Oh, this video is amazing! It could make a great introduction as background information for an educational talk, and so much more :)
Lodewijk On Fri, Jan 15, 2016 at 10:51 AM, Claudia Garad <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the resources Zack! > > Our project partner the simpleshow foundation made a freely licensed > educational video about Wikipedia as a birthday present - feel free to use > and share everyone: > > Commons: > > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:How_Wikipedia_contributes_to_free_knowledge.webm# > > youtube: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cndZ9jISks > > Regards from Vienna! > Claudia > > -- > Claudia Garád > Geschäftsführerin > > Wikimedia Österreich - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens > www.wikimedia.at > > > > Am 15.01.2016 01:41, schrieb Zachary McCune: > >> Hello everyone! >> >> >> 15 January is Wikipedia's 15th birthday. That's right, it's Wikipedia Day! >> This is the day we celebrate the beginning of the Wikimedia movement and >> all of the free knowledge projects we share with the world. >> >> To celebrate, we are asking Wikipedia visitors (both anonymous readers and >> logged-in users) to tell us what Wikipedia means to them. It's all about >> celebrating the impact of our movement. >> >> For the next 6 days, we will use some Central Notice banners to notify >> users of our birthday milestone and ask for their thoughts. The banners >> will be visible on Meta, Commons, and all language Wikipedias. The >> messages >> have been translated by the community into more than 98 languages (and >> counting). The banners will link to the Wikipedia15 microsite [1], where >> visitors can read the stories of 15 Wikimedians, review milestones from 15 >> years of Wikipedia, and contribute thoughts on what Wikipedia means to >> them. >> >> Per MediaWiki, the timing will follow UTC. And of course, if you dismiss >> the notice, it will permanently opt you opt of seeing Wikipedia15 banners >> for the rest of the week. >> >> Questions? Send them my way. >> >> Want to get involved? Why not go to a Wikimedia party or event[2], edit >> something new, share a Wikipedia15 illustration[3], or share a Wikipedia >> birthday wish with #Wikipedia15 on your preferred social media! >> >> >> All the best, >> >> - Zack >> >> >> [1] https://15.wikipedia.org >> [2] There are 149 events planned! Find one near you: >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_15/Events >> [3] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia15_Mark >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Please note: all replies sent to this mailing list will be immediately >> directed to Wikimedia-l, the public mailing list of the Wikimedia >> community. For more information about Wikimedia-l: >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l >> _______________________________________________ >> WikimediaAnnounce-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l >> > > _______________________________________________ > Please note: all replies sent to this mailing list will be immediately > directed to Wikimedia-l, the public mailing list of the Wikimedia > community. For more information about Wikimedia-l: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > _______________________________________________ > WikimediaAnnounce-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaannounce-l > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
