[Wikimedia-l] You are invited to the Conversation Hour with the Human Rights Team on 23 May 2024

Dear Community Members, The Human Rights team invites you to an online event focused on "Understanding Digital Rights as Human Rights". This conversation is on 23 May 2024 at 17:00 UTC . The conversations will be in the English language. Please join us

[Wikimedia-l] Re: AfroCreatives WikiProject: FESPACO edit-a-thon film specific training sessions/Formations spécifiques au cinéma d'edit-a-thon FESPACO

Dear Wikimedians, To register and get the meeting link for training sessions taking place on 11th May 2024, kindly use the links below: *1.Topic*: How to Edit English Wikipedia (in EN) - *Schedule*:11th May @ 11:00 UTC - *Registration link: *https://bit.ly/ACWP_EN *2.Topic*: How to Edit

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Wikimédiens du Bénin User Group/Reports/2024 Annual Report

Félicitations pour cette année riche et dense. [image: Mailtrack] Sender notified by Mailtrack 09/05/24 00:13:06 Le mar.

[Wikimedia-l] Support the Global Majority Wikimedia Technological Priorities!

Dear all, I wanted to share with you the recent posted Global Majority Wikimedia Technological Priorities, a manifesto document that presents 10 technological priorities for a more inclusive, diverse and effective sociotechnical infrastructure in the Wikimedia Movement through the perspectives

[Wikimedia-l] [Course] OpenRefine for Wikimedia Commons now in Spanish, French, and Italian

Hello everyone, A few weeks ago, we announced the WikiLearn course on how to upload and edit files on Wikimedia Commons using OpenRefine. - In English: OpenRefine for Wikimedia Commons: the basics - In

[Wikimedia-l] Board of Trustees selection call for candidates

Hello all, The call for candidates for the 2024 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees selection is now open from May 8, 2024 - May 29, 2024 at 23:59 UTC. The Board of Trustees oversees the Wikimedia Foundation's work, and each Trustee serves a three-year term [1]. This is a volunteer

[Wikimedia-l] Join the Conference Fund Committee!

Hello everyone: We hope this message finds you well and that you are in good spirits reading this  We are the Conference Fund Committee and we are a group of experienced Wikimedians, who are dedicated to

[Wikimedia-l] AfroCreatives WikiProject: FESPACO edit-a-thon film specific training sessions/Formations spécifiques au cinéma d'edit-a-thon FESPACO

Fellow Wikimedians, In an effort to ensure the participants contribute quality content to Wikimedia projects during the 2024 AfroCreatives FESPACO EDIT-A-THON, we shall be having training sessions specific on documenting film related topics on Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons. The

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Wikimédiens du Bénin User Group/Reports/2024 Annual Report

Félicitations pour votre rapport et bonne chance pour la suite Cordialement *Aboubacar Keita * * Président * *Adresse: *Yattaya Marché *, Ratoma, Conakry* *Téléphone** : *+ 224 628 09 71 55

[Wikimedia-l] Wikimédiens du Bénin User Group/Reports/2024 Annual Report

Bonjour à toutes et à tous, Je vous adresse ce courriel pour vous informer de la publication du rapport annuel de Wikipédiens du Bénin User Group pour l'année 2024. Vous pouvez y accéder en suivant ce lien : le lien du rapport annuel

[Wikimedia-l] Important Information for ESEAP 2024

Dear Esteemed Participant, We are thrilled to welcome you to the Wikimedia ESEAP Conference 2024 , a vibrant gathering dedicated to the collaboration of free and open knowledge within the ESEAP region. As we gear up for an event filled with

[Wikimedia-l] Reminder to vote now to select members of the first U4C

Greetings, This is a reminder that the voting period for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) ends on May 9, 2024. Read the information on the voting page on Meta to learn more about voting and voter eligibility [1]. The Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee

[Wikimedia-l] Re: [ESEAP] Join Wikimedia ESEAP Conference 2024 via YouTube | 10-12 May 2024 (Friday to Sunday) from 01:00 to 09:00 UTC

