[Wikimedia-l] North-west Russia Wiki-Historians User Group Annual report on 2021

2022-01-18 Thread Коля Красный via Wikimedia-l 

Greetings all!
Our UG have published an annual report on 2021 here  
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/North-West_Russia_Wiki-Historians_User_Group/Annual_reports/2021
 . It is originally published in Russian and translated to English, so, I hope 
it’ll be understandable for most of subscribers of this list. I know, that most 
of people here aren’t interested in activity in a part of Russia, but anyway, I 
hope that maybe someone will find something interesting for them. 
 
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[Wikimedia-l] Call for projects and mentors for Google Summer of Code 2022 and Outreachy Round 24 is ongoing!

2022-01-18 Thread Srishti Sethi 
Hello everyone,

TLDR; Wikimedia will soon be applying as a mentoring organization to Google
Summer of Code 2022  [1] and Outreachy
Round 24  [2]. We are currently working on a
list of interesting project ideas to include in the application. If you
have some ideas for coding or non-coding (design, documentation,
translation, outreach, research) projects, share them here: <
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T299453> [3].

*Timeline*
As a mentor, you will engage potential candidates in the application period
for both programs between March and April. You will help candidates make
small contributions to your project and answer any project-related queries
during this time. You will work more closely with the accepted candidates
during the coding period between May and August.

*New changes are coming to GSoC*
GSoC has exciting changes this year, including:
* Eligibility criteria redefined–the program is now open to all open-source
newcomers 18 years and older. It will no longer be solely focused on
university students or recent graduates.
* Multiple sizes of projects supported–ranging from ~175 to ~350 hr long.
* Increased flexibility in project timing–project deadline can be extended
to up to 22 weeks.

*Tips for proposing projects*
* Follow this task description template when you propose a project in
Phabricator: <
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/outreach-programs-projects> [4]. Add
#Google- Summer-of-Code (2022) or #Outreachy (Round 24) tag.
* Project should require an experienced developer ~15 days and a newcomer
~3 months to complete.
* Each project should have at least two mentors, and one of them should
hold a technical background.
* Ideally, the project has no tight deadlines, a moderate learning curve,
and fewer dependencies on Wikimedia's core infrastructure. Projects
addressing the needs of a language community are most welcome!
* If you don't have an idea in mind and would like to pick one from an
existing list, check out these projects: <
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/outreach-programs-projects/> [4]
* To learn more about the roles and responsibilities of mentors, visit our
resources on MediaWiki.org: <
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Mentors> [5], <
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code/Mentors> [6].

Cheers,
Srishti


[1] https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com

[2] https://www.outreachy.org/

[3] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T299453

[4] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/outreach-programs-projects/

[5] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreachy/Mentors

[6] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code/Mentors

*Srishti Sethi*
Senior Developer Advocate
Wikimedia Foundation 
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[Wikimedia-l] Wiki Loves Folklore 2022

2022-01-18 Thread Tiven Gonsalves 
Dear All,

Wiki Loves Folklore is back this year on Wikimedia commons to be held from
1st of February till the 28th of February 2022. We need your support in
participation and translation of project pages to share a word in your
native language.

Concurrently with the photo contest we will be having a writing competition
called Feminism and Folklore. It will be held from 1st of February till the
31st of March 2022. We would like various Wikimedia communities to take
part in it.

Feel free to organise both the contest locally

We look forward for your immense participation in both the projects.

Warm regards,
Tiven Gonsalves (User:Tiven2240)
Coordinator WLF & FNF

*https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Folklore_2022

*
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Folklore_2022/Organize

*
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Folklore_2022/Translations

*https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Feminism_and_Folklore_2022

*https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Feminism_and_Folklore_2022/Project_Page
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Luis Bitencourt-Emilio Joins Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees

2022-01-18 Thread Antoine Musso 

On 14/01/2022 02:01, Luis Bitencourt-Emilio wrote:


I was born and grew up in Brazil, under vastly different circumstances than 
today. There was a critical moment in my life when my father placed me, at 8 
years old, in a BASIC programming course which I would practice on our x286 
hidden away in a laundry room. My passion for technology started then, and has 
only grown since. I believe in technology as a key path to the furthering of 
humanity, of knowledge, of quality of life, and of our collective future. I 
also believe that this will only happen with the guidance and efforts of active 
and inclusive communities that shepherd said technology to positive outcomes.



Hello Luis,

Welcome at the foundation, it is great to see someone joining the board 
having a large technical background.


BASIC and x286 are definitely familiar among staff members around your 
age. If you ever join one of our tech meetings, I am sure you will feel 
at home :]




10 REM "-- "
20 PRINT "Antoine"
30 PRINT "hashar"
40 PRINT "Musso"
50 PRINT "Wikimedia > Release Engineering"
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: "content was" when deleting pages - is it useful?

2022-01-18 Thread effe iets anders 
The main advantage I can see, is that it requires a conscious decision to
not be transparent, rather than a conscious effort to be transparent. There
are many cases where deletion is warranted, but the content is not of the
type that including a sample would be harmful. So from the point of view of
an early community, I can definitely see why this functionality would be
desirable.

The question becomes how that balance works out by now: do we need
reminders to be transparent to non-admins about our actions? In what
percentage of cases do we want to be transparent? And how likely is it that
the admin forgets the default, and accidentally publishes the summary, when
they wouldn't want to? This trade-off may be different from community to
community.

Just a thought, definitely appreciate it when communities think about these
settings rather than accepting that it is the way it has always been!

Lodewijk

On Mon, Jan 17, 2022 at 10:35 PM Peter Southwood <
peter.southw...@telkomsa.net> wrote:

> If the reason for deletion was to suppress undesirable content, why would
> one want part of it to remain viewable? Cheers, Peter
>
>
>
> *From:* Vi to [mailto:vituzzu.w...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* 17 January 2022 23:45
> *To:* Wikimedia Mailing List
> *Subject:* [Wikimedia-l] Re: "content was" when deleting pages - is it
> useful?
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> On it.wiki we removed both this and "the only editor was..." which proved
> to be misleading for newcomers, e.g. "I don't think that being the sole
> editor is a valid reason for this deletion".
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>
>
> Vito
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> Il giorno lun 17 gen 2022 alle ore 15:19 Amir E. Aharoni <
> amir.ahar...@mail.huji.ac.il> ha scritto:
>
> Hallo!
>
>
>
> There's an old MediaWiki feature: When an administrator deletes a page, a
> bit of its content is automatically added to an edit summary. This is later
> viewable in deletion logs.
>
>
>
> If you edit in the English, German, or Italian Wikipedia, then you haven't
> actually seen this feature in years, because administrators in these wikis
> essentially removed it by locally blanking the system messages that make it
> work.
>
>
>
> In many other wikis, however, this feature is still working.
>
>
>
> Is it actually useful? Or should it perhaps be removed?
>
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>
> Here's a Phabricator task about it:
>
> https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T299351
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>
> If you have an opinion, weigh in there or here.
>
>
>
> Thanks!
>
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