editor discusses how he thinks the encyclopedia has changed the world to "make it more free": https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/08/22/stanislav-kozlovskiy-profile/
f/g: In this Wikimedia blog profile, Russian Wikipedia editor Stanislav Kozlovskiy discusses how he thinks the online encyclopedia has changed the world to "make it more free": https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/08/22/stanislav-kozlovskiy-profile/

TAFI Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 22:24, 22 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

t/i: The "Low Countries" Wikipedia article is high on our list for improvement. Help find sources for today's #TAFI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_Countries
f/g: The "Low Countries" article is high on our list of those needing your help. Find sources for Today's Article for Improvement on English Wikipedia. #TAFI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_Countries

Wiktionary Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 22:24, 22 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

t/i/f/g: Do you know the meaning of "sheeple," the English Wiktionary Word of the Day? You probably don't want to be one. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sheeple

Commons POTD Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 22:24, 22 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

t/i: Wikimedia Commons #POTD: NASA illustration of newly discovered planet Fomalhaut b orbiting its sun, Fomalhaut. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fomalhaut_planet.jpg
f/g: The beautiful Wikimedia Commons #PictureOfTheDay is a NASA illustration showing the newly discovered planet Fomalhaut b orbiting its sun, Fomalhaut. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fomalhaut_planet.jpg

Wikisource Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 22:24, 22 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

t/i: From the newest texts on Wikisource: "A Voice from the Signal-Box, or, Railway Accidents and Their Causes." https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/A_voice_from_the_signal-box
f/g: From the newest texts on English Wikisource: "A Voice from the Signal-Box, or, Railway Accidents and Their Causes," by Signalman. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/A_voice_from_the_signal-box

Wikivoyage Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 22:24, 22 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

t/i: The Wikivoyage destination of the month is Nagoya, Japan, the country's 4th largest city. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Nagoya
f/g: The Wikivoyage destination of the month is Nagoya, Japan. The country's 4th largest city is known for its manufacturing and is home to automakers Toyota, Honda, and Mitsubishi Motors. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Nagoya

--actually, just retweeted this one: https://twitter.com/Wikipedia/status/370672833451409408 Matthew (WMF) (talk) 22:40, 22 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

August 23

Kazakh blog post Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 17:19, 23 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

t/i: Kazakh students improve #Wikipedia, travel to #Wikimania 2013 in Hong Kong, meet Wikipedia founder @jimmy_wales: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/08/23/kazakh-students-wikimania-2013/
f/g: A group of 33 Kazakh students who have improved Kazakh #Wikipedia recently traveled to Hong Kong for #Wikimania 2013, where they shared their experiences, met Wikimedians from around the world, and queried Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales about the history of the online encyclopedia. http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/08/23/kazakh-students-wikimania-2013/

LGTM. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 16:13, 23 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

TAFI Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 17:19, 23 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

t/i: Chew on this: the Wikipedia article for "Chewing gum" needs more sources, and you can help out. Expand today's #TAFI here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chewing_gum
f/g: Chew on this: the English #Wikipedia article for "Chewing gum" needs more sources, and you can help expand it, part of the Today's Article for Improvement project. #TAFI http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chewing_gum

Made minor edits, otherwise looks good. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 16:13, 23 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wiktionary Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 17:19, 23 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

t/i: Can you guess the meaning of "malleate," the EN Wiktionary Word of the Day (think "mallet" or "hammer")? #DYK http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/malleate
f/g: Can you guess the meaning of "malleate," the English Wiktionary Word of the Day? It's related to "malleus" ("a hammer, mallet") #DidYouKnow http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/malleate

Minor fix, otherwise LGTM. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 16:13, 23 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Commons POTD Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 17:19, 23 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

t/i: Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day: digital restoration of an Edward S. Curtis photo of Inupiat family in Alaska. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Inupiat_Family_from_Noatak,_Alaska,_1929,_Edward_S._Curtis_(restored).jpg
f/g: The Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day is a digital restoration of an Edward S. Curtis photo depicting an Inupiat family in Noatak, Alaska. The original photo is part of the public domain Library of Congress collection by the celebrated photographer. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Inupiat_Family_from_Noatak,_Alaska,_1929,_Edward_S._Curtis_(restored).jpg