Fellow Wikimedians, We are thrilled to invite you virtually to the upcoming Wikimedia ESEAP Conference 2024 . This conference will be a platform for us Wikimedians from the East, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific region to connect, share

[Wikimedia-l] Join Wikimedia ESEAP Conference 2024 via YouTube | 10-12 May 2024 (Friday to Sunday) from 01:00 to 09:00 UTC

Fellow Wikimedians, We are thrilled to invite you virtually to the upcoming Wikimedia ESEAP Conference 2024 . This conference will be a platform for us Wikimedians from the East, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific region to connect, share

[Wikimedia-l] Sign up for the language community meeting on May 31st, 16:00 UTC

Hello all, The next language community meeting is scheduled in a few weeks - May 31st at 16:00 UTC. If you're interested, you can sign up on this wiki page: < https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Language_engineering/Community_meetings#31_May_2024 >. This is a participant-driven

[Wikimedia-l] Re: WMPT Annual Report

Hey, André! First link is broken. This must be the correct one: https://pt.wikimedia.org/wiki/Relat%C3%B3rios/Anual/2023 Lucas Teles Bahia, Brazil, Earth. Sent from mobile. Please, excuse my brevity. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Teles +55 (71) 99707 6409 Em sex., 3 de mai. de 2024 às

[Wikimedia-l] WMPT Annual Report

Dear fellow wikimedians, I'm pleased to present the report on Wikimedia Portugal's activities and finances for the year 2023, approved recently: https://pt.wikimedia.org/wiki/Relat%C3%B3rios/Anual/2023/ (english version ). 2023 was

[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Foundation feedback on Movement Charter Final Draft

Dear all, For those following the conversations around the Movement Charter work, please find below and on Meta [1] the feedback that the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees gave to the Movement Charter Drafting Committee (MCDC) on April 30. If you are interested in hearing more about the

[Wikimedia-l] International Museum Day 2024 on Wikimedia: Take part in the translation, media, and data challenges!

Hello, This May, we are celebrating the International Museum Day 2024 with a series of activities in which anyone can participate following this year’s theme: *Museums for Education and Research*. Individual Wikimedians, affiliates,

[Wikimedia-l] Announcing updates to the Case Review Committee

Greetings, The Case Review Committee has some updates to share. First, the Case Review Committee has successfully appointed new members to support the community. The Case Review Committee (CRC) reviews appeals of eligible Trust and Safety office actions [1]. The CRC is a critical layer of

[Wikimedia-l] Annual report: North Carolina Wikipedians

Dear Wikimedia colleagues, I'm pleased to submit the 2023 annual report for the North Carolina Wikipedians User Group: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina_Wikipedians/reports#2023 Highlights of the year include an uptick in in-person meetups, several educational outreach activities,

[Wikimedia-l] It’s time #WikiForHumanRights _Wiki Voyage Workshop

It’s time let’s kindly join! Join us today for ongoing the session on ''Adding Sustainability Perspectives to Wikivoyage'' at 15:00 UTC. Join us here - https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/89233194261 We look forward to learning with you. Please help spread the word!  Best, Ruby

[Wikimedia-l] Re: You are invited to the conversation hour with Community Resilience and Sustainability

Following up on this message about the Community Resilience and Sustainability Conversation Hour happening in April. You are invited to the quarterly Conversation hour led by Maggie Dennis, Vice

[Wikimedia-l] "OpenRefine for Wikimedia Commons: the basics" in Spanish and French

Hello everyone, A few weeks ago, we announced the course on the learning platform, WikiLearn, on how to upload and edit files on Wikimedia Commons using OpenRefine: *OpenRefine for Wikimedia Commons: the basics* .

