The Coolest Tool Award is this Friday, December 16th, 2022 at 17:00 UTC.
Join us to celebrate the work of #Wikimedia’s technical community!
The event will be live streamed on Youtube in the MediaWiki(youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ_dcF) channel.
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When something happens in the world, you turn to . Take a trip back through 2022 with the most popular English Wikipedia articles.
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STARTING NOW ➡️ Join and the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion team at the Wikimedia Foundation for a discussion on representation in affiliate governance and leadership.
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gives so much more than it takes. It thrives, quietly and gently, as a reminder that a very different internet, governed in a very different way, intended for a very different purpose, is possible. nytimes.com/2022/12/11/opi? cc
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Save the date! The Coolest Tool Award will happen virtually on 16 December 2022, 17:00 UTC.
Join us to celebrate the work of #Wikimedia’s technical community!
The event will be live streamed on Youtube in the MediaWiki channel.
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Can you hear that? 👂
Oh yes, it is the sound of the newest “Between the Brackets” podcast discussing the #WikiSoundLogo finalists. Listen now, and don't forget to vote on Wikimedia Commons. ⬇️
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It is with great sadness to report that Effie Kapsalis is no longer with us. She was a fierce advocate for open access to knowledge at the and beyond, and a passionate supporter. #Museweb #OpenGLAM #GLAMwiki everloved.com/life-of/effie-
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Like 95% of the world’s population, English wasn’t Ori Livneh’s first language, and information on the web wasn’t always accessible. Learn how this #Googlers desire to make info on the web accessible to all is coming to fruition with the #GoogleOrgFellowship for ⬇️
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Ori Livneh has been a @Wikipedia contributor for over 17 years. Now, he shares his experience as a tech lead in the @Googleorg Fellowship, an initiative that enables professionals to work on open-source projects for nonprofits.
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“Wikipedia has never tried to become more than it is. ... It gives so much more than it takes.”
In , reflects about how social media platforms are designed to capture our attention and how operates in a different way.
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You can now register for the Wikimedia Hackathon 2023, taking place on May 19-21 in Athens, Greece. You can also apply for a scholarship until January 14th. More information:
mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia #wmhack
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We are happy to welcome Mike Peel and Shani Evenstein Sigalov to the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees, a volunteer group of movement members and external experts that guides the work of the Wikimedia Foundation. w.wiki/66nt
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#ICYMI: Wikimedia editors can vote right ✨now ✨in the Sound of All Human Knowledge contest. Head to Wikimedia Commons now to listen to the finalists and make a choice that can help stamp our future on smart devices: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:S
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Ori Livneh has been a contributor for over 17 years. Now, he shares his experience as a tech lead in the Fellowship, an initiative that enables professionals to work on open-source projects for nonprofits.
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One of the biggest challenges faced by small language communities is the lack of awareness and contributions from native speakers. The Yoruba Wikimedians User Group () shares their strategies to recruit native speakers.
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In celebration of #HumanRightsDay, we are excited to announce that the #WikiForHumanRights campaign will return again in 2023—and we need your help to make it possible!
Learn more about the campaign, run with , and how you can participate.
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This is one of the best articles about how Wikipedia works that I have ever seen:
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What does diverse representation look like in the Wikimedia movement?
Let's discuss this topic together with during a virtual session on 15 December from 17:00-18:30 UTC.
Register here. ⬇️
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Mark your calendars! Singapore is calling...
2023 will run from 16-19 August, in person and online. This year's theme is “Diversity. Collaboration. Future.”
Get to know more about the Wikimedia movement’s flagship event. ⬇️
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Calling all Wikimedia editors: We need your help to select a 📣 sound 📣 that will be heard whenever people listen to content from and the other Wikimedia projects on smart devices and more.
Play your part now: w.wiki/65Xf
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It's the sound of facts. Inspiration. Knowledge.
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sound that will be heard whenever people listen to content from Wikimedia projects, such as @Wikipedia, on smart devices and more.
Help us find it. Play your part: soundlogo.wikimedia.org
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sound that will be heard whenever people listen to content from Wikimedia projects, such as @Wikipedia, on smart devices and more.