LGTM. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 16:13, 23 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wikisource Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 17:19, 23 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

t/i: The new #Wikisource Proofread of the Month is "Pride and Prejudice," by Jane Austen. Help validate the transcription: http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Index:Austen_-_Pride_and_Prejudice,_third_edition,_1817.djvu
f/g: The new #Wikisource Proofread of the Month is "Pride and Prejudice," by Jane Austen. Help validate the digital transcription and improve the quality of the project: http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Index:Austen_-_Pride_and_Prejudice,_third_edition,_1817.djvu

LGTM. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 16:13, 23 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wikivoyage Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 21:09, 23 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

RT this: https://twitter.com/Wikivoyage/status/366522296128638976
Share this: https://www.facebook.com/wikivoyage.org/posts/566484916741310

OK. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 16:13, 23 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wikiversity Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 17:19, 23 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

t/i: The @Wikiversity Educational Picture of the Day is "The Birth of Venus" by Sandro Boticelli: http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/File:Sandro_Botticelli_-_La_nascita_di_Venere_-_Google_Art_Project_-_edited.jpg
f/g: The #Wikiversity Educational Picture of the Day is "The Birth of Venus", by Sandro Boticelli. The painting depicts the goddess Venus, having emerged from the sea as a fully grown woman, arriving at the sea-shore. http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/File:Sandro_Botticelli_-_La_nascita_di_Venere_-_Google_Art_Project_-_edited.jpg

OK. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 16:13, 23 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Javanese blog post Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:01, 23 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

t: Restoring the forgotten Javanese script through #Wikimedia projects like #Wikipedia and @Wikisource: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/08/23/restoring-the-forgotten-javanese-script-through-wikimedia/
f/g: Wikimedians are working to restore the forgotten Javanese script through #Wikimedia projects like #Wikipedia and #Wikisource. With over 80 million speakers, Javanese is one of the ten most widely spoken languages in the world. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/08/23/restoring-the-forgotten-javanese-script-through-wikimedia/

RETWEETS Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:01, 23 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

August 26-September 2

August 26

Education Blog post

T/I: 17 War and Peace's worth of content added to English Wikipedia by students in Wikipedia Education Program: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/08/26/wikipedia-education-program-us-canada-spring2013/
FB/G+: Students who edit Wikipedia as part of their university coursework in the United States and Canada have added the equivalent of 17 copies of War and Peace to the English Wikipedia over the last three years. http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/08/26/wikipedia-education-program-us-canada-spring2013/

August 27

VP Engineering RFP

t from @wikimedia: Wikimedia Foundation releases RFP for firm to help recruit new VP of Engineering. Partner with us: http://hire.jobvite.com/j/?cj=oDVOXfw3&s=AtWikimedia
f/g/li: The Wikimedia Foundation has released an RFP for a firm to help recruit our next Vice President of Engineering. The VPE will be passionate about the openness of the web and dedicated to Wikimedia's mission to freely and openly share the world's knowledge with everyone on the planet. http://hire.jobvite.com/j/?cj=oDVOXfw3&s=AtWikimedia

August 30

Third Edit-a-thon in Puebla city, Mexico.

t/i: Tomorrow @Wikimedia_mx will run an edit-a-thon about Mexican authors in Puebla City, Mexico. @wikimedia_mx
t/i es: Mañana @Wikimedia_mx editará @Wikipedia sobre literatura mexicana en el tercer #EditatónPuebla en @CasaDeLaLectura

Link: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Encuentros/Tercer_Editat%C3%B3n_de_la_ciudad_de_Puebla

f/g: Tomorrow Wikimedia México will run an edit-a-thon about Mexican authors in the third ddit-a-thon of Puebla City. In this video you can see how they run an edit-a-thon:
f/g es: Mañana Wikimedia México realizará el Tercer Editatón de la ciudad de Puebla, sobre literatura mexicana contemporánea. En este video puedes ver como transcurre un editatón.

Link: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Primer_Editat%C3%B3n_en_Puebla..ogv

Posted targeted to Spanish on FB (the video thumbnail doesn't work though, and I'm not sure the video satisfies the licensing requirements of Commons). Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 04:29, 31 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Mobile notifications blog post Done - posted by Tilman

T/I:New: Mobile notifications for editors - alerting you on the go when you get reverted/thanked or mentioned. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/08/30/notifications-launch-on-mobile/
F/G+: For a few months now a new notifications system has been informing Wikipedia editors about events such as when their name is mentioned on a talk page, when one of their edits get reverted, or when someone thanks them for an edit. This has just become available when editing on mobile devices, too: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/08/30/notifications-launch-on-mobile/

--reviewed by Jay