[Wikimedia-l] Re: [WikiForHumanRights 2024] Learn how to add sustainability perspectives to Wikivoyage

Hi Everyone, Join us today for the session on Adding Sustainability Perspectives to Wikivoyage at 15:00 UTC. Here is the zoom link to join us here - https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/89233194261 We look forward to

[Wikimedia-l] Re: We need more interactive content: we are doing it wrong

My main concern is that we’re risking third parties controlling the movement. I don’t mean to make a slippery slope argument, but it is kind of easy to head off at the pass before things get worse. - Charles On Sunday, April 28, 2024, Nicolas VIGNERON wrote: > Hi y'all, > > Maybe a naive

[Wikimedia-l] Re: We need more interactive content: we are doing it wrong

@Vigneron: the data is stored in Commons. But the visualization is impossible. The WMF has blocked all possibilities to show it that are not an static image.2024(e)ko api. 28(a) 11:32 erabiltzaileak hau idatzi du (Nicolas VIGNERON ):Hi y'all,Maybe a naive question but why don't we store the data

[Wikimedia-l] Re: We need more interactive content: we are doing it wrong

Hi y'all, Maybe a naive question but why don't we store the data in Wikidata and/or on Commons (in the data namespace) ? Cheers, Nicolas Le dim. 28 avr. 2024 à 09:18, Galder Gonzalez Larrañaga < galder...@hotmail.com> a écrit : > No, we can't. > The Wikimedia Foundation also blocked the option

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Vote now to select members of the first U4C

There are two voting guides. A bit depressing. It's also obvious some candidates are using AI Chat to answer questions. User:MarioGom/Voting guides/U4C2024 User:Giraffer/U4CE2024

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Integrating OWID with Wikimedia

Hi, Just as a practical suggestion. The Wikimedia Hackathon is next week, and there are likely enough relevant people (volunteers, WMF tech) onsite who could answer how to proceed to get a possible path forward. The other global gadgets that use 3rd party data would also require resolution on how

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Integrating OWID with Wikimedia

Ultimately, this seems a case of "Fix it or get out of the way". There was already a suggestion of restoring graphs with the ability to modify them restricted to interface admins. People with IA permissions could, quite frankly, do far more harmful things to user security if they "went rogue"

[Wikimedia-l] Integrating OWID with Wikimedia

[Changing the topic to be more precise: how to get OWID specifically to work] Ah, I recall that Amir said last year that he sees this as complex, requiring a sanitized mirroring service inside WM production, which in turn requires traversing an entire 'path to production' that is underspecified.

[Wikimedia-l] Re: We need more interactive content: we are doing it wrong

No, we can't. The Wikimedia Foundation also blocked the option for mirroring, that was our first approach because it reduces 3rd party involvement and we could translate the software. WMF's approach is "don't do anything". A complete waste of time. Galder From:

[Wikimedia-l] Re: We need more interactive content: we are doing it wrong

Thoughtful mirroring would address some of Amir's concerns. (Amir: which ones remain?) Could you use the gadget with a mirror? On Sat, Apr 27, 2024 at 1:50 PM James Heilman wrote: > The other option would be to have a copy of the OWID software on our own > servers (it is all openly licensed).

[Wikimedia-l] Re: We need more interactive content: we are doing it wrong

Very well, I just deactivated the gadget from the Spanish Wikipedia and removed the now broken template from the two articles that used it, until some decision is made about it. I shared my views at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:OWID_Gadget#Three_ideas, in case anyone's interested. Kind

[Wikimedia-l] Re: We need more interactive content: we are doing it wrong

The other option would be to have a copy of the OWID software on our own servers (it is all openly licensed). We tried this sort of with the OWID mirror which you can see here on the wmcloud https://owidm.wmcloud.org/ And functional within a mediawiki install here

[Wikimedia-l] Re: We need more interactive content: we are doing it wrong

(Not Andy, but a global interface admin in my volunteer capacity) Hi, The difference is that here the third party code is being run under the context of Wikipedia. That means even with sandboxing mitigation such as iframe (which has been broken before), it's much easier to break out and collect

[Wikimedia-l] Re: We need more interactive content: we are doing it wrong

Hey Andy How is the risk any different than having a reference for a graph that includes a url which links to OWID? When one clicks on such a url it brings you to OWID and shares your IP address with them. We have millions of references that include urls without warnings or consent before