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Aged around 50 at the time of his death, Volodymyr is survived by his 7-year-old son and his parents. If you would like to support Volodymyr’s family financially in helping care for his son, please contact [email protected]. cc: (3/3)
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Author of 13 published books, Volodymyr has received multiple literary awards. Since 2010, he created around 100 articles on Ukrainian Wikipedia, which have been viewed more than 150,000 times. He also contributed almost 4,000 edits. (2/3)
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We are sad to share that, last week, we received confirmation that Ukrainian writer, activist, and longtime volunteer Volodymyr Vakulenko had been killed by the Russian army during its invasion of Ukraine. (1/3)
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Join us Fri. December 16, 11AM-1:30PM EST to celebredit on #BlackPioneers, especially those who started their notable work young (you decide what age that is!) and issues important to the world's #youth in support of #WikiVibrance 2022.
Sign up: bit.ly/YGABACWikiVib2
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A dramatic entrance to an island cave in Portugal, a camouflaged seahorse in Indonesia, and a star-filled sky over a volcanic crater lake Turkey. 🤩
These are just some of the stunning scenes captured by this year's photo contest winners.
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New features on are making it easy for everyone to edit, especially those contributing for the first time. Learn more – and get started!
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FYI: The Tuesday after the US Thanksgiving holiday is a date for “unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world.”
Read more about Giving Tuesday on , and please consider making a donation. ⬇️
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We are grateful to be listed by in alongside 17 other organizations in the open source community. #GivingTuesday has passed, but you can support free knowledge any time.
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¡Nos vemos hoy!
No te pierdas esta conversación sobre el uso de imágenes sobre violencia de género en proyectos
👉6pm (hora 🇨🇱)
Sigue la transmisión en vivo en el canal de Youtube de 👩💻youtube.com/@Wikimedistasd
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Este martes 6/dic, compartiremos nuestra experiencia en el registro de las acciones por el #25N
Transmisión en vivo desde el canal de youtube de @wikimedistasuy desde las 4 pm (hora Perú) y 6 pm (hora Uruguay).
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Dear Wikimedia contributors: #WikiSoundLogo voting is open now!
You will be selecting a sound that will play whenever people listen to content from and other Wikimedia projects on smart devices and more.
Play your part and vote now.
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founder was on to discuss the UK Online Safety Bill, which will be debated in the House of Commons this week.
"The internet is bigger than just the handful of major social media platforms. Internet regulation needs to reflect that reality."
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Türkçe Vikipedi 5 Aralık 2002'de yayımlanmaya başladı🧑💻🖥️🧠📚. Gönüllülerin emeği ile 500bindenfazla Türkçe Vikipedi maddesi üretildi❤️. Türkçe Vikipedi'nin 20. yaşı kutlu olsun!🥳
#türkçevikipedi #vikipedi #türkçe #ansiklopedi #gönüllü #doğumgünü #20yıl #kutluolsun
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Happy 20th birthday, Turkish Wikipedia!
Since 5 December 2002, volunteers have added more than 529,000 articles to Vikipedi, the Turkish language edition of Wikipedia.
celebrated this incredible milestone last week with the community and, obviously, cake.
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At the end of November, Wikimedia volunteers held a edit-a-thon at Japan's OYA Soichi Library, which specializes in the cataloging and collection of various magazines.
Check out what they learned. ⬇️
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The Latin American and Caribbean Wikimedia community has been a part of the free knowledge movement for over a decade. The 42 countries in the region are home to 38,000 editors, five chapters, and eight user groups. ⬇️
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“We hope this process can remain participatory and that we can bring everyone with us on this journey of ensuring that every human can freely share in the sum of all knowledge — openly, inclusively, safely, and equitably.”
Learn more ➡️ medium.com/freely-sharing (12/12)
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“There is no such thing as done when it comes to inclusive product development.” (11/12)
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“It was important for us to not be anecdotal or provide made-up benchmarks numbers without understanding the context of each team’s available metrics capabilities and relevant platform audiences.” (10/12)
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