[Wikimedia-l] Re: We need more interactive content: we are doing it wrong

Hello Andy,There was a solution involving adding the software to our own platform instead of loading it. It was dismissed by the Wikimedia Foundation. It's not disappointment the word I'm looking for.BestGalder2024(e)ko api. 26(a) 21:38 erabiltzaileak hau idatzi du (acoo...@wikimedia.org):Hello

[Wikimedia-l] Re: We need more interactive content: we are doing it wrong

Hello everyone, I’m Andy Cooper, the Director of Security at the Wikimedia Foundation. Over the past week, teams within the Wikimedia Foundation have met to discuss the potential legal, security, and privacy risks from the OWID gadget introduced on this thread. We’re still looking into the

[Wikimedia-l] DCW Conversation Hour April 2024

Greetings Wikimedians ,We cordially invite you to the 16th DCW Conversation Hour, scheduled to take place on April 28th, 2024 at 15:00 UTC (08:30 PM Indian Standard Time).The conversation hour features Praveen Das, a Senior Manager of partnerships (South Asia) at Wikimedia Foundation. We aim to

[Wikimedia-l] Celebrating Brahim Faraji from the MENA region

Read in عربي, français, español, Kiswahili, on Diff . Dear all, Wikimedia projects would not be possible without the work of countless volunteers, passionately working on

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Persian Wikipedia passing 1 million article milestone

Congratulations  On Thu, 25 Apr 2024 at 21:52 Andreas Kolbe wrote: > Congratulations. > > This seems somewhat poignant given that User:Mardetanha, who probably had > a significant hand > > in this achievement, was

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Persian Wikipedia passing 1 million article milestone

Congratulations. This seems somewhat poignant given that User:Mardetanha, who probably had a significant hand in this achievement, was recently globally banned by the WMF (see current Signpost issue, News and Notes

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Vote now to select members of the first U4C

Thanks for starting this, so we can have the long awaited group in place I have just completed my voting and I must say, this vote was by far the most demanding voting of all 15 or so I have participated in. Just to go through all ?30? is quite time consuming, but worse, the voting list

[Wikimedia-l] Vote now to select members of the first U4C

Dear all, I am writing to you to let you know the voting period for the Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C) is open now through May 9, 2024. Read the information on the voting page on Meta [1] to learn more about voting and voter eligibility. The Universal Code of Conduct

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Persian Wikipedia passing 1 million article milestone

Félicitations拾 Le jeu. 25 avr. 2024 à 11:30, Galder Gonzalez Larrañaga < galder...@hotmail.com> a écrit : > Congratulations! > > We made a tweet at Basque Wikipedia to celebrate it: > https://twitter.com/euwikipedia/status/1782832871373234627 > > @Wikipedia or @wikimedia didn't say a word.

[Wikimedia-l] A new Signpost issue is out

The Signpost – Volume 20, Issue 6 – 25 April 2024 -- In the media: Censorship and wikiwashing looming over RuWiki, edit wars over San Francisco politics and another wikirace on live TV https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2024-04-25/In_the_media

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Persian Wikipedia passing 1 million article milestone

Congratulations! We made a tweet at Basque Wikipedia to celebrate it:https://twitter.com/euwikipedia/status/1782832871373234627 @Wikipedia or @wikimedia didn't say a word. Another lost opportunity. Galder From: Bobby Shabangu Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2024

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Persian Wikipedia passing 1 million article milestone

Congrats to the Persian Wikipedia! Best, On Wed, 24 Apr 2024 at 22:08, Abiba Pauline TRAORÉ wrote: > Impressionnant ! > Bravooo﫶 > > On Tue, 23 Apr 2024 at 16:01 Amir Sarabadani wrote: > >> Hello, >> Persian Wikipedia (fa.wikipedia.org) which recently celebrated its 20th >> birthday just

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Persian Wikipedia passing 1 million article milestone

Impressionnant ! Bravooo﫶 On Tue, 23 Apr 2024 at 16:01 Amir Sarabadani wrote: > Hello, > Persian Wikipedia (fa.wikipedia.org) which recently celebrated its 20th > birthday just passed its 1,000,000 article milestone. > > Many volunteers have built, contributed, protected and loved this wiki

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Persian Wikipedia passing 1 million article milestone

Congratulations on the creation of the 1,000,000th article! 拾 This is an achievement for the Persian Wikipedia community and a testament to the dedication of its editors and contributors. On Tue, Apr 23, 2024 at 12:01 PM Amir Sarabadani wrote: > Hello, > Persian Wikipedia (fa.wikipedia.org)

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Persian Wikipedia passing 1 million article milestone

Done: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/@Wikipedia/Posts#Farsi_Wikipedia_reaches_1_million_articles A. Asaf Bartov (he/him/his) Lead Program Officer, Community Development Communities Wikimedia Foundation Imagine a world in which every single human being

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Persian Wikipedia passing 1 million article milestone

It would be nice if someone could propose this as a post for the @wikipedia mastodon account, this can be done via https://masto-collab.toolforge.org/ On Wed, 24 Apr 2024 at 13:16, Samuel Klein wrote: > > Ah there it is!! Wonderful. > >  > > On Wed, Apr 24, 2024, 5:14 AM Samuel Klein wrote:

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Persian Wikipedia passing 1 million article milestone

Ah there it is!! Wonderful.  On Wed, Apr 24, 2024, 5:14 AM Samuel Klein wrote: > Now someone just needs to update https://wikipedia.org > >  > > On Wed, Apr 24, 2024, 1:12 AM Asaf Bartov wrote: > >> Truly, an impressive community, working in difficult conditions. >> >> Kudos to the

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Persian Wikipedia passing 1 million article milestone

Now someone just needs to update https://wikipedia.org  On Wed, Apr 24, 2024, 1:12 AM Asaf Bartov wrote: > Truly, an impressive community, working in difficult conditions. > > Kudos to the Farsi Wikipedia! > >A. > > On Tue, 23 Apr 2024, 19:01 Amir Sarabadani wrote: > >> Hello, >>

[Wikimedia-l] Re: We need more interactive content: we are doing it wrong

Hey Andy We have added alt text https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Template:OWID Not sure how well the OWID website works with screen-readers. Would be interested in hearing feedback regarding this. James On Thu, Apr 18, 2024 at 5:51 AM Andy Mabbett wrote: > On Tue, 16 Apr 2024 at 22:14, James

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Persian Wikipedia passing 1 million article milestone

What an amazing milestone! Congratulations to the Persian Wikipedia community. João Em ter., 23 de abr. de 2024, 20:26, Levi Kambai Timothy < camylev...@gmail.com> escreveu: > It isn't easy to attain that height. It takes a lot of hard work. > Congratulations to the Persian Wikipedia. > > On

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Persian Wikipedia passing 1 million article milestone

It isn't easy to attain that height. It takes a lot of hard work. Congratulations to the Persian Wikipedia. On Wed, 24 Apr 2024, 12:12 am Asaf Bartov, wrote: > Truly, an impressive community, working in difficult conditions. > > Kudos to the Farsi Wikipedia! > >A. > > On Tue, 23 Apr 2024,

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Persian Wikipedia passing 1 million article milestone

Truly, an impressive community, working in difficult conditions. Kudos to the Farsi Wikipedia! A. On Tue, 23 Apr 2024, 19:01 Amir Sarabadani wrote: > Hello, > Persian Wikipedia (fa.wikipedia.org) which recently celebrated its 20th > birthday just passed its 1,000,000 article milestone. > >

[Wikimedia-l] Persian Wikipedia passing 1 million article milestone

Hello, Persian Wikipedia (fa.wikipedia.org) which recently celebrated its 20th birthday just passed its 1,000,000 article milestone. Many volunteers have built, contributed, protected and loved this wiki for the past two decades and here's to many more decades to come. It has been a bumpy road

[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia contributions to the Global Digital Compact & future of the internet

Hi everyone, I'm Ziski from the Wikimedia Foundation's Global Advocacy team. I’m writing with an update about how the Foundation and a group of Wikimedia affiliates have engaged with the Global Digital Compact , which is an effort of UN Member

[Wikimedia-l] AfroCreatives WikiProject: Back and better/De retour et mieux

Fellow Wikimedians, I hope this meets you well. After a quiet period since the 2022 launch of AfroCreatives WikiProject (ACWP), The Africa Narrative (TAN) is gearing up for a busy 2024 with the roll-out of a series of initiatives as well as a robust buildout of the ACWP activities. First up on

[Wikimedia-l] Re: The Book Creator

Hi, super interested in this topic, for WikiDonne's educational program. We just finished the 2024 course, we have 31 women biographies in *Profili di donne emiliano-romagnole*[1] written by students*. W*e wanted to create a first version of the ebook to be presented in front of school principals,

[Wikimedia-l] Re: The Book Creator

That's better than nothing, but still not the best solution. The book creator had options to download in odt format, so anyone downloading it could edit the content. That's what teachers actually need, if we want to be the central infrastructure of free knowledge. Thanks Galder

[Wikimedia-l] Re: The Book Creator

Hi again, Galder! I just "globalized" the template gadget for downloading PDFs, so now it can be easily installed in the Basque Wikipedia if you feel like it. See https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Template:Download_PDF for the documentation. Cheers! ___

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Wikimedia-l Digest, Vol 1091, Issue 1

> > Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 13:22:11 -0700 > From: Brooke Vibber > Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Re: We need more interactive content: we are > doing it wrong > > Note that a third-party web service is not ideal; in addition to the issues > of tracking and privacy, it can't work offline and

[Wikimedia-l] Re: We need more interactive content: we are doing it wrong

On Tue, 16 Apr 2024 at 22:14, James Heilman wrote: > > We have Interactive graphs from OWID working What are the accessibility implications of presenting data in this manner? How is the data available to people with a visual impairment, for instance? Has anyone done an audit, to check

[Wikimedia-l] Language & Internationalization newsletter #03 (April 2024)

Hello everyone, The third edition of the Language & Internationalization newsletter (April 2024) is available at this link: < https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Language_engineering/Newsletter/2024/April >. This newsletter is compiled by the Wikimedia Language team. It provides updates

[Wikimedia-l] Re: We need more interactive content: we are doing it wrong

Agreed. This work is absolutely fantastic, and OWID itself is a wonder of the data-viz world, run by a small team, advancing what it means to effectively convey the sum of current knowledge on a topic. We should actively support them however possible. On Wed, Apr 17, 2024 at 2:38 PM F. Xavier

[Wikimedia-l] Re: We need more interactive content: we are doing it wrong

As per the last input by James Heilman regarding multilingualism: Whatever translations we could implement in the interactive graphs that may imply some kind of a “mirroring back” to OWID, is a win-win for both projects and for the sake of free knowledge. Considering the relevance of OWID in

[Wikimedia-l] Re: We need more interactive content: we are doing it wrong

Was involved in 2019 with loading the datasets that form these graphs onto Commons. And then we were using these data sets within our currently dead graph tool . While we got it to

[Wikimedia-l] Re: We need more interactive content: we are doing it wrong

Note that a third-party web service is not ideal; in addition to the issues of tracking and privacy, it can't work offline and likely would require additional work to get the graphics working on mobile web, mobile apps, and offline (kiwix etc). Integrating fully with a self-contained service that

[Wikimedia-l] Re: We need more interactive content: we are doing it wrong

A bit more background on Our World in Data. They currently have about 4,500 data visualization https://ourworldindata.org/charts They come in two main formats: 1) Grapher: These are simpler and their older work https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/deaths-from-substance-disorders 2) Explorers:

[Wikimedia-l] Join us for Wiki Indaba 2024: Scholarship Applications Open (Deadline May 15)

Hello, fellow Wikimedians, We are pleased to share this update with you, regarding the Wiki Indaba 2024 conference which will take place in Johannesburg, South Africa from 4th-6th October 2024. The organizing team would like to

[Wikimedia-l] Re: We need more interactive content: we are doing it wrong

This is exciting -- let's make sure we capture any usage requirements for the upcoming Graphs modernization work so we can have these features built in again soon! -- brooke On Wed, Apr 17, 2024 at 7:43 AM Felipe Schenone wrote: > Amazing work, James and Galder! > > Today I was bold, made it

[Wikimedia-l] Re: [Wikimedia Research Showcase] Supporting Multimedia on Wikipedia - April 17, 16:30 UTC

Hi everyone, This month's showcase focused on *supporting multimedia on Wikipedia* will start in about 45 minutes. Please join us at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpSQD9Bc8Ek. On Tue, Apr 16, 2024 at 8:25 AM Kinneret Gordon wrote: > Hi everyone, > > > The next Research Showcase will be

[Wikimedia-l] Re: We need more interactive content: we are doing it wrong

Amazing work, James and Galder! Today I was bold, made it fully multilingual and generalized it so that it can be easily installed in any wiki (Wikimedia or not). See https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Template:OWID for the documentation and https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Gadget-OWID.js for

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Recognition of Wikimedia Community User Group Botswana

Bonjour a tous Félicitations aux groupes d'utilisateurs du Botswana, Bien à vous, Le mar. 16 avr. 2024 à 17:37, Florence Devouard a écrit : > Excellent news Candy and team members :) > > Flo > Le 03/04/2024 à 23:11, Shaba 50 a écrit : > > Dear Jeffrey, > > I am thrilled to hear about the

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Recognition of Wikimedia Community User Group Niger

Félicitations et bienvenue dans la grande famille des affiliés, Le mar. 16 avr. 2024 à 17:44, Florence Devouard a écrit : > Toutes mes félicitations également. C'est une réjouissance. > > Anthere > > > Le 07/04/2024 à 16:46, Affiliations Committee a écrit : > > Hi everyone! > > I'm very happy

[Wikimedia-l] [WikiForHumanRights 2024] Learn how to add sustainability perspectives to Wikivoyage

Hi Everyone, As the movement leverages the opportunity provided by the WikiForHumanRights 2024 new theme of Knowledge for a Sustainable Future to explore relevant local topics, we want to empower you with exciting ways of building this knowledge on different Wikimedia projects. *Join us here

[Wikimedia-l] Re: We need more interactive content: we are doing it wrong

Thanks, James, for all the work done, We now have 14 articles with interactive graphs, as we are exploring this new feature:https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kategoria:Our_World_in_Data_grafikoak_dituzten_artikuluak. The deployment is pretty easy, it took around 10 minutes with only four things: a

[Wikimedia-l] Re: We need more interactive content: we are doing it wrong

We have Interactive graphs from OWID working on Basque Wikipedia, following a consent popup. https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haurdunaldi#Nerabezaroa Still need to figure out a way to make them multilingual. -- James Heilman MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian ___

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Recognition of Wikimedia Community User Group Niger

Toutes mes félicitations également. C'est une réjouissance. Anthere Le 07/04/2024 à 16:46, Affiliations Committee a écrit : Hi everyone! I'm very happy to announce that the Affiliations Committee has recognized [1] Wikimedia Community User Group Niger [2] as a Wikimedia User Group. The

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Recognition of Wikimedia Community User Group Botswana

Excellent news Candy and team members :)  Flo Le 03/04/2024 à 23:11, Shaba 50 a écrit : Dear Jeffrey, I am thrilled to hear about the recognition of the Wikimedia Community User Group Botswana as a Wikimedia User Group. This is a significant milestone for the Wikimedia community in Botswana

[Wikimedia-l] Re: The Wikimedia Foundation Research Award of the Year - Call for Nominations

Hello everyone, This is a friendly reminder to submit your nominations for the WMF Research Award of the Year by* April 18, 2024* through https://openreview.net/group?id=wikimediafoundation.org/Wikimedia/2023/RAY=%5BHomepage%5D(%2F)#tab-your-consoles . More information on the award and nomination

[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Research Showcase] Supporting Multimedia on Wikipedia - April 17, 16:30 UTC

Hi everyone, The next Research Showcase will be live-streamed tomorrow Wednesday, April 17, at 9:30 AM PST / 16:30 UTC. Find your local time here. The theme for this showcase is Supporting Multimedia on Wikipedia. You are welcome to watch via the YouTube stream:

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Call for Candidates for the Charter Election Commission - EXTENSION

The call for candidates for the Charter Election Commission has been extended to April 22, 2024. Risker/Anne For the MCDC On Mon, 1 Apr 2024 at 01:03, Risker wrote: > The Movement Charter Drafting Committee (MCDC) invites qualified > Wikimedians to apply as volunteer members of the Charter

[Wikimedia-l] Hollywood planning to roll out SOPA-type laws again

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/studios-antipiracy-bill-legislation-1235871278/ we get a mention - d. ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines at:

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Joint Statement on Palestine

It might be a good idea to freeze this thread out before we start discussing whether political statements are allowed here at all, whether they are desirable, and whether this specific political statement qualifies as support or endorsement of terrorism. I do not see how any of such discussions on

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Joint Statement on Palestine

+1 Regards, Sir48-Thyge Den lør. 13. apr. 2024 kl. 16.47 skrev SCP 2000 < scp-2000.wikime...@outlook.com>: > Hello, > > It seems that very few people watch the talkpage, so I repost my comment >

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Joint Statement on Palestine

Kaya There is nothing I want more than peace, prosperity, and the freedom of everyone everywhere to contribute. I'm wondering what specific actions this statement is trying to achieve. The WMF has supported a call for access to the internet. None of the Projects are systemically deleting content

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Joint Statement on Palestine

Hello, It seems that very few people watch the talkpage, so I repost my comment here:) "We call upon the Wikimedia Foundation to take proactive measures to ensure the safety of

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Joint Statement on Palestine

Quick question, I'm not directly against what you're saying, but... How does this viewpoint align with NPOV, or the impression of NPOV? Would you think that "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor" explicitly rejects a position of neutrality

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Take Action for Truth during the 30th Anniversary of the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi Commemoration

Dear Derrick, I salute you for keeping the memory of the atrocious genocide against the Tutsi alive: a genocide that went on while the world silently observed and trivialized; a true blotch on the history of humanity, among many others. While some might say the Wikimedia movement is not a place

[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Foundation Draft Annual Plan & Request for Input

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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Joint Statement on Palestine

Seriously? While hailing from Pakistan might suggest an automatic alignment with such a letter, and I do have all my sympathies for Palestinians but it's crucial to recognize that Wikipedia, and even WMF are intended to remain impartial. I believe supporting or denouncing political issues is not

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Recognition of Wikimedia Community User Group Botswana

Welcome Botswana! On Sun, Apr 7, 2024 at 2:57 AM Mamadou Oury Sow wrote: > Félicitations > > Sent from Outlook for iOS > -- > *From:* Levi Kambai Timothy > *Sent:* Saturday, April 6, 2024 3:17:43 PM > *To:* Wikimedia Mailing List >

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Recognition of Wikimedia Community User Group Niger

Félicitations et bienvenue à la communauté du Niger ! On Tue, Apr 9, 2024 at 6:00 PM wikimedia Bénin user group < wikimediens.be...@gmail.com> wrote: > Toutes mes félicitations pour ce que vous avez accompli et surtout ce que > vous accomplirez > Bon courage à tous et toutes > Mermoze Adodo > >

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Dicussing the future of budget planning and funds distribution in the Wikiverse

Thank you for sharing this here, Philip. It's been very encouraging to have these conversations together. As you know, I think the participatory vision laid out by the CEE Hub would help us shift in the direction of greater subsidiarity, enabling professional movement structures like Hubs to